by Winnie Zwick | Jan 8, 2019 | Uncategorized
Remembering Juan Baten as We Organize for Safe, Dignified Jobs Eight years ago today, Juan Baten was killed by his employer’s negligence in a mixing machine installed without the required safety guard at Tortillería Chinantla in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Juan had spent...
by Winnie Zwick | Dec 18, 2018 | Uncategorized
Community members and elected officials rally in support of workers Long Island City, NY — Workers at the Amy’s Bread factory delivered a letter today to the bakery’s owner, Amy Scherber, demanding that management return to the table to negotiate a workplace justice...
by Winnie Zwick | Nov 6, 2018 | Uncategorized
On October 26, 2018, the New York Times ran a column by Ginia Bellafante about Tom Cat Bakery workers fired in the wake of an ICE audit at the factory in early 2017. Since the audit, workers have been organizing to win immigrant worker protections in the factory and...
by Winnie Zwick | Oct 17, 2018 | Uncategorized
Today, we’re demanding that owner Amy Scherber return to negotiations with us and we’re calling on food retailers that carry the bakeries’ products to stand with us. Why now? In 2013, many of us were fed up with painfully low wages and a mismanaged workplace. We...
by Winnie Zwick | Oct 4, 2018 | Uncategorized
On September 26, 2018, Brandworkers co-hosted a workshop with the North Star Foundation called “Preparing for ICE Workplace Audits: An Organizing Approach.” Forty-five people from at least 25 organizations across the NYC metro area participated in a robust...
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