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Marilyn Akeung and Patsy Booze are now retired, but worked at the Mondelēz plant for 38 years. They joined the picket line because they wanted to help out the union and "we don't want to lose our pensions. We earned that." They explained that Mondelēz has stopped paying into the pension fund.

Nabisco Strike Highlights Manufacturing's Growing Pains

Offshoring jobs has created anxiety among labor, as well as tensions between businesses and unions.

September 9, 2021
Published in Manufacturing

Graham Trainor at an AFL-CIO event.

The Organizer

The newly elected president of the Oregon AFL-CIO shares insight into why unions have surged back to life and where the movement is headed.

October 15, 2019
Published in Politics

Are Unions Back?

Are Unions Back?

How a newly engaged workforce, high cost of living, and social media brought struggling labor unions surging back to life.

September 27, 2019
Published in Economy and Finance

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