When the boss says there’s no money for a raise and plants must close, ask about the new share buybacks!
...or extended by the Board of Directors. SOURCE Mondelez International, Inc. http://ir.mondelezinternational.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=747959 Mondelez was brought into the world in October 2012 with total long term debt of USD 22.09 billion...
McDonald’s must pay
Last week, McDonald’s was caught hijacking a program that’s supposed to allow young people to go to the U.S. for cultural exchange programs and professional training. Instead, the fast food...
A new union to step up the struggle
...leading obstacles are the failure to reach an agreement on the employment of temporary and outsourced workers and the company’s training of “personnel in positions of trust” selected among workers...
US dairy sector making headway in the European Union by trans-Atlantic trade negotiations
...sector representatives have claimed. US President Barack Obama, European Commission (EC) President José Manuel Barroso, and European Council President Herman Von Rompuy revealed in a joint statement that the US...
NGG fights for permanent jobs at Nestlé
...and Singen which guarantee permanent contracts for apprentices who have successfully completed their training. This is a first in the food industry in Germany and the NGG hopes it will...
Kraft split starting to show its impact on workers
...workers and their unions and proposing steps to take to prepare and organize for the fight ahead. We encourage all to distribute this as widely as possible. Download here. MondelēzUnionNetwork8112012.pdf...
Doux: Liquidation of fresh-products division confirmed, 1,000 workers to lose their jobs
...unions, who fear further job cuts. In particular, FGA-CFDT and FTGA-FO are calling for a plan which provides for the skills training that poultry workers in France have never had...
Kraft split creates 2 cash cows, multiple challenges for unions
...The split has created two cash cows for investors, and multiple challenges for workers. Read the full story in the latest Kraft/Mondelez Union Network – download and distribute here! KraftMondeleztUnionNetwork15102012.pdf...
BRAZIL: Workers of Arcor and PepsiCo are organized
...union leader, “we will most likely start a work stoppage at these companies”. Interview with Marcos Araujo In Montevideo, Amalia Antúnez, Rel-UITA 1 October 2012 Spanish version and resource: http://www.rel-uita.org/sindicatos/con_marcos_araujo-8.htm...
Union busting at Kraft/Mondelez in Egypt, Tunisia – the company responds
...urgent action campaigns on the IUF website, have caught the attention of the Business and Human Rights Resource Center (www.business-humanrights.org), which asked Kraft to respond. The company’s response was imprecise...
Third ratification of the Domestic Worker’s Convention 189
...and Fédération Syndicale Professionnelle des Industries Alimentaires, Hôtelières, Touristiques et Assimilés (FSPIATHA) Guinea. For more information about IDWN activities, click on Domestic workers on the IUF website or on www.idwn.info...