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Obituary for a Cookie Factory |
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Written by Bernadette Evangelist
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Friday, 16 October 2009 |
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Stella D'oro is gone
On Thursday, October 8, the Stella D'oro factory was taken from the Bronx. The brand, logo, and machinery will go to a location in Ohio where unions and organized labor will not impinge on the profits of the new owners and their investors. Lance, Inc. and their silent partners at Goldman Sachs have left 136 workers without jobs and a factory, opened in 1932, empty.
The Stella D'oro workers, sister unions, and supporters of their 11-month struggle gave all they had to keep their jobs and keep a small cookie factory operating in the Bronx.
Many place much of the blame at Mayor Bloomberg's indifference at best and complicity with Lance at worst. At what was to be the last Stella D'oro press conference at City Hall before getting word of the closing, Council Member Tony Avella said that “This points out how disgraceful the new owners are, how disgraceful it is that Mayor Bloomberg and the City of New York are allowing this to happen without showing even the littlest respect for the workers here. Much less the fact that tax payer dollars went into buy the machinery which is now going to be moved to Ohio.”
We wish the Stella D'oro workers well during this difficult time for them and their families, but we thank them for their courage and inspiration and reminder that we must stand together to prevent this from happening again.
On the steps of City Hall Photo: Thomas Good / NLN
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Last Updated ( Friday, 16 October 2009 )
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Voting in DFNYC's Mayoral Endorsement |
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Written by Bernadette Evangelist
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Friday, 09 October 2009 |
Voting is now open for the DFNYC Endorsement in New York City's Mayoral Race
Voting opened at our October Linkup, and will close on October 21. Please download a ballot and mail it in. Mail-in ballots must be postmarked no later than October 21, 2009.
Michael R. Bloomberg (R/I)
http://www.mikebloomberg.com
Billy Talen aka "Reverend Billy" (G)
http://www.voterevbilly.org/
William C. Thompson, Jr. (D/WFP)
http://www.thompson2009.com
Voting Info:
DFNYC members who have participated in three DFNYC meetings, events, or actions in the past year are eligible to vote. If you are not sure if you are a voting member, please vote, and your ballot will be counted if we determine you are eligible. Instructions on how to cast your mail in ballot are included on the ballot. If you have any other questions about voting, please email us at
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, or call us at 646-219-8478.
Download ballot click here (pdf).
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 13 October 2009 )
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Rally at the Stella D'oro Plant Today, October 9, 3 p.m. |
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Written by Bernadette Evangelist
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Friday, 09 October 2009 |
Rally with Workers and Supporters at the Stella D'oro Plant Today, October 9, 3 p.m
Please join the courageous women and men of Stella D'oro -- who have stood up for themselves and for the entire labor movement in New York -- as they rally to protest yesterday's closing of the plant and fight for their rights.
Who: Stella D'oro Workers and Supporters
What: Rally to Protest Factory Closing
When: Today, Friday, October 9th, 3 p.m.
Where: Stella D'oro - 237th Street and Broadway
(Take the 1 train to 238th Street and walk one block south.)
At the end of yesterday's press conference at City Hall, Mike Filippou, one of the shop stewards at Stella D'oro, received a call from management. He was told that the factory was being closed immediately, effective at 3 p.m. Close to 100 workers, supporters, union leaders and elected officials were at the press conferenc to demand that the bakery remain in the Bronx, with the jobs of the current employees.
The workers and supporters that were at the press conference headed to the plant immediately and asked that all other supporters do the same. Stella D’oro closed its Bronx bakery a day ahead of schedule, officially putting its 136 unionized employees out of work.
The plant’s general manager Dan Meyers summoned the workers for a 3 p.m. meeting as the first shift was ending, informed them that the plant was closing and told them they should take any personal possessions before leaving. They responded by singing and chanting “the workers united will never be defeated” for 10 minutes before exiting the factory, which has operated in the Bronx since 1932.
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Last Updated ( Friday, 16 October 2009 )
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Written by Josh Silverstein
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Tuesday, 06 October 2009 |
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Join us this Wednesday, October 7 for Linkups (formerly "Meetups") at several NYC locations:
Upper West Side - 7:00pm, The Parlour, 250 West 86th St. (between Bdway and West End Ave.), with hosts Bernadette Evangelist and Sally Swisher.
Upper East Side - 7:00pm, - Doc Watson's, 1490 2nd Ave.btwn 76th & 77th Streets, with host Jen Berkley.
West Village - 7:00pm, Kettle of Fish, 59 Christopher St. (near 7th Ave.) with host Josh Silverstein.
Sunnyside, Queens - 7:30pm, Bliss Street Station restaurant, 47-02 Greenpoint Ave., with host Dan Jacoby.
Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn - 7:00pm, Wyckoff-Bennett Homestead 1669 E. 22nd St. with host Annette Mont and Estelle Glasser.
Astoria, Queens - Thursday, October 8 - 7:30pm, Ommonia Cafe 32-20 Broadway, with host Jeremiah Frei-Pearson and Costa Constantinides.
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 07 October 2009 )
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Stop the War, Create Jobs |
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Written by Bernadette Evangelist
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Monday, 28 September 2009 |
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Military Families Speak Out–NY will be demonstrating on Wall Street on October 7, to remind us of the NYS soldiers who have died in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Where: 26 Wall Street (corner of Nassau & Wall) in front of the statue of George Washington--Federal Hall steps
When: Wednesday, October 7 at 12:00 Noon -1 p.m.
There will be crosses with the names of the NYS soldiers who died in Iraq & Afghanistan. Names of the dead will be read aloud. MFSO is asking for your support!
Sponsored by MFSO-NY (Manhattan Chapter) For more information, contact Lionelle Hamanaka at
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Last Updated ( Monday, 28 September 2009 )
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