Union strike begins at Volvo plant in Dublin

DUBLIN — Blaring horns from vehicles streaming out of the Volvo Trucks North America plant at noon Monday announced the start of the promised United Auto Workers strike.

The union local’s about 2,900 members and the company are still at odds over a new contract, after unionized workers on Sunday overwhelmingly rejected the latest version.

Inside the union local building across the from the plant on Cougar Trail Road, volunteers set up a lunch buffet for striking workers.

“We set it up so they can get fed and go” to the picket line,” UAW Local President Matt Blandino said.

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(Lynchburg News & Advance)