CONTINGENCIES	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016
CONTINGENCIES [Abstract]
CONTINGENCIES	4. Contingencies The Company is party to various legal proceedings and claims related to its normal business operations. In the opinion of management, the Company has substantial and meritorious defenses for these claims and proceedings in which it is a defendant, and believes these matters will ultimately be resolved without a material adverse effect on the consolidated financial position, results of operations or liquidity of the Company. The aggregate provision for losses related to contingencies arising in the ordinary course of business was not material to operating results for any year presented. During 2010, the Company was contacted by the State of Illinois regarding potential ground contamination at our plant in Wheeling, Illinois. The Company signed up with a voluntary remediation program in Illinois and has engaged an environmental clean-up company to perform testing and develop a remediation plan. Since 2010, the environmental company has completed a number of tests and a final remediation system design is expected to be approved in Fiscal 2017. In Fiscal 2016, the Company had expenses of $10,738 related to this issue. Final cost to remediate has not been determined at this time and is not expected to be material. Approximately 22% of the total workforce is subject to negotiated union contracts, and approximately 14% of the total workforce is covered by such agreements that expire during 2017.

CONTINGENCIES

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

4. Contingencies

The Company is party to various legal proceedings and claims related to its normal business operations. In the opinion of management, the Company has substantial and meritorious defenses for these claims and proceedings in which it is a defendant, and believes these matters will ultimately be resolved without a material adverse effect on the consolidated financial position, results of operations or liquidity of the Company. The aggregate provision for losses related to contingencies arising in the ordinary course of business was not material to operating results for any year presented.

During 2010, the Company was contacted by the State of Illinois regarding potential ground contamination at our plant in Wheeling, Illinois. The Company signed up with a voluntary remediation program in Illinois and has engaged an environmental clean-up company to perform testing and develop a remediation plan. Since 2010, the environmental company has completed a number of tests and a final remediation system design is expected to be approved in Fiscal 2017. In Fiscal 2016, the Company had expenses of $10,738 related to this issue. Final cost to remediate has not been determined at this time and is not expected to be material.

Approximately 22% of the total workforce is subject to negotiated union contracts, and approximately 14% of the total workforce is covered by such agreements that expire during 2017.