Employees at one of Canada's biggest health product companies have walked off the job.
240 workers at Jamieson Laboratories in Windsor are now on the picket line after rejecting a contract offer. The workers are represented by Unifor Local 195.
Union members appeared at their union hall in Windsor this morning to hear a presentation on the contract offer before voting on it. 57% of those voting said no. Picketing began almost immediately after the results were announced.
Jamieson Laboratories is a top producer of vitamin and mineral supplements, and one of the leading producers of health supplements in Canada. Details of the agreement have not been disclosed.