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A Union For Everyone Susan Ivey Denies Production to Move to Mexico At the Reynolds American annual shareholders meeting on May 3rd, dozens of workers and union supporters handed out flyers to shareholders informing them that Reynolds management had made threats to move production to Mexico if workers voted to unionize. Read the letter to Reynolds American
Read moreMay 4, 2006 – “The fact that the United States no longer manufactures a battlefield tank is almost unthinkable when you consider the kind of world we’re living in today,” said IP Tom Buffenbarger after a two-day meeting with dozens of business, labor and policy experts to examine the future of U.S. defense manufacturing capabilities.
Read moreDear Mr. Adams, We are writing you from Turkey, Tekgida-is Trade Union(Tobacco, Drink, Food and Allied Workers Trade Union of Turkey) We have been informed by the IUF of the anti-union campaign launched by Reynolds American in response to worker support for union representation and union efforts to gain recognition at RAI facilities in and
Read moreThe IUF has taken action through the OECD in the US and UK in response to egregious violations of the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises by cigarette manufacturer Reynolds American Inc., a subsidiary of the UK-based British American Tobacco (BAT). The OECD guidelines, whose provisions and implementation procedures have been accepted by all OECD and
Read moreThey protest at Reynolds shareholders session The annual shareholders meeting at Reynolds American Inc. is usually a low-key gathering. Yesterday’s meeting was no different except for the small protests outside. Before the meeting, about 20 labor-union supporters passed out fliers on the sidewalk outside the Reynolds American Plaza Building on Main Street, alleging that company
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