Day 3: ‘Why We Strike’; Workers on the Picket Line in IFF Memphis Strike
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07 Jun Day 3: ‘Why We Strike’; Workers on the Picket Line in IFF Memphis Strike

Posted at 11:37h in Strikes by

Each day, we’ll feature members of Local 390G on strike against IFF in Memphis, Tenn. who will explain why they made the courageous decision to go out on strike.

Their demands, including overtime pay after eight and no dramatic changes to their health insurance, boil down to a call for respect that theyโ€™re not getting.

Going out on strike places a tremendous burden on workers and their families but workers in Memphis are fighting for their future. Read their words:

Iโ€™m striking because of unfair negotiations and the right to an honest living for a honest day of work. Iโ€™m fighting for the younger generation of workers because I have a young famil and my nieces, nephews and younger sister are employed at this same plant.

– Cornelius Moore, lead operator production, 11 years

I’m striking for fair wages and a fair day of work. Iโ€™m fighting for all the employees who, like me, went to work during COVID and made the company record profits. The company came to negotiations and basically spit in our faces.

– Brad King, maintenance specialist, 5 years 
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