BCTGM: Justice for Wendy's Bakers!

Letters of Support...

Working America Ohio Members Send Letters to Wendy’s/Arby’s Group CEO Roland Smith, March 6, 2010 - Click here

2/26/ 10 - Roy Kimble writes a second letter to Roland Smith asking him to have mercy on the loyal workers in his Zanesville New Bakery Plant... Read more...

Particia Frost-Brooks, President, Ohio Education Association, February 11, 2010: As a professional union...we have to make sure that out potential and current marketing partners conduct themselves in a way that honors the principles of collective bargaining, union organizing, and fair labor practices..." Read the rest of this letter to Wendy's/Arby's CEO Roland Smith

February 3, 2010: Thomas Knox, President of Union Label and Service Trades Council of Central Ohio writes a letter to Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray regarding his letter written to Wendy's/ Arby's CEO Roland Smith on December 22, 2009. "Your letter exemplifies your commitment to the interests of all the citizens of Ohio and the hard working families struggling forfair treatment in an age where the bottom line often exposes the true nature of corporate greed..." Read more...

Ohio Nursing Association Economic & General Welfare Commission, February 2010: Wendy's has been a vital part of the Columbus community, as well as the state of Ohio, and a critical employer in Zanesville... Read the rest of this letter to Wendy's/Arby's CEO Roland Smith

Frank Mathews, President, CWA Local 4321, Zanesville Ohio, January 27, 2010: Until such time as...Local Union 57 reports to us that the company has satisfied the issues and concerns of the union, the Communications Workers of America, Local 4321 has called on its membership not to patronize Wendy's and Arby's... Read the rest of this letter to Wendy's/Arby's CEO Roland Smith

Walter Workman, Executive Director of Central Ohio Labor Council, January 29, 2010: "Your company's implementation of a final offer that eliminates the pension plan, forces an inferior health care plan, and dramatically changes working conditions is outrageous..." Read the rest of this letter to Wendy's/Arby's CEO Roland Smith

Ken Lortz, Director of UAW Region 2-B, January 25, 2010: "We are appalled by the lack of respect you and your company have shown toward the workers at the New Bakery facility in Zanesville, Ohio..." Read the rest of this letter to Wendy's/Arby's CEO Roland Smith

Joseph Rugola, President of the Ohio AFL-CIO, January 22, 2010: "...we are deeply disturbed by what we believe to be unfair and illegal treatment of the workers at the New Bakery facility in Zanesville..." Read the rest of this letter to Wendy's/Arby's CEO Roland Smith

Pasquale Manzi of the Building and Construction Trades Council, Columbus Ohio, 1/21/2010: "Dave Thomas is a folk hero here in Ohio. The company that he build need not squeeze every penny it can from its employees to prosper..." Read the rest of this letter to Wendy's/Arby's CEO Roland Smith

Arby's Restaurant Workers in Philadelphia, January 2010: "We Support Local 57"

Local 24 Secretary Treasurer Joseph William Biringer, January 13, 2010: The BCTGM 24 will unite behind our brothers and sisters at Local 57..." Read the rest of this letter to Wendy's/Arby's CEO Roland Smith

Allen E. Price, President of Teamsters Local 284 Columbus, Ohio, December 23, 2009: "Do not destroy the history and the relationship that was built over the past three decades, as it is sometimes unrecoverable..." Read the rest of this letter to Wendy's/Arby's CEO Roland Smith

Local 57 Member Roy Kimble, December 2010: "I was planning to get out in 2.5 years to do something I love HELP KIDS, but with the cuts you want us to make I will have to work til I die." Read the rest of this letter to Wendy's/Arby's CEO Roland Smith, along with Smith's response... | Read more about Roy Kimble's story...

Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray, 12/22/09: "We strongly encourage you to reconsider your company's recent decision to take away employee benefits that have been negotiated in good faith over many years..." Read More...

Ohio Representative Mary Jo Kilroy, 12/18/09: "Because of the impact your company's actions may be having on constituents living in my congressional district, I strongly encourage you to return to the negotiating table." Read More...

American Postal Workers Union Local 232, 12/10/09: "We are hoping you will do the right thing and come to an agreement on a contract that is both fair and equitable for your dedicated employees..." Read more...

Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 189, 12/9/09: "We understand that you have a responsibility to your shareholders to make as much money as possible, but making a few bucks more at the expense of your employees won't bode well with our membership..." Read more...

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