DAWSON, Minn. (AP) A strike continues at the Associated Milk Producers Incorporated plant in Fergus Falls, with no new talks scheduled.

A representative for Teamsters Local 120 says the union has had no contact with AMPI since the weekend, when talks fell apart.

About 110 employees walked off the job Tuesday, closing the plant.

The main issue is a disparity between what union workers are paid at the Dawson plant compared with what they are paid at other AMPI plants.

AMPI is a dairy farmer-owned business with 15 dairy plants employing 1,400 people in the Upper Midwest.

A spokeswoman for New Ulm-based AMPI says other AMPI plants in the region have increased production to compensate for the closure of the Dawson plant.

On the Net: Associated Milk Producers Inc.: http://www.ampi.com/ Teamsters Local 120: http://www.teamsterslocal120.org/

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