Union-busting bakery pays $580k to settle overtime case May 19, 2021 Workers sometimes win when they raise the union banner, even when they lose the union.
Workers at Grand Central Baking ratify their first union contract Mar 3, 2021 In its first contract with Bakers Local 114, the wholesale bakery will pay overtime after 8.5 hours and raise wages 8% over three years.
Bakers Local 114 members reelect officers to new term Dec 16, 2020 Local 114 represents 1,160 workers at wholesale bakeries and at Kroger, Safeway and Albertson’s who decorate cakes or bake from scratch.
On the job with Bakers Local 114 Dec 2, 2020 Bite into a burger at any Portland-area Wendy’s or Burger King, and there’s a one in three chance the bun began with Mario Aldaco.
Nancy Milner, 1951-2020 Jun 17, 2020 The Bakers union activist and former AWPPW member died after long bout with cancer.
Is Grand Central Baking getting ready to fire union supporters? Jan 2, 2020 A wholesale bakery manager quit after being told to target union supporters for discipline.
Grand Central Bakery workers join union Dec 18, 2019 Despite appeals from the CEO, workers at the Portland wholesale bakery voted 29-9 to be union-represented.
Union campaign goes public at Grand Central Bakery Nov 22, 2019 Workers at the company’s Northwest Portland wholesale bakery want to join Bakers Local 114.
Terry Lansing retires after 14 years at the helm of Bakers Local 114 Dec 4, 2018 Lansing retired Dec. 2 after a lifetime of involvement in the labor movement.
Union members at Franz Bakery support MLK day of service. Jan 25, 2018 Staffed by union volunteers, a Franz Bakery truck served free grilled cheese sandwiches at O’Bryant Square in downtown Portland.
