UK: Jacob Douwe Egbert workers strike against fire and rehire contract
UK: Jacob Douwe Egbert workers strike against fire and rehire contract The Jacob Douwe Egbert factory in Banbury [Credit: BanburyFM] If they refuse to sign new contracts, they will be dismissed, as early as August. “Fire and rehire” is the preferred means of big business to inflict major cuts in workers conditions in pursuit of profits. JDE is part of a transnational conglomerate, JDE Peet’s headquartered in the Netherlands, part of the JAB Holding investment arm and holding company of the billionaire Reimann family. JAB Holding Company and the JDB Consumer Fund manages $50 billion capi...
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