As the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union Local 100G strike against Cedar Rapids’ Ingredion nears the three-month mark, it remains unclear when the two sides may be able to reach an agreement that would send union members back to work.
Representatives of Ingredion and the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union Local 100G -- now in its seventh week of a strike against the manufacturer’s Cedar Rapids facility -- were asked to leave Hotel Kirkwood Tuesday morning because the two sides became heated over Ingredion officials bringing armed security professionals with them, the union said.
“Put aside your differences and negotiate professionally and ethically to do what is in the best interest of our community, and that is to get back to work,” the council writes as Ingredion and union leaders discuss resuming talks to end the strike.
Little sign of progress has been seen ahead of a massive potential walkout beginning this Friday, after freight railroads and labor unions that represent more than 90,000 workers have held talks to try to avoid a strike that could cost the U.S. economy more than $2 billion a day.
Ingredion, in a full-page advertisement in Monday's Gazette, spoke to its ongoing willingness to reach an agreement with the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union Local 100G, which has been on strike against the
Democratic candidates join pickets outside Ingredion plant on Friday, the fifth day of a strike my memners of the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union Local 100G.
Strike at Cedar Rapids facility now in third day
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