In a June 15 letter to Mondelēz CEO Irene Rosenfeld, U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) conveyed his unease over the company’s shift of production from U.S. bakeries to facilities in Mexico. Telling the CEO that his most important concern are his constituents – the hardworking members of BCTGM Local 364 employed at the Nabisco bakery […]
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On June 9, the Portland, Oregon City Council sent a letter to Mondelēz CEO Irene Rosenfeld expressing “unanimous concern” about the company’s pattern of outsourcing American jobs to Mexico. With specific mention of BCTGM Local 364 members employed at the Nabisco plant in Portland, the City Council implored the CEO to consider the suffering of […]
Read MoreIn July 2015, Nabisco announced it had chosen to invest an additional $130 million in its new $400 million plant in Salinas, Mexico, instead of investing that money in its iconic plant in Chicago. As a result, 600 workers in Chicago are losing their jobs and an entire South Side Chicago community will suffer. This is […]
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Treating your Mom this weekend for Mother’s Day with gifts and goodies? Then remember: Buy Union-Made-in-America products. It is much more than just an expression of solidarity – it’s a vote for quality products products or services provided by skilled union workers in America. If you want to make a delicious Oreo and ice cream […]
Read MoreTwo hardworking and dedicated BCTGM Local 300 members, LaDonna and Michael, explain what it is like when your job making Nabisco Oreos for Nabisco/Mondelēz is being outsourced to Mexico because of corporate greed. The #NabiscoShareholderShowdown rally will send a loud and clear message to Mondelēz shareholders, board members and other corporate officers that this business plan […]
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In July 2015, Nabisco/Mondelēz announced it had chosen to invest an additional $130 million in its new $400 million plant in Salinas, Mexico, instead of investing that money in its iconic Nabisco bakery in Chicago. As a result, 600 workers in Chicago have lost their jobs. An entire community is devastated. And Nabisco products that used […]
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CEO pay for major U.S. companies has risen nearly 6 percent, as income inequality and outsourcing of good-paying American jobs have increased. According to the new AFL-CIO Executive PayWatch, the average CEO of an S&P 500 company made $13.1 million per year in 2016 – 347 times more money than the average rank-and-file worker. The […]
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On May 17, when company decision makers gather for the annual Mondelēz Shareholders Meeting in Lincolnshire, Ill. (25 miles north of Chicago), BCTGM Nabisco/Mondelēz workers, BCTGM local unions, supporters and activists will be there to protest the company’s failed business model that destroys American jobs, exploits workers, and devastates communities. Please join us for the […]
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Millions of union members and activists around the globe joined together yesterday to mark the one year anniversary of the 600 layoffs of BCTGM Local 300 members from the Mondelēz/Nabisco Chicago bakery. The BCTGM’s Digital Day of Action received the full support of the AFL-CIO and its 55 affiliated Unions. From teachers (AFT), Nurses (NNU), […]
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March 23rd marks one year since Mondelēz/Nabisco began laying off workers from the Chicago bakery and sending their jobs to Salinas, Mexico. Now, workers toiling under exploitive conditions in Mexico produce the formerly made-in-the U.S. Nabisco products that are shipped back to American consumers. The Nabisco 600 and the Check the Label campaign has gained […]
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