BCTGM Local 300 held a press conference today outside the Chicago Nabisco bakery. Larry Cohen, former President of Communications Workers of America and current Labor Chair for the Bernie Sanders campaign, delivered a dynamic speech focused on the impact of America’s failing trade policies on American workers.  “Wherever the wages are cheaper, that’s where they go,” said […]

February 29, 2016 By: Natalie Moore, WBEZ/NPR A beige apartment building at 73rd and Kedzie is ground zero of the Nabisco workers fight to keep their jobs. They’ve set up this empty apartment with a long table for meetings and keeping colleagues in the loop. From the front window, the massive Nabisco plant is right […]

This article, written by Michael Joyce, was published online by Progress Illinois,  Monday February 22nd, 2016, 3:45pm A warm atmosphere contrasted the cold weather as demonstrators gathered to chant, cheer, and shout in defiance of Mondelez International, one of the world’s largest snack companies, Sunday evening. At times it was difficult to hear the organizers speaking over […]

This article was written by La Risa Lynch and published by the Chicago Reporter February 22, 2016 Photo by Stacey Rupolo: Nabisco workers rally outside of the Nabisco plant on South Kedzie to protest the outsourcing of hundreds of jobs to Mexico on February 21. Employees at the Nabisco plant on Chicago’s Southwest Side face an uncertain […]

The following investigative article was written by By Don McIntosh and published by The Northwest Labor Press.  By Don McIntosh There may be signs of labor strife ahead for about 2,200 workers at Nabisco’s five remaining U.S. plants (including about 200 workers at Nabisco’s Portland Bakery) and three distribution centers. National bargaining begins Feb. 16 between Bakery, Confectionery, […]