APWU Joins Boycott of Made-in-Mexico Nabisco Products

Posted on July 27, 2016July 28, 2016 by 21cpw

Web News Article #: 153-2016 07/26/2016 – The APWU is urging union members to join a boycott of Mexican-made Nabisco products launched by the Bakery, Confectioners, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union (BCTGM) and endorsed by the AFL-CIO. Affected products include Oreos, Newtons, Chips Ahoy, Honey Grahams, Animal Crackers, Ritz Crackers, Premium, Belvita, Lorna…

APWU: FTC to Challenge Merger of Staples, Office Depot

Posted on December 8, 2015December 8, 2015 by 21cpw

Web News Article #: 226-2015 12/07/2015 – The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced today that it would seek to stop the proposed merger of Staples and Office Depot, the nation’s largest and second-largest office-supply chains. The agency filed an “administrative complaint” charging that Staples’ proposed $6.3 billion takeover of Office Depot would violate the nation’s…