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NLRB sets Jan. 21 and 22 for National Beef union vote

DODGE CITY, Kan. (AP)--Workers at the National Beef packing plant in Dodge City will vote next month on whether to unionize.

The National Labor Relations Board has set Jan. 21 and 22 as the dates for the union vote. Results are expected to be known sometime on Jan. 23.

The voting unit mainly includes employees in production and maintenance, shipping and receiving, plant clericals, groundskeeping and warehouse.

National Beef says about 2,600 workers are in the voting unit.

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