A weekend rally supporting Addison workers' petition to recognize their
union and Aurora workers' April
30th election drew crowds of over 200
allies.
ROSEMONT, Ill., April 26,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Workers from two Portillo's
food production facilities stood together in support of each
other's efforts to unionize with Ironworkers Local 853. Over one
year ago workers at the Addison
location voted overwhelmingly in support of representation, and
then on April 5, 2024, reaffirmed
their support by formally demanding the company recognize their
union. Portillo's Workers in Aurora filed for an election the same
day. Workers at Aurora will have their vote April 30th.
"The unity between the two facilities has been inspirational,"
says Anahi Tapia, Ironworkers Union
Organizer. "The workers' movement in Addison has only grown since the initial vote.
Then seeing Aurora workers joining the movement despite everything
the company has thrown at them, is a testament to the strength of
their movement," she continued.
"Portillo's is doing all it can to block the workers' union,"
says Hank Hunsell, Ironworkers Union
General Organizer. "The company appears to be sticking to its
talking points about wanting a rerun election. What the company
fails to mention is that it already filed its objections, and the
NLRB found no merit in their objections. They also fail to mention
they appealed that decision, and lost that too," continued Hunsell.
"The NLRB ruled multiple times the election was fair. It's time for
Portillo's to come to the table and bargain with the workers."
The Iron Workers Union (IW) represents 130,000 ironworkers in
North America who work in
construction on bridges; structural steel; ornamental,
architectural, clean energy, and miscellaneous metals; rebar; and
in fabrication shops.
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SOURCE Iron Workers Union