IBP (OXY) PLANT REOPENS WITHOUT INCIDENT
Iowa Beef Processors Inc said
"hundreds" of its employees returned to work at its Dakota
City, Nebraska beef processing plant without incident.
    Last week, Iowa Beef said it would lift a lockout in effect
at the plant since mid-December, which affected 2,800 members
of the United Food and Commercial Workers Union.
    Both union and non-union meatpackers who returned to work,
agreed to comply with Iowa Beef's last contract offer.
    "Start-up went well today and operations will continue to
pick up as employees return and others are hired," according to
a company statement. Picketing UFCWU members at the plant did
not disrupt operations, a company spokesman said.
    "Our employees are asked to continue to return to work at
8AM unless otherwise notified," he said.
    Iowa Beef, a subsidiary of Occidental Petroleum Corp, said
it is beginning to take applications for permanent positions at
the plant.
    
 Reuter
