As the temperature rises, so do actionable issues.
Mott’s apple sauce and juice products are everywhere, and their earnings are huge: their parent company earned $555 million last year alone and its stock is up a whopping 180 percent since March 2009!
At the Williamson, NY, facility, they’re actually trying to slash wages by as much as $2.50 per hour. They’re even trying to take away the workers’ pension plan!
- Mott’s: 100% juice, 180% greed – Mott’s profits and market share are up hundreds of percent over the past couple years, and they’re trying to slash the wages and benefits of their workers at their facility in New York. Taking a stand for them is taking a stand for all of us.
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