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Jim Hightower, “America’s #1 Populist,” released an amazing article and audio commentary on his website that shows his support for the workers, who have been striking for over four months to keep their wages and pensions from being slashed. Not only did Hightower express solidarity, he successfully proved that the workers in Williamson, New York have become a telling example of the challenges employees face in workplaces across the United States of America. Read more »
“They said that if we can’t meet our finances on the contract they’re offering us, then we need to sell our houses,” one worker said. A company official said that workers needed to think of themselves as commodities, like “soybeans or oil,” and that as supply rises, the price goes down. Read more »
Despite the fact that the juice and apple sauce manufacturer’s parent company, Dr. Pepper Snapple, has seen its stocks rise an astonishing 180 percent since March 2009, they’re trying to slash their workers’ wages and take away pension plans. Over 300 workers from Mott’s Williamson, NY plant have already been on strike for over a month. And if an agreement between the workers and management is not reached by the end of the summer, and the factory reopens to full capacity, hundreds of local apple farmers will be left without a buyer. Their fruit, and income, will rot away on the trees. Mott’s is doing better than ever. In spite of the recession they managed to earn $555 million dollars last year. Since business is so sweet, why do the heads of the corporation need to sour it by cutting workers’ wages by as much as $2.50 an hour? There are some companies out there that are financially distressed and need to decrease wages as a way to stay afloat. If last year’s stocks and earnings are any indicator, Mott’s is certainly not one of them. Take action! Tell Dr. Pepper Snapple President Larry D. Young that Mott’s workers deserve better! |
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