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Photos: Ingredion strikers rally
Democratic candidates join pick line on fifth day of strike by Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union Local 100G
Aug. 5, 2022 7:26 pm
Bruce Reckling, a retired Ingredion worker, leads Clay, the horse, and his grandson, Quinton Brown, to a rally Friday near the Ingredion plant on First Street SW in Cedar Rapids. Friday was the fifth day of a strike at the international ingredient maker by more than 100 members of the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union Local 100G. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
State Sen. Liz Mathis, D-Hiawatha, speaks Friday at a rally across the street from the Ingredion plant on First Street SW in Cedar Rapids. It was the fifth day for a strike at the plant by members of the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union Local 100G. Mathis is running for the 2nd Congressional District seat in Congress now held by Rep. Ashley Hinson. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Deidre DeJear, the Democratic candidate for Iowa governor, speaks with union members before a Friday rally across the street from the Ingredion plant on First Street SW in Cedar Rapids. It was the fifth day of a strike at the plant by members of Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union Local 100G. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Mike Moore, president of the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union Local 100G, speaks during a Friday rally outside the Ingredion plant in southwest Cedar Rapids where 116 union workers are striking. Moore told The Gazette this week key sticking points in contract talks include the plant’s proposed elimination of five union positions, a redistribution of overtime and changes in health insurance. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
