Nestlé strike nears third week in Canada
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Workers are close to entering their third week of strike action at a Nestlé plant in Canada in a dispute over pension pay.
    • Maeve@kbin.social
      3·
      6 months ago

      Yes. I’ve noticed I’ve put on a bit more weight than healthy, so I’m going to give up added sugars in general. Even my beloved raw honey.

  • ignirtoq@fedia.io
    39·
    6 months ago

    Looks like the primary disagreement is over pensions. As an American with absolutely no pension opportunities (but with older coworkers who have them): fight tooth and nail for every scrap. Once lost, they will be gone forever.

    • nickwitha_k (he/him)@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
      2·
      6 months ago

      This. The 401k is a scam, letting the wealthy profit off of investing hypothetical retirement savings and reduce labor compensation. I have one but whether it will actually matter and payout is a gamble.

  • Skeezix@lemmy.worldEnglish
    6·
    6 months ago

    How is Nestle supposed to maxmize profits with pesky employees demanding benefits?

  • Zorque@kbin.social
    5·
    6 months ago

    I mean… are the employees not the union? Did they recommend it to themselves, then strike anyways?

    • Grass@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      10·
      6 months ago

      I’m pretty sure there is a problem in canada with union reps being secretly bought by corporate execs. I’m pointing to at least bcgeu who some years ago investigated themselves then said there was no corruption. The government section involved also self investigated with the same result. None of it made the news and the employees are under oath to never talk to media or post on socials about any aspect of work. The union for the gas company kept telling the workers to accept the agreement because its the best they will get, clearly without effort, and the broke ass workers voted for a shit contract because they would see brief immediate gains which was the bait that worked. meanwhile the port workers toughed it out pretty damn long.

    • ArcadeEnglish
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      6 months ago

      Nestle was just lying. The quotes from the union in the article make it clear there has been no progress in talks.

      Negotiations with the Milkybar maker have had “zero advances”, the union said in a statement, with the next talks due to take place next week.

      Speaking at a rally held yesterday (24 May), Eamonn Clarke, president of the Unifor’s Toronto branch, Local 252, said: “It’s important for the company to present a fair offer where they recognise the difficulties workers face nowadays.

      “It’s not just about wages – it’s more than that. It’s about pensions and about their future. I’m proud of our members for not just looking at the short-term, but the long-term, and that’s why these proposals on pensions are so profound.”

      Corporations lying to try to get sympathetic press, who could have guessed that could happen?

  • Son_of_dad@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    6 months ago

    The fact that the global governments haven’t forced a company that size of Nestle to unionize or disband, is insane to me and shows who our politicians actually serve. I think unionization should be mandatory when a company reaches a certain size and profitability.