Hundreds of workers at Nabisco — the maker of popular snacks like Oreo cookies and Chips Ahoy! — have gone on strike, citing concerns about the “outsourcing of jobs to Mexico,” and demands of contract concessions from parent company Mondelēz. The strike began with a work stoppage and 24-hour picket lines at a location in Portland, Oregon, before spreading to Aurora, Colorado, and Richmond, Virginia. The workers are part of the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union (BCTGM), which announced the strike. They said Mondelēz has proposed changes to pay and health care coverage that would undermine the jobs. The snack-maker has also proposed lengthening shifts and increasing mandatory work on weekends.
— source axios.com | Aug 17, 2021