
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: TUESDAY, June 27, 1995                   TAG: 9506270029
SECTION: BUSINESS                    PAGE: B-5   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: STEPHEN FOSTER
DATELINE: NARROWS                                LENGTH: Short

HOECHST-CELANESE UNION WORKERS APPROVE NEW 5-YEAR CONTRACT

Union workers at Hoechst-Celanese have agreed to a new five-year contract after working for almost two weeks on a day-to-day basis, union officials said.

The Amalagamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union voted to approve a new contract earlier this month, although union members at the 1,600-employee Narrows plant did not agree on some local issues until this weekend, officials said.

The contract increases wages by an average of 4 percent over the current average rate of $11.88 per hour; and boosts health care coverage and pension plan contributions.

Workers at the Narrows plant and another in Rock Hill, S.C., produce the fibers from which cigarette filters are made.

by CNB