Episode #71 Notes

Interview #1 with Lisa Gregory and Carl Miller of BCTGM

1:15 - Food industry experience

2:00 - Working on the Nabisco bakery production line.

4:00 - Lisa’s role at BCTGM Union.

5:00 - What has it been like working in food manufacturing during COVID?

9:00 - How many union members fell ill during COVID?

11:30 - On organizing efforts at their food manufacturing facility.

17:00 - The effects of working under onerous management.

18:00 - On PRO-ACT and how it would help unionizing efforts.

22:00 - What has inspired the current wave of strikes at Nabisco?

28:00 - What’s at stake with these union organizing efforts, and how you can help.

Mike Burlingham, Portland Local 364 of BCTGM

33:30 - On Mike’s work experience at Nabisco.

35:30 - What does it mean to be a baker? What’s the job like?

37:00 - What is it like working in the facility during COVID?

42:00 - How have business decisions made affected jobs and livelihoods of the workers?

47:00 - What has inspired the current wave of Nabisco strikes?

55:00 - How you can support the organizing efforts.