Nabisco strike ended

[sMASH]

No side really get an out right win, but they resolve a better position than what was before.


https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/ ... w-contract

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Nabisco Strike Ends After Union Members Approve New Contract

"Congratulations to these brave workers on their wins," said one labor writer. "May their determination and grit be an inspiration for workers everywhere."

JESSICA CORBETT

September 19, 2021

A strike that started last month in Portland, Oregon and spread to other Nabisco bakeries and distribution centers across the United States ended Saturday after unionized workers voted "overwhelmingly" in favor of a new collective bargaining agreement.

Though some Portland employees opposed ratifying the four-year contract, calling for better terms, it ultimately garnered the necessary support from workers there and at facilities in Aurora, Colorado; Richmond, Virginia; Chicago, Illinois; and Norcross, Georgia.

Anthony Shelton, president of the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers, and Grain Millers International Union (BCTGM), confirmed the agreement with Nabisco's parent company, Mondelez International, in a statement Saturday.

"This has been a long and difficult fight for our striking members, their families, and our union," Shelton said. "Throughout the strike, our members displayed tremendous courage, grit, and determination."

Cameron Taylor, a business agent at BCTGM Local 364 in Portland, told The Oregonian on Saturday that about 75% of all members approved of the agreement with the snack giant, known for Oreo and Chips Ahoy! cookies, as well as Ritz and other crackers.

"What my members wanted was to hold on to their benefits," Taylor said, referencing that the deal scraps a new healthcare proposal and allows most workers to maintain their regular overtime schedule. He noted that "what the company did get was a weekend crew."

While BCTGM Local 364 vice president Michael Burlingham told the Portland Mercury that he was "not surprised" by the vote "but it's disappointing nonetheless," both he and Taylor still framed the development as an improvement in conditions for workers.

The strike "sent a message to all corporations that workers are not going to get pushed around, even if these corporations are multi-billion corporations," said Taylor. "I think the strike was a success, we couldn't accept what the company was stuck on... and we got them to move off of it."

After the votes were counted, Darlene Carpenter, a business agent for the union's Local 358 in Virginia, told the Richmond Times-Dispatch, "I'm ecstatic."

"This is a major win," Carpenter said, noting that workers will get a raise each year of the contract, higher company match to 401(k) contributions, and a $5,000 ratification bonus. "We have been like David, who took down Goliath, because people stood up for their beliefs."

Carpenter signaled that workers at her location are equally happy about the outcome, adding that "I just got off the phone with one of the workers and she started crying because she was so ecstatic."

Glen Walter, Mondelez's executive vice president and president of its North America operations, said that the company was "pleased" to reach an agreement that will "provide our union-represented colleagues with good wages and competitive benefits, while also positioning our U.S. bakeries and sales distribution facilities for future growth and success."

Amid the celebrations, Shelton acknowledged that the "striking members made enormous sacrifices in order to achieve a quality contract that preserves our union's high standards for wages, hours, and benefits for current and future Nabisco workers."

"Their sacrifice will benefit all BCTGM members and working people around the country for years to come," he continued. "Those brothers and sisters who walked the picket lines day in and day out are true BCTGM heroes."

The union leader also expressed gratitude for "the outpouring of fraternal support and solidarity we received from across the labor movement in the U.S. and around the world."

"We offer our deepest gratitude to AFL-CIO president Liz Shuler for directing the full resources and power of the AFL-CIO at the federal, state, and local levels in support of our striking members and our union," he said. "This support was critical to the success of the strike."

"The BCTGM has shown, once again, that this union will do whatever it takes, make any sacrifice, take on any employer or adversary," Shelton added, "in order to preserve the rights and jobs of our members and the standard of living of BCTGM families."

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[VexXx Dogg]

**pokes union with the 2013 stick**

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Nobody getting new salaries, I done foreseeing bonds coming ,the 2013 salary have to carry to 2024

**pokes union with the 2013 stick**

[zoom rader]

Our Unions are all extentions of the red government.

Unions have failed Trinidad

[hover11]

Zoom, unions are in bed with which ever party that sweetens the tea better be it red government or rising sun government

Our Unions are all extentions of the red government.

Unions have failed Trinidad

[VexXx Dogg]

Nobody getting new salaries, I done foreseeing bonds coming ,the 2013 salary have to carry to 2024

**pokes union with the 2013 stick**

How does that work? I recall hearing about it in the 80s or 90s.

[hover11]

Well it's a promise to pay , it's when the government has no money and you hold on to these bonds as a future payment(I.O.U) it's good as cash, banks , creditors and other financial institutions hold onto them as collateral if you need to business immediately.

Nobody getting new salaries, I done foreseeing bonds coming ,the 2013 salary have to carry to 2024

**pokes union with the 2013 stick**

How does that work? I recall hearing about it in the 80s or 90s.

[De Dragon]

Zoom, unions are in bed with which ever party that sweetens the tea better be it red government or rising sun government

Our Unions are all extentions of the red government.

Unions have failed Trinidad

Nope, Kant Roget and dem still in blame Kamla fuh we not getting de refinery mode.
Doh get tie up wit Labour Day rantings seemingly aimed at the LFD RFD PNM, all dat is jes theatre.

[sMASH]

Zoom, unions are in bed with which ever party that sweetens the tea better be it red government or rising sun government

Our Unions are all extentions of the red government.

Unions have failed Trinidad

Nope, Kant Roget and dem still in blame Kamla fuh we not getting de refinery mode.
Doh get tie up wit Labour Day rantings seemingly aimed at the LFD RFD PNM, all dat is jes theatre.

Thst was a paid political production.

Thars like cro cro singing in a tent...Performative

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What about Duke though he sold out for a 5 percent with kams under the partnership

Zoom, unions are in bed with which ever party that sweetens the tea better be it red government or rising sun government

Our Unions are all extentions of the red government.

Unions have failed Trinidad

Nope, Kant Roget and dem still in blame Kamla fuh we not getting de refinery mode.
Doh get tie up wit Labour Day rantings seemingly aimed at the LFD RFD PNM, all dat is jes theatre.

[zoom rader]

Zoom, unions are in bed with which ever party that sweetens the tea better be it red government or rising sun government

Our Unions are all extentions of the red government.

Unions have failed Trinidad

Nope, Kant Roget and dem still in blame Kamla fuh we not getting de refinery mode.
Doh get tie up wit Labour Day rantings seemingly aimed at the LFD RFD PNM, all dat is jes theatre.

Labour day is nothing but a red government family day now.