PRESS CONFERENCE OF EX WORKERS OF DOBAKE BAKERIES

MEDIA ADVISORY

PRESS CONFERENCE OF EX WORKERS OF DOBAKE BAKERIES

 

Contacts

English: Julio César Oros (Tel. 510 200 4020)  m.c.t.y@hotmail.com

Spanish: Eduardo Rodríguez (Tel. 510 585 1354) lalotobi85@yahoo.com 

 

Who: Committee of former workers from Dobake Bakeries, Inc.

What: Fired workers from Dobake Bakeries, Inc denounce silent raid, I-9 audit.

When: Monday April 29^th, 2013, 11:00 AM

Where: Dobake Bakeries, 810 81st Avenue, Oakland, CA  94621-2510

 

125 employees have been fired supposedly as a result of a I-9 immigration audit. Many of them did not receive a warning until the very last minute at the end of their shift. Some of them had been working in the company for 10,15 or more than 20 years. Dobake Bakery Inc provides among many others bread to the Oakland Unified School District, Costco, Trader Joe´s, Food Max, Grocery Outlet, Safeway, etc.

The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”) hit the highest record of more than 3,000 audits in 2012.  All indicators point to a new record in 2013. The “hope” for an immigration reform gets all the attention while “La migra” keeps attacking our communities implementing silent raids. The Obama´s administration also has inflicted record numbers of deportations of immigrant workers.

Former workers of this Bakery will share with the media how the I-9 audit was implemented while they were negotiating their contract that expired since November 2012. In the press conference they will also talk about their experience with Dobake Bakery and the response of their union, BTCGM Local 125.

 

EX EMPLOYEES FROM DOBAKE MARCHING ON MAY DAY!

On May 1, 2013, the committee of former workers fromDobake will join the contingent of the Coalition of Dignidad yResistencia Latina, a coalition of activist and organizations in defense of immigrant rights which supports and stands in solidarity with the workers struggles.

The Dignity and Resistance contingent will meet at Fruitvale  Village Plaza/BART -3411 E. 12th St., Oakland, CA, 94601- at 3pm and march to Mi Pueblo (1630 High St, Oakland, CA) and then will close the march in Josie de la Cruz Park (Fruitvale Ave, between16^th & 17^th  St, Oakland, Ca)

We invite all workers – employed and unemployed, unionized and not unionized– to join us in a family friendly, community inclusive of the D&R Latina´s contingent.

For more information call:

English: Julio César Oros (Tel. 510 200 4020)  m.c.t.y@hotmail.com

Spanish: Eduardo Rodríguez (Tel. 510 585 1354) lalotobi85@yahoo.com