Corporate Outsiders Attempt to Crush Cedar Rapids Standards
Cedar Rapids, Iowa — When Ingredion Inc., headquartered in West Chester, Ill., purchased the Cedar Rapids, Iowa Penford Products plant this spring, company officials said that for the immediate future,...
View ArticleBCTGM Local 100G Charges Ingredion with Unfair Labor Practices
Cedar Rapids, Iowa – Members of BCTGM Local 100G continue their fight for a fair new contract with Ingredion, Inc., the Westchester, Ill.-based company that purchased the Penford Products facility...
View ArticleCedar Rapids Rally Brings Attention to Plight of Local 100G Members at Ingredion
On Friday, August 14, more than 100 union members, family members and community supporters of BCTGM Local 100G members gathered for an informational picket and rally outside the Ingredion plant in...
View ArticleCedar Rapids Talks Stall as Ingredion Continues Concession Demands
After two days of meetings, contract negotiations between Ingredion Inc. and representatives of Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers (BCTGM) Local 100G have been suspended until...
View ArticlePresidential Candidate Bernie Sanders to Visit Penford Products Union Members...
In a sign of solidarity, Democratic Presidential Candidate Bernie Sanders will join BCTGM Local 100G members and supporters in an informational picket outside the Penford Products factory in Cedar...
View Article(VIDEO) Bernie Sanders Joins in Solidarity with Picketing BCTGM Local 100G...
“We are sick and tired of the war against working families,” Presidential Candidate Bernie Sanders told BCTGM Local 100G members and supporters outside the Penford Products plant in Cedar Rapids, Iowa....
View ArticleLabor Board Cites Ingredion, Inc. for Multiple Violations of Federal Law
Following a months-long investigation, Region 18 of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) announced that it had decided to issue a complaint charging Ingredion, Inc. with multiple violations of the...
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