Criticizing how the cookie crumbles
Article Abstract:
Nabisco's decision to shut down operations of its plant in East Liberty in Pittsburgh, PA, by Nov. 20, 1998 has angered workers and their supporters. The protest against the company, which was organized by East End Neighborhood Forum, assailed Nabisco President James Kilt'sd decision to close the facility and asked consumers to boycott Nabisco products. The factory, which was established in 1919, employs 350 people, majority of them are members of the Bakery Confectionery and Tobacco Workers Union Local 12 and the Operating Engineers Local 95. The closure is part of a restructuring being implemented by Nabisco to cut costs and increase spending on advertising to boost declining sales of its products.
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Decision to close operations of plant in East Liberty in Pittsburgh, PA, by 11/24/98 angers workers and their supporters
Publication Name: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (PA)
Subject: Business, regional
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Year: 1998
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Mayor: Nabisco factory likely to close
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Nabisco Holdings Corp. is very likely to close its plant in Pittsburgh, PA, said Mayor Murphy. Murphy said the company's production officials at its Parsippany, NJ, headquarters gave him little flexibility to offer financial incentives to keep the 79-year-old East Liberty bakery. The seven-story plant, which bakes Ritz crackers and related products, employs 395 people. On June 1998, Nabisco President James Kilts announced a downsizing that would eliminate about 3,100 jobs and close several bakeries, reportedly including the Pittsburgh plant.
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Is very likely to close its plant in Pittsburgh, PA, said Mayor Murphy
Publication Name: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (PA)
Subject: Business, regional
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Year: 1998
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Bits and pieces
Article Abstract:
Nabisco Holdings Corp. is being convinced by Mayor Murphy to keep its cracker factory in Pittsburgh, PA, in a move to protect the firm's 400 employees. Murphy, who intends to work with Nabisco in order to ensure the facility's competitiveness, stated that Nabisco has confirmed that its Pittsburgh cracker plant is its oldest and is under consideration for closure. Nabisco stated that it has not yet made its final decision on which plant to shut down as part of the production strategy announced on Jun. 8, 1998.
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Is being convinced by Mayor Murphy to keep its cracker factory in Pittsburgh, PA, open to protect the co's 400 employees
Publication Name: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (PA)
Subject: Business, regional
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Year: 1998
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