MEMPHIS, Tenn. Bakery Workers Local 399G members in Memphis, Tenn., forced to strike at the start of June for respect and against their profitable employer’s demand for no overtime pay and health care benefit cuts, are going public with their struggle with the firm, International Flavors and Fra.
This year’s Labor Notes Conference (June 17-19, Chicago) will be one for the record books. About 4,000 people are coming more than ever before after a long wait. There’s plenty to celebrate this year, starting with phenomenal new organizing wins at Starbucks and Amazon. Dozens of shop floor organizers from both companies will be there, including plenary speakers Amazon Labor
LOS ANGELES The three-month strike of predominantly female Latina workers at the Jon Donaire ice cream cake production plant in Santa Fe Springs, an industrial area of greater Los Angeles County, has generated an impressive amount of labor, community, and political solidarity.
LOS ANGELES The three-month strike of predominantly female Latina workers at the Jon Donaire ice cream cake production plant in Santa Fe Springs, an industrial area of greater Los Angeles County, has generated an impressive amount of labor, community, and political solidarity.
SANTA FE SPRINGS, Calif. The Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers (BCTGM) Local 37 has been on strike for over two months, since Nov. 3.