Marching for Stella D'Oro strikers

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NEW YORK--About 50 people marched January 10 in a snowstorm to demand justice for the striking workers at Bronx-based Stella D'Oro Biscuit Co. Strikers and community members rallied to draw attention to the strike and publicize a boycott of Stella D'Oro products.

Marchers picketed the local Stop and Shop where community members presented management with a letter asking them to take the biscuit company's products off the shelves.

The striking workers, who are members of the Bakery, Confectionary, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union (BCTWGM) Local 50, have been out on strike since August. The cookie company, which is now under new ownership, wants to slash wages by up to 25 percent, impose premiums on health insurance, freeze pensions, and eliminate holidays, vacations and sick pay.
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