Labor Briefing
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Stella D’Oro strikers return to work Marty Goodman reports from New York: Strikers at the Stella D’Oro bakery in the Bronx received a favorable ruling from the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) on June 30. The NLRB ordered the company to “bargain in good faith” and to allow strikers to return to work under the old contract. Accordingly, on July 7, the workers resumed work.
However, the 10-month-old strike by 136 workers is not over. The Stella D’Oro strikers are encouraged by developments but remain determined to win a new contract. And they are resolved to fight company threats to sell the plant. The Stella D’Oro Strike Support Committee is organizing more pickets and boycott activities.
The Stella D’Oro workers are members of Local 50 of the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union. For more information, see Stelladorostrike2008.org.
Casting workers challenge Wells Fargo Dave Bernt reports from Chicago: Over 80 members of UE Local 1174 in Moline, Il., are taking on banking giant Wells Fargo in an effort to save their jobs. The UE members work for Quad City Die Casting. The company recently lost its normal line of credit from Wells Fargo, which it needs for daily operations. Wells Fargo was the recipient of a $25 billion bailout from the federal government.
On June 23 workers in 20 cities took part in a national day of action in solidarity with the Quad City Die Casting workers. Trade unionists, Jobs with Justice, and community organizations throughout the country held rallies outside of Wells Fargo branches, chanting, “You got bailed out, we got sold out!” In Chicago, UE Local 1110 members who participated in the successful Republic Windows and Doors occupation rallied with their Local 1174 sisters and brothers.
NUHW homecare workers vs. SEIU Fresno, Calif., homecare providers have filed a formal complaint with the California Public Employees Relations Board exposing extensive violations committed by SEIU in a recent representation election. The homecare workers are supporters of the National Union of Health Care Workers (NUHW), which was formed when the SEIU international undemocratically put into trusteeship the California statewide health-care local United Healthcare Workers West (UHW). The local’s leadership was expelled and formed NUHW with the goal of building a militant, democratic union. NUHW has sought representation at several UHW shops. Financial & transit crisis turns deadly