KEOKUK, IOWA -- UPDATED:  July 20 at 4:25 p.m.

The Local 48G bargaining committee emailed a proposal to Roquette Wednesday in an effort to restart negotiations.

The parties last met on April 20, 2011.

Click here to read Local 48G's press release.

We will continue to follow this recent development and bring you more details as they are released.

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UPDATED:  June 3 at 6:14 p.m.

Chicago Workers Collaborative was in Keokuk at 8:30 a.m. Thursday, June 2 supporting the locked out workers.

Their organization educates about workplace rights, provides critical services to its members, and mobilizes to gain full access to employment for all workers, especially immigrants and African Americans.

They paid a visit to Keokuk as they are concerned about the erosion of permanent jobs in the area.

KHQA will bring you more details as they become available.

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Statement released to KHQA Tuesday, February 22 at 5:17 p.m.

Roquette America would like to share the following statement concerning the February 21 & 22 negotiation sessions with BCTGM Local 48G:

Two additional days of negotiation sessions between Roquette America and BCTGM Local 48G have just been completed and both parties traded new proposals.  The Company presented the union with a modification of our most recent proposal (from December 28), moving further toward the union’s positions.  The Company is in agreement with the union on several important issues, such as the union’s proposal for health insurance benefits.  Roquette America hopes that the union will now take the Company’s latest proposal back to their membership for ratification so that the lockout can end and our employees can return to work.