The Nation - News from Feb. 5, 1986
A judge stayed jail sentences for leaders of a meatpackers union as striking workers obeyed restrictions on picketing outside the Geo. Hormel & Co. plant. About 100 National Guardsmen blocked off the street leading to the main entrance at the company’s flagship plant in Austin, Minn. The ruling by Mower County District Judge Bruce Stone permitted returning and replacement employees to report to their jobs without any incidents.
Start your day right
Sign up for Essential California for news, features and recommendations from the L.A. Times and beyond in your inbox six days a week.
You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times.
