Members of UAW Local 251 have voted against a four-year contract that reportedly would have led to the reopening of Sarnia's Entropex plant under new ownership.
Union Chair Robert Spinks says workers voted 69-19 against the new deal during a meeting over the noon hour Thursday at Clearwater Arena.
He says members didn't agree with a few conditions put forward by the potential new owner, although he would not get into specifics.
Spinks says the union will try to put together a new proposal now and hopefully reopen talks in the future.
The Entropex plant, on Lougar Ave., closed after 40 years in operation in mid-July, throwing 155 employees out of work.
It had become a world leader in the reprocessing of used industrial and consumer plastics.
The identity of the potential new owner is not being revealed until a new contract is finalized.
- With Files From Lee Michaels
