Union workers on strike outside Thombert in Newton

Employees of Thombert, Inc. and members of the United Auto Workers Local 997 union went on strike this afternoon outside the Newton factory over contract negotiations. Although the workers on strike directed all media questions to the president of the union, they told passersby they were unhappy with their pay.

Thombert is on the world’s largest manufacturers of polyurethane wheels and tires for narrow aisle lift trucks, according to the company’s website. The manufacturer has been in business for more than 60 years and has production facilities in both Newton and Brooklyn.

Newton News will post more updates as this story progresses.