Thread regarding Dean Foods Co. layoffs

Oh they've already put plenty of money out for this scam !!!

Sorry it’s done dairies our west were too afraid to vote no they drank the koolaid thinking dfa would walk and they would have no job the east stood strong and have a no vote

Not true, the purchase is contingent upon this vote passing. If it doesn’t pass the court documents allow them to walk away having paid nothing for the plants. I really hope these aren’t real union employees commenting, it is scary how misinformed they are if so.

Not if 5000 workers walk !! They would have to negotiate or shut down all plants they just paid 400 million for and file bankruptcy themselves 🤣

If it doesn’t pass they can institute whatever contract overlay they want, best case scenario. Not sure how that benefits anyone besides DFA/PF.

Will you cut it out with dfa walking away there already doing work together dfa already changed the pay schedule it’s a done deal

Deans is losing $1,000,000 per day, a no vote will not give enough time to renegotiate anything and that’s if the buyer doesn’t decide to walk away ASAP after the no vote.

So that’s even more reason to vote yes to keep everyone’s jobs. A no vote will mean the buyer, either DFA or PF, will walk away or cancel all current contracts. People have to look at the bigger picture, the plants have to get back to profitability or why would a buyer want them. The old days of thinking the company owes more to the employees is over. The job market isn’t exactly great right now for someone looking for a new job to support their family.

That was confirmed on the Teamster call they had with the current Dean union employees, which is available on the Teamster website. This is the one shot at it, if a plant has a “no” vote the best the employees could hope for is another version of the contract with lower wages, benefits, etc... there is no negotiating.

Some additional information on the call included the fact that DFA did not do their due diligence with each plant, meaning once they learn more about each plant they could close it if it is in too bad of shape, too many employee issues, etc.

A "No" vote on the labor proposal in any facility will result in that plant closing (no longer operating) after business close 4/30. During the week after 4/23, management will have to determine how to transition volume away from the "no" vote facilities either temporarily or permanently. On 5/1, after the sale, if a "no" vote facility is going to operate in the future by DFA, recruiting to fill all positions in the plant will begin (help wanted ads and a job fair). All hourly positions will be open. Former employees of Dean Foods will be eligible to apply for employment along with everyone else.

there are literally 10 million plus people out of work.

Ship's not going to sink with a NO vote. NO just likely means no CBA, but purchase still going to happen.
But it also wouldn't surprise me if Teamsters come up with a way to implement the changes even with a NO vote to save the CBA. Happened after UPS voted down their last contract. Voted down and got signed and implemented anyway citing some BS bylaw as justification.

Unfortunately for dean and dfa 1 out of 8 new hires elect to stay past 30 days. these places auck to work at

There are far less jobs out there then there were 3 months ago. Most everyone hiring is in the grocery/delivery business (Walmart, Dominos, area grocers) and the pay s—s. Will that change in a few months? Too early to tell. But a manufacturer hiring right now willing to pay well above Walmart pay would be swamped with applicants.

We can get lots of joy out of seeing the ship sink. Jobs are out there

Don't have to wait for DOJ approval for a sale. DOJ can step in at a later date and sue. However, what's getting sold to Prairie Farms is small potatoes compared to the sale to DFA. Both sales creating monopolies, but it will be the bigger sale to DFA that gets the most attention.
Also vote doesn't really matter. If NO vote, Dean Foods just has to get the court to void the whole CBA. Prairie Farms and DFA would both like to avoid that and keep labor peace, but if CBA voided they can get rid of whoever is causing trouble without anything stopping them and lots of people now looking for work who will step up and replace them. Sure production numbers and quality will suffer in the short term, but long term everyone is replaceable and your naïve if you don't understand that .

Skim delight??? Sounds like 2% screwup by panelboard op making skim so he just dumped water on it to get it to pass lab inspection.

We stopped making it at the plant I’m at. What is in it?

What facility is still producing that?