E tū has launched a petition calling for a halt to the proposed closure of Dunedin’s iconic Cadbury factory.
The petition can be found here.
Chas Muir, E tū’s Industry Co-ordinator, Food says Kiwis have voiced their dismay over the proposal by food giant, Mondelez, which would cost nearly 400 jobs.
“We know New Zealanders are appalled by this, and we are urging them to get on board, sign our petition and join the fight to save Cadbury’s Dunedin business,” says Chas.
“This is one way people can voice their opposition, and send a clear message to Mondelez that its ruthless corporate ethos is unacceptable to people in this country,” he says.
He says the company’s corporate greed has already cost the jobs of hundreds of other Cadbury workers and other Mondelez staff globally.
“People shouldn’t be treated as pawns on a multi-national company’s chessboard,” says Chas.
“The Cadbury factory makes millions of dollar in profit and its chocolate museum is a key Dunedin attraction. But Mondelez has ignored all that with this proposal.
“Mondelez has a terrible governance record and has helped erode the brands it represents, causing flagging sales and near-wrecking once great brands like Cadbury.
“This proposal is bad for the people of Dunedin and we can’t see how this benefits the company either.”
Petition? What good is that going to do? That’s pathetic!
The workers of that factory have all the skills they need to make confectionery. All they lack is the courage and the determination. Find a leader amongst yourselves, tell your union to get lost, organise yourselves and take a stand.
You can buy out or take over the factory. And if you can’t do that, you can make confectionery in your kitchens! Create a worker-owned confectionery business.
Either rise up and organise yourselves into a collective, or prepare yourselves for permanent unemployment.
Choose.
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