![]() bakeries and sales distribution facilities to reach new contracts." "Our goal has been - and continues to be - to bargain in good faith with the BCTGM leadership across our U.S. "We are disappointed by the decision of the local BCTGM unions at our Portland (OR), Richmond (VA) and Chicago (IL) bakeries and our Aurora (CO) and Addison (IL) sales distribution facilities to go on strike," Mondelez International said in a statement. ![]() The spokesperson said that a "small number of high-demand lines, where the business needs are 24/7" would require 12-hour shifts, three days one week or four days another, with "opportunity for overtime," and referred Insider to an FAQ sheet that says similar. Both workers and BCTGM international president Anthony Shelton highlighted concerns that jobs would be moved to Mexico following recent closures of other plants, although a Nabisco spokesperson told Insider it was "inaccurate" to say jobs from shuttered plants had moved to Mexico. We're striking to hold on to what we already have," Cameron Taylor, a business agent for BCTGM Local 364 - the Portland bakery's chapter - told Insider. On Monday, workers in Georgia also went on strike. They've since been joined by workers in Virginia, Colorado, and Illinois. Portland, Oregon workers were the first to go on strike on August 10 TODAY reports that about 200 workers began striking there. Workers are also concerned about potential changes to healthcare plans. Vice's Lauren Kaori Gurley reports that workers were taking on 12- and 16-hour shifts during the pandemic. ![]() One point of contention is a proposed " Alternative Work Schedule," under which workers would work 12 hours a day on three to four days a week workers would only start receiving overtime premiums after working 40 hours in one week. They're currently in the process of contract negotiations. Nabisco workers - who are unionized with the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers, and Grain Millers International Union (BCTGM) - began striking over what they say are contract issues with Mondelez International, Nabisco's parent company. Over 1,000 workers at Nabisco bakeries across the US are on strike. Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders. ![]()
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