The strike at Hershey Foods Corp. in Hershey, Pennsylvania, remains 100 percent solid. The 2,700 members of Chocolate Workers Local 464 walked out April 26 over company demands for concessions in health-care benefits. The strikers and their supporters are organizing a solidarity rally on May 16 to answer attacks on the union that have been run in full-page ads in local newspapers. The strikers are considering picketing other sites owned by Hershey Foods. Union officials said the company is beginning to experience shortages of several brands, including miniature candy bars, as a result of the strike.  
 
 
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