The Nation - News from Feb. 6, 1986

Leaders of striking Hormel meatpackers met with company negotiators to discuss how to end their 5 1/2-month strike, while replacement workers streamed past National Guardsmen into the Austin, Minn., plant for a third day. The meeting was the first between the two sides since Jan. 11. “Anytime you have a meeting, you hope to have some type of breakthrough,” said Hormel official Charles Nyberg. He said, however, that he was not optimistic about the talks.