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Nestlé, the global food and beverage giant, is grappling with a labor union conflict as it contemplates shutting down its remaining U.S. coffee factory located in New Jersey. This comes amidst failed negotiations over an employee concessions package, raising concerns for the plant's 200-plus workers.
As per CoStar, Nestlé is also in conflict with the labor union, and they have, in fact, tried to resolve their issue, but talks have reportedly failed. The workers and the company did not reach an agreement with regard to a package of concessions for employees.
The failure of the talks between the two parties is said to have moved Nestlé one step closer to discontinuing the operations in its coffee factory in New Jersey. Moreover, Asbury Park Press reported that the meeting with the union lasted for more than an hour, and despite the result, the president of Teamsters Local 11 labor union, Michael Curcio, still has a bit of hope that the Nescafé maker will keep the plant open.
"It is a really sad day. We tried," the union leader told the workers at the plant. "We thought Nestle would have some compassion, some feeling for the 200-plus people that are here."
In any case, it was mentioned that Nestlé actually announced the potential shutdown of the plant six weeks ago. At that time, the company cited the facility's outdated condition as one of the reasons why the closure may happen.
The facility is located in Freehold Township in New Jersey, with about 227 employees in the 500,000 square feet plant. It has been in operation since 1948, and local officials said that closing this will also affect the region and described it as an economic setback.
"We appreciate the union's willingness to discuss the situation, including the annual cost savings required to make continuing operations there viable for our business in the long term," the spokesperson of Nestlé said in a statement. "Decisional bargaining with the union has concluded, and our leadership team will now make a final decision regarding the factory. We are committed to giving our Freehold employees updates in a timely manner."
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