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October 3, 2022

From Fireman to Pieman: How a Miami Firefighter Baked up a Pie Empire

Laine Doss Broken Palate

Derek Kaplan always had a knack for baking since he was a teen but took a detour to become a firefighter before reigniting his passion for piemaking. When he wasn’t helping the good citizens of Miami, he would bake out of a shared industrial kitchen. Soon, menus across Miami would proclaim: “We proudly offer Fireman Derek’s Famous Key Lime Pies.”

labor

August 18, 2021

‘We’re Tired of Getting Treated Like Trash’: Nabisco Workers Are Striking for Normal Hours

Lauren Kaori Gurley Motherboard

A strike that began at a Nabisco factory in Portland, Oregon last week has now spread across the country to Nabisco facilities in Aurora, Colorado, and Richmond, Virginia, where Oreos, Ritz crackers, Chips Ahoy, and other popular cookies.

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July 20, 2021

The Human Cost of Doritos: Claims of 84-hour Work Weeks and Stagnant Wages at Frito-Lay Factory Where Workers are on Strike

Alex Woodward The Independent

Employees at the snack giant’s facility in Kansas demand an end to unpredictable hours and what they call hazardous conditions amid soaring profits.

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September 8, 2016

Union Workers Walk Out At Just Born, Maker of Peeps, In First Strike In Decades

Anthony Salamone and Scott Kraus The Morning Call

400 workers at Just Born Quality confections in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania have gone out on strike. The company's most famous product is Peeps. Management wants to replace their pension with a 401(K).

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