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Re: Old London Melba Toast factory in Bronx relocating to NC - 228 jobs lost |
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Posted by Dave on Sun Jan 24 17:17:06 2010, in response to Old London Melba Toast factory in Bronx relocating to NC - 228 jobs lost, posted by trainsarefun on Sat Jan 23 13:41:22 2010. Don't be so fast to blame or criticize the union.The union went on strike two weeks after their contract expired. The owners wanted wage and benefits reductions. The union asked to see a copy of the company's financial statement, which management refused to disclose. The union filed a complaint with the NLRB, which determined the employer committed an unfair labor practice act by not disclosing the 2007 audited financial statement. The employer still refused to disclose so the NLRB took the employer to court. The Administrative Law Judge ruled the employer improperly refused to bargain with the union by failing to provide them with a copy of the audited statement. Rather than comply with the judge's decision shut the owners chose to close the factory. It sounds to me like the company was trying to avoid complying with the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN), requires at least 60 days notice of mass layoffs, unemployment insurance benefits, job retraining, and re-employment services. NOt inexpensive but it's the law. Blame the private equity company that bought Stella Doro in 2006. They wanted to cut wages; knew they couldn't doing so without bargaining with the union; so they decided to cut and run without paying up as required. Typical punk-ass dickweeds, trying to get around the federal law rather than manning up and doing what the law requires. |
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