Bakery & Laundry Members

News Updates

Headline News
October 27 -

“It was kind of an emotional thing. What they did was wrong and we had to stand up to it,” said John Blough, a 10-year route sales representative and shop steward with Alsco.

An arbitrator’s ruling recently came down as a major win for the bargaining unit of about 60 Alsco workers in Denver and Colorado Springs who are members of Local 455.

Headline News
September 15 -

A week-long strike against Aunt Millie's Bakery ended this weekend. Delivery men and women hit the picket line last week.

Headline News
September 15 -

The strike against baked goods maker Aunt Millie's has ended, company officials said today.

The family-owned company issued a statement that said unions representing striking sales route workers approved new labor contracts over the weekend and have returned to work today.

Headline News
June 18 -

Mexican bakery Grupo Bimbo SAB (BIMBO.MX) has paid back a $600 million bridge loan ahead of schedule, using money from a share issue last week, the company said Wednesday in a filing with the Mexican stock exchange.

Press Release
April 21 -

Drivers and mechanics with Bimbo Bakeries recently voted by a near 2-to-1 margin to become members of Teamsters Local 997 in Fort Worth, Texas. The 73 workers joined the Teamsters in seeking job security and protections provided by a strong Teamster contract.

Headline News
March 20 -

On March 20, 2009, the helpers at a hospital linen service in the Boston area voted unanimously to join their coworkers as members of Local 25 in Boston.

Headline News
February 4 -

A Kansas City company that four years ago looked like it was toast has extricated itself from bankruptcy, preserving 22,000 jobs and a host of iconic brands.

Headline News
February 4 -

Here's an article about Interstate Bakeries Corp. on Tuesday emerging from more than four years of Chapter 11 bankruptcy, just days before exit financing commitments were set to expire.

Press Release
February 3 -

Richard Volpe, Director of the Teamsters Bakery and Laundry Conference, issued a statement today regarding the announcement that Kansas City-based Interstate Brands Corp. has emerged from bankruptcy.  Click above to read the statement.

Headline News
February 2 -

Interstate Bakeries Corp. has received approval for changes to its reorganization plan that it said were necessary to exit more than four years of bankruptcy.