One of Metro Detroit's most iconic bakeries could soon be history after production workers on Wednesday voted down a contract proposal for the second time this week.

About 150 union workers at the 102-year-old Awrey Bakeries Inc. here rejected a take-it-or-leave-it offer by a 73-63 vote, said Brian Corrigan, steward for the United Distributive Workers Union, Council 30.

Workers were told not to show up for work today. But it is not clear if the rejected proposal spells the end for Livonia-based Awrey, which is known for its cakes, cheesecakes, fruit squares and gourmet specialty desserts.

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The company has not said publicly whether the Awrey name would die or if production would move to a 58,000-square-foot Atkins Elegant Desserts facility in Noblesville, Ind., that Awrey acquired in 2009 in hopes of expanding the brand's presence nationally.

Indiana became a right-to-work state earlier this year, allowing workers to avoid paying union dues but still receive the benefits of union-negotiated contracts.

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