CEDAR RAPIDS — The union representing almost 700 workers at the Quaker Oats plant in Cedar Rapids reports that its members have ratified a four-year contract that brings a 20 percent general wage increase. The contract, ratified Nov. 1, also brings “significant improvement” to new hire vacation schedules and increased…Read More
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