[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 5]
[House]
[Pages 6170-6171]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                             NABISCO BAKERY

  (Mr. LIPINSKI asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)

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  Mr. LIPINSKI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today on behalf of the hardworking 
men and women at the Nabisco Bakery on the southwest side of Chicago, 
once touted as the world's largest bakery.
  These workers have faced daunting challenges in the past year as 
their plant was downsized and hundreds lost their jobs. Now they are 
working without a contract and face the prospect of losing their 
current pension plan.
  For more than half a century, workers at this bakery have proudly 
made Oreos, Chips Ahoy, Ritz crackers, and other iconic products. 
Generations of families have been employed here and contributed to the 
local economy.
  What is happening now is even more disappointing because taxpayers 
have previously provided $90 million to Nabisco in return for a 
commitment to expand and hire locally. The continued lack of a 
negotiated agreement reflects the plight of middle class Americans 
across the country, with workers facing eroding wages and benefits 
along with job insecurity.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge Mondelez to do right by its employees, use its 
profits to reinvest in its American workforce, and grow good-paying 
jobs in Chicago and across the Nation.

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