On a snowy and cold Veterans Day, former BCTGM Local 300 workers and Veterans together with the Union Veterans Council and AFL-CIO Executive Vice President Tefere Gebre marched to the Chicago headquarters of Mondelez International to deliver a letter to the new CEO. And this is what happened…
DEERFIELD, IL Mondelez International’s stock price fell 1.43% and $0.58 today, ending the day April 24th at a price of $39.77 per share. This is a striking number, because the Mondelez stock (MDLZ) has only fallen under $40 per share three times in the last year. In fact, today’s closing is only $0.58 over… Continue reading Mondelez Stock Drops to Near 52-Week Low, Reflecting Poor Performance after Irresponsible Cuts, Layoffs and a Business Model Destined to Fail
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… Continue reading Send Solidarity to New Zealand Mondelez Workers
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 and let… Continue reading BCTGM International Sends Solidarity to Mondelēz Workers in New Zealand
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… Continue reading Vatican Receives Letter Urging Support for Nabisco Workers
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 the 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 American… Continue reading Portland City Council to Mondelēz CEO Irene Rosenfeld: Support American Workers
On June 14th, the Bergen County Board of Chosen Freeholders, led by Freeholder Vice-Chairman, New Jersey State AFL-CIO Labor Candidate and IBEW 164 member Thomas J. Sullivan, passed a resolution authorizing support for Nabisco Workers and the protection of American jobs. This resolution requests that Nabisco reverse its decision to outsource jobs and prevents the… Continue reading N.J. Passes Pro-Worker Resolution in Support of Nabisco Workers
The nationwide boycott of Nabisco/Mondelēz products made in Mexico continues to grow in support as cities across the U.S. adopt resolutions supporting American jobs. On June 15 in Philadelphia, Councilmen Brian O’Neill and Bill Greenlee introduced a resolution to the Philadelphia City Council asking the city to support a boycott of Nabisco/Mondelēz products made in Mexico. The… Continue reading Philadelphia and Atlanta City Councils Pass Resolutions to Support Nabisco/Mondelēz Boycott
On August 17, 12 Houston elected officials sent a letter to Mondelēz CEO Irene Rosenfeld stating, “We write to express Houston’s concern over Mondelēz’s pattern of shifting local production from industrialized communities here in the United States, to low-wage Mexico. This offshoring puts short-term profit before the suffering of American families who rely on these vital jobs. We implore you… Continue reading Twelve Houston Elected Officials to Mondelēz CEO Rosenfeld: People before Profits
Twenty years ago, Nabisco took millions of dollars in Illinois taxpayer subsidies as incentive to build a production plant in Chicago. Now, Nabisco is abandoning that investment and the community that kept the plant producing Oreo cookies for years. On Wednesday, August 30, Interfaith Worker Justice, together with the BCTGM Nabisco team, will hold a press… Continue reading Interfaith Worker Justice Plans Press Event to Announce an International Investigation
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