Union workers at communications company strike
MATTOON – More than 150 employees of a telecommunications company in eastern Illinois have gone on strike as contract talks have stalled.
Consolidated Communications and a workers' union have been negotiating since October. A key issue has been pension reform. A federal mediator has been helping facilitate negotiations.
The Times-Courier in Charleston and Mattoon Journal-Gazette reported Sunday that talks broke down last week.
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