by Socialists Stand with Bakers in Nationwide Strike
DSA Reform and Revolution member and Teamster Jesse Dreyer speaks at a solidarity rally (on a bicycle-powered PA system) for striking Nabisco workers in Portland, OR. Approximately 200 members of Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers Local 364 walked off the job August 10 to protest proposed overtime and healthcare cuts. The parent company of Nabisco, Mondelez, made record profits over the past year, but is outsourcing jobs and putting the squeeze on workers. The Mondelez CEO makes $17 million per year while proposing overtime cuts that could cost workers between $10 and $40 thousand per year. The Portland strike has been followed by additional workers walking off the job at factories in Aurora, Colorado, Richmond, Virginia, Chicago, Illinois, and Norcross, Georgia. Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) has been playing a major role providing fundraising and solidarity for the strikers. The workers are requesting supporters boycott Oreos, Chips Ahoy, and Ritz Crackers for the duration of the strike. No contract, no snacks!
