Day 100

Today marks day 100 of the Mott's strike. The pro-union writer, Michael Winship, does a pretty good job of outlining the economics of this strike pitting a corporate giant in Plano, Texas against the workers of a facility born in western New York that dates back to 1842. Our previous posts are here, here, here, here and here.

Tenth week

As the Mott's strike enters its 10th week, the company has started advertising for replacement workers. To the company they are temporary workers with no benefits. To the strikers and the RWDSU they are scabs.

Motts' on the offense

Motts' applesauce, et. al, whose employees have been on strike for a month, filed a trademark, triple damages suit against the UFCW for encouraging consumers to download stickers to put on Motts' products at the grocery. Yikes! This could get interesting.

Union activists claim rotten apples

There's something rotten at Motts' claim union activists. And the RWDSU has video. Company response: "There's just a few bad apples pushing the union's claim." Well, If I owned the company (and I don't) thats what I'd say.