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 […]
Read MoreAfter a teach-in at the University of Minnesota, Nabisco 600 representatives BCTGM Local 300 member Michael Smith and BCTGM Community Organizer Elce Redmond were invited to discuss the Nabisco layoffs in Chicago, the ongoing Mondelez Check-the-Label campaign and the importance of fighting global worker exploitation. Check out the video below produced by the University following […]
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BCTGM International staff, together with members of the Nabisco 600, spent two days handing out fliers and talking to students and faculty at the University of Kansas, November 28-29. The effort is part of the expansion of the Made-in-Mexico Nabisco Boycott and the “Check the Label” campaign to colleges and universities around the country. BCTGM International […]
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When the faces of laid-off Nabisco workers from Chicago are recognized as the symbols of the movement to stop corporate greed, we can say with certainty that the campaign to highlight the corporate agenda of Mondelez is successful. The Facebook page of Local 300 has been viewed by millions and the above photo has been shared […]
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Hot on the heels of the successful Democratic National Convention, representatives of the Nabisco 600 attended the Rock Against the TPP concert and teach-in in Denver. Laid off Nabisco worker Anthony Jackson spoke in front of an audience of more than 1,300 people throughout the event. Jackson spoke personally to actress/activist Evangeline Lilly and was then invited […]
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News of the BCTGM’s boycott of Made-in-Mexico Nabisco spread throughout the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Philadelphia last week. Armed with Check the Label fliers, laid off Nabisco worker Michael Smith was invited to speak to numerous gatherings and Democratic Caucus groups throughout the week including: -Smith addressed about 300 AFL-CIO Labor Delegates during a special […]
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Representatives for the Nabisco Tour will be educating consumers outside major retailers throughout the country and addressing labor functions. This is where they will be THIS WEEK: Monday, June 27: Steelworkers Organization of Active Retirees, Gary, Indiana Wednesday, June 29: Maricopa Area Labor Federation, Phoenix, Arizona
Read MoreIn the second full week of the National Tour of the Nabisco 600, hundreds of thousands of additional workers, families, and consumers in hundreds of communities learned about the BCTGM’s National Boycott of Made-in-Mexico Nabisco products. In Atlantic City, N.J., the Tour addressed more than 600 union delegates to the N.J. AFL-CIO Convention. The labor […]
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