The Nation - News from Jan. 30, 1986
National Guard troops sent to quell strike violence at a Hormel meatpacking plant in Austin, Minn., were withdrawn over company and police objections, and the company said it will hire 450 more workers to replace strikers. The hiring this week will continue until the plant has 1,025 employees, said Deryl Arnold, manager of the Geo. A. Hormel & Co. flagship plant. Strikers who have not returned by that time will have to wait until there are openings before they can be rehired, he said.
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