Teamsters issues statement on Nestle’s ‘anti-worker’ agenda

Jesse Case, Director of the Teamsters Food Processing Division, made a statement regarding Nestle’s (NSRGY) “failure to respect workers’ union rights,” saying: “Nestle is actively engaging in union-busting at facilities where workers with Teamsters Local 238 are fighting for a voice on the job – a direct contradiction of the company’s own global commitments to respect the right to organize. Around the world, Nestle claims to uphold policies that protect workers’ freedom to form and join unions without interference. But in the United States, the company is doing the opposite – deploying pressure tactics, stalling organizing efforts, and denying workers a fair process. They market themselves as a global leader in human rights and corporate responsibility, but behind the branding and polished reports is a very different reality. For workers in America, Nestle has created a double standard – neutrality abroad, union-busting at home. You can’t claim to support human rights globally while undermining them in your own facilities. Nestle’s commitments mean nothing if they refuse to honor the basic principles of freedom of association and collective bargaining in the United States. The Teamsters are calling on Nestle to immediately end all anti-union activity and adopt true neutrality and card check recognition nationwide. Workers deserve the right to decide their future free from coercion, intimidation, or delay. If Nestle continues to ignore its workforce and hide behind its carefully crafted public image, it will be forced to answer for that hypocrisy. Teamsters across North America are prepared to take coordinated action to expose the gap between what Nestle says and what it does.”