Nabisco workers’ campaign against outsourcing has generated a lot of community support. From university students and trade justice activists to veterans and big box store shoppers. Now, Nabisco workers and their families are receiving widespread support from the faith community, both inside their own local churches and on the global scale. The campaign has grown […]
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Four hundred workers in Dunedin, New Zealand have been fighting to save their Cadbury plant since parent company Mondelēz announced on February 15 that it plans to close the facility. Cadbury Dunedin is the city’s largest private sector employer, and indirectly supports a far larger number of jobs. The former Kraft Foods Inc. bought UK-based […]
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Nearly 400 workers at the Mondelēz -owned Cadbury plant in Dunedin, New Zealand are fighting the company’s recent announcement that the 80-year old historic plant will close forever in 2018. The Cadbury workers and their union, ETu have launched a campaign to keep the Dunedin factory open. Please send solidarity photos and messages to the Cadbury workers […]
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Sign this petition by the ETu: Keep Cadbury in Dunedin On February 15, when Mondelēz International announced plans to close its historic Cadbury factory in Dunedin, New Zealand and leave nearly 400 union workers without jobs, it sent shock waves through the region. The Cadbury workers and their union ETu have launched a campaign to […]
Read MoreThe following press statement was released by the IUF this morning: IUF member unions from 13 countries will be rallying on Wednesday, November 23 at the European headquarters of global snack foods maker Mondelēz to signal their determination to save the facilities, the brands and the skills and experience which built the company from the […]
Read MoreThe story of Nabisco’s efforts to send American jobs to Mexico is gaining attention across the globe. France 2 T.V. spent time interviewing and filming Local 300 members for this special segment that aired on April 5. With a potential 30 million viewers throughout Europe, the French television report helps spotlight the corporate behavior of a company […]
Read More02 March 2016 SIPTU and Unite members went on strike at Mondelēz-owned Cadbury production plant in Coolock, Dublin in a dispute concerning the outsourcing of jobs. SIPTU Sector Organiser, John Dunne, said: “Union members voted overwhelmingly to take this action following an announcement by management that it intends to unilaterally implement a Labour Court recommendation and […]
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Calling it a “critical time for Mondelēz workers”, BCTGM International President David Durkee and Ron Oswald, General Secretary of the International Union of Food Workers (IUF) met at BCTGM International headquarters in Kensington, Md. to continue discussions on a global strategy to combat efforts by the company to dismantle workers’ collective bargaining rights. The BCTGM […]
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