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Livingston Foster Farms Workers Back on Strike
Foster Farms workers strike for second time
LIVINGSTON -- Workers at the Foster Farms chicken plant went on strike for the second time in nine days today, but the company reported that output was not affected.
Union leader Pedro Mendez estimated that 1,600 of the the plant's 2,300 employees would join the walkout by day's end.
A statement from the company said a majority are staying on the job "and the plant will continue normal production operations with existing employees and a small contingent of replacement workers."
The first strike started Oct. 25 and lasted four days. Union leaders said up to 1,100 people walked out, but the company said no more than 700 did.
The strikers, affiliated with the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, threatened to walk out again as early as Wednesday of this week.
"These interruptions are going to be very painful and costly to the company," said Mendez, a San Mateo-based business representative for the union. He said the second strike is open-ended, and even more short strikes could follow.
The two sides have been deadlocked since May over pay raises and whether workers should be forced to join the union. Foster Farms, the largest poultry producer in the West, said its offer is final.
LIVINGSTON -- Workers at the Foster Farms chicken plant went on strike for the second time in nine days today, but the company reported that output was not affected.
Union leader Pedro Mendez estimated that 1,600 of the the plant's 2,300 employees would join the walkout by day's end.
A statement from the company said a majority are staying on the job "and the plant will continue normal production operations with existing employees and a small contingent of replacement workers."
The first strike started Oct. 25 and lasted four days. Union leaders said up to 1,100 people walked out, but the company said no more than 700 did.
The strikers, affiliated with the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, threatened to walk out again as early as Wednesday of this week.
"These interruptions are going to be very painful and costly to the company," said Mendez, a San Mateo-based business representative for the union. He said the second strike is open-ended, and even more short strikes could follow.
The two sides have been deadlocked since May over pay raises and whether workers should be forced to join the union. Foster Farms, the largest poultry producer in the West, said its offer is final.
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i used to work for foster farms. i had previously talked to those who had and still have work for foster farms saying that the pay rate isn't right and still it aint right. some say that twenty years or working isn't worth of $10.95-$12.05 and hour. some workers don't mind working their way up and start off small pay, but as long as they have their increase each year. many workers moved on to other faculties and began their way up from there. family, friends and relatives work hard and still they struggle. when i was injured, they seem to care alot about my health but they seem to hate it when im pushing the broom or cleaning the break room. some workers told me, when your working on light duty, you best be watching out because they really want to get rid of you because of your health. maybe they're afraid of whats coming, or maybe they are afraid of losing money. i first felt like i was being set-up when they fired me. i was told to clean out-side of the plant and i was still in medical care as well, so they had me cleaned up and i took a rest for a while with another worker who was also injured as well, we were seen by two supervisors and they believed that i was being out of work. i didnt believe it so i didnt know who to turned to so i decided to leave but, they had fired me before i could have quit.
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