Dear Brothers & Sisters:
On February 4, the BCTGM International Union was informed about the impending closing of Nabisco/Mondelēz bakeries in Atlanta, Ga. and Fairlawn, N.J. directly from company officials.
The BCTGM strongly believes that BCTGM unionized employees are the most productive and efficient workers in North America. Mondelēz is taking a very short-sighted action in an effort to generate corporate profits while devastating communities and families through the closure of these bakeries.
Closing bakeries and shifting production to low-wage countries like Mexico has been the Mondelēz strategy for decades. The decision by Mondelēz to close bakeries in North America and move production to a recently-built $500 million facility in Salinas, Mexico is an effort to avoid unionization and take advantage of low-wage workers and lax food safety and environmental regulations.
We have included statements and reactions from political and community leaders in Fairlawn and Atlanta in this blog post.
Please share these statements and know that the BCTGM International Union will continue to fight this short-sighted and destructive corporate strategy and do everything in our power to preserve good, middle-class union jobs.
In solidarity,
Anthony
Anthony Shelton, BCTGM International President
