Blue Diamond Workers United

MADRID, SPAIN--Blue Diamond Growers' CEO Doug Youngdahl might have thought his labor troubles wouldn't find him at the 26th Congress of the International Nut and Dried Fruit Council. After all, Madrid is a long way from Sacramento, California where Blue Diamond (BDG) runs the world's largest almond processing plant. But the arms of union solidarity are even longer. On May 12 they gave the Congress a gentle shake, letting everyone present know that Blue Diamond is not only a major exporter of California almonds, but a major violator of U.S. labor law as well. Read more…

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