We believe there's evidence that a few unionized inspectors are expressing support for the UFCW local 401 by staying away from the plant to keep it from operating. |
We certainly understand there will be tension in the plant, especially given some of the verbal abuse and threats made by picketers during the strike, ... However, we're going to do our best to peacefully bring this workforce back together so we can resume normal operations. |
We do not tolerate discrimination in the workplace. |
We do not tolerate discrimination in the workplace. It's our policy to provide a work environment free of unlawful harassment and discrimination. |
We have more than 1,000 of our team members who turned out this morning to work at the plant, ... They met at a staging area and that number far exceeds the 200 people on the picket line. |
We question whether the unionized inspectors alleged safety concerns are genuine, |
We question whether the unionized inspectors' alleged safety concerns are genuine, |
We seek trademarks and patents to protect the development and use of brand names, product formulas and various operational technology. |
We support comprehensive immigration reform including a solution that provides better control over our borders and more effective tools to help companies verify the documents of the people they hire. We also support a guest worker program and a process for undocumented workers already in the U.S. to be able to earn permanent legal status. |
We support our Team Members' right to express themselves on this important matter. We are telling them, if they take part in a rally Monday, and their plant is scheduled to operate, we hope they will not take any unauthorized time off but will instead get pre-approval from their supervisor to participate during non-work hours. |
We temporarily withdrew the line last year. We were trying to blend this product line into our regular operations and found it to be too inefficient. We're now evaluating whether we want to establish dedicated operations to service this market. |
We think it's best for everyone involved . . . if these restrictions are adhered to and are followed so we can operate safely and those who are on strike can picket safely. |
We were successful in getting more than 700 of our people into the plant, and we have had production at the plant, |
We're hopeful there will be sufficient law enforcement support to allow this to happen. A bus carrying some management workers was prevented from entering the plant earlier this morning. In fact, picketers blocked the entrance and broke out some of the windows on the bus. |
We're hopeful this unfortunate matter can be quickly resolved so we can continue rebuilding our export business in Japan. Our shipments to Japan have been steady since the market reopened. However, as expected, volumes have been limited because of Japan's import restrictions. |