Local 259 Rallies to Reinstate Worker Fired for Organizing, Joined by NYC Elected Officials

Workers unionizing with Local 259 at Baco Enterprises in the Bronx were joined by civic and elected leaders—including Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, Comptroller Brad Lander, Bronx Borough President Vanessa Gibson, and Democratic nominee for State Assembly Claire Valdez—to rally in front of the construction materials fabricator.

Solidarity Forever @UAW@UAWRegion9A@AOC@NYCComptroller@claireforqueens@Vanessalgibson@DemSocialists@Teamsterspic.twitter.com/eaU1TUqmKB

— Alex Patterson🌹 (@pattynomics) August 6, 2024

Local 259 is calling out the company following the unlawful termination of a worker, Alex Patterson, who sought to organize with his coworkers and form a union.

UAW Local 259 is at @BacoEnterprises in the Bronx today, standing with worker Alex Patterson, who was wrongfully terminated from his job at Baco for organizing his coworkers to form a union. 

"Local 259 is here today to expose Baco Enterprises for their union-busting tactics.… pic.twitter.com/zWyaUGN58V

— UAW (@UAW) August 6, 2024

Calling attention to our country’s broken labor laws, the rally demanded that Baco Enterprises reinstate the worker, make him whole with back pay, and recognize the union or agree to be neutral as workers exercise their right to a union election free from intimidation and harassment.