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Building Bridges National: Stella D'Oro Round 2; plus Sick for Profit - 27:06  

written by building bridges radio at Thursday, August 20, 2009

Round Two: Stella D’Oro Workers Fight Against Plant Shutdown
with
. Joyce Alston, President Local 50, Bakery Workers Union
. Mike Philipo, Shop Steward
. Eddie Morrero, Foreman Bakery Dept.

The Health Insurance Racket:Getting Rich by Denying Americans Care
by
Robert Greenward and Brave New Films

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Round Two: Stella D’Oro Workers Fight Against Plant Shutdown
with
. Joyce Alston, President Local 50, Bakery Workers Union
. Mike Philipo, Shop Steward
. Eddie Morrero, Foreman Bakery Dept.

Days after a judge found Stella D’Oro Biscuit Co. guilty of labor law violations and ordered the company to reinstate more than 130 workers on strike since August, Stella D’Oro’s owner Brynwood Partners announced it would close the plant. The union charges that the decision
to shutter the plant is in retaliation against the workers strike and has filed charges with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to block the shutdown and force the company to reopen negotiations. Last August Stella D’Oro workers refused management demands for wage
cuts by as much as $5 hour and slashes in health and pension benefits and have waged a militant strike which has received tremendous support from N.Y. area unions and the community.
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The Health Insurance Racket:Getting Rich by Denying Americans Care
by Robert Greenward and Brave New Films

What does UnitedHealthcare CEO Stephen Hemsley have to lose if Congress passes real healthcare reform this year? Well, for starters, his nearly three quarters of a billion dollars in unexercised stock options might lose a few pennies on the dollar.

What does Isabella, a four year-old girl in Winsconsin who is physically incapable of eating and has had to be tube fed her entire life, have to gain from healthcare reform? The treatment she needs to live a normal
life.

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