Paul Saber’s Panera Indicted on Further Federal Charges
Bread of Life, Paul Saber’s franchise of Panera, must answer further indictments before the National Labor Relations Board on March 5, 2013. Once again, the new indictments swirl around the West Main cafe in Kalamazoo, Michigan, where bakers claim the store manager, Phil Decker, recorded conversations and reported back to supervisors in California.
Bread of Life issued a written warning to West Main’s lead baker, also a union steward, after the baker sent e-mails to supervisors about the abusive conduct of Phil Decker. Further, Bread of Life then “relied upon the discipline described . . . [above] in conducting and issuing a Baker Performance Review” of the steward. Upon investigation the Labor Board ordered Paul Saber’s company to rescind all disciplinary action against this baker and to purge the baker’s file.
Bread of Life, of course, denies everything. Barnes & Thornburg no doubt celebrated as they prepared for yet another court date.
A well-heeled Panera baker.
Posted on February 8, 2013, in Uncategorized. Bookmark the permalink. 12 Comments.
I spent the past hour just reading through all the different bs we have gone through as bakers and 3 things have never changed. The Bakers tell the truth, while the managemt denies and delays.
I am inflamed beyond reasoning that we are subjected to the round about will of a grown male whose actions can arguably be compared to a child throwing a large fit because they didn’t get their way.
Back in a time when parents raised their children, a child would be disciplined for such actions… Not rewarded. A lesson I can clearly see has escaped some. Sadly, this is a lesson much harder learned later in life.
A “spanking” is hardly fitting for such a male.
I’m a baker in the Portland market and I’ve been getting rather fed up with the politics and greedy side of management. Our bmm Just demoted our bts after getting an a auto accident and not having a car for two weeks.
For what it is worth I’ve just written to Panera and informed them that as long as they treat you as not fully engaged stake holders of the company we will take our bread needs elsewhere;
Dr. Jack Sprucinski
Dr. Jack, more of us need to do that! I haven’t eaten at Panera in some time and a new store was opened in the Battle Creek area a while back. I won’t eat there now until this matter is settled to the bakers satisfaction! My Aunt is also a Kellogg company retiree and I know that she and her retirement club goes there once a month, maybe more. I’m working on getting a hold of her and asking that they take their business elsewhere!
I agree, We like the whole product line, the stores and the people working in them, but do not support the management not treating the yeast of the whole dough with respect and honor.
No fav button, but I am in full support. Everything I have eaten at Panera is great, in fact wonderful! They would not get a compliment like that from me if the bakers were not great!
Panera, this is getting attention….buck up! Thanks Dr. Jack! I’m not sure doctors are unionized….but it is a good and great thing!
Thanks again! Dr. Sprucinski! Thank you for fighting for the middle class!
Thank you for you kind comments, but I’m one of those PH’D's not a MD but………
Ph’D's are cool! You earned it…and I’m glad to see you throw your PH’D behind the cause!
Sometimes I think that people who oppose unions are unintelligent….but you prove that they (we) are not.
With my main thrust being diversity, this fit is right up my alley.
Hi! I got here via The Huffington Post story today. Just wanted to let you know that I live near BC and I’m rooting for you guys! The best thing you can do is become Unionized. I have been a UAW member since 1976 and being a Union member changed my life. It brought me up from poverty and allowed me to give my son a good upbringing. If you can get this story out to the local public I bet many of the customers will vote with their dollars. I personally have not shopped at Walmart in ten years and I have yet to eat at the BC location of your store, but if I hear that you have resolved this issue, I will be happy to make a point of spending my money there! Good Luck!
Good luck in your fight Panera bakers. You are doing the right thing. Stay strong and remember there is strength in solidarity. This UAW member supports you guys 100%.
I’m glad to see another UAW member here! These bakers really need our help! I am also very disappointed that MI has become a “right to earn less state”, but I also worked for ten years in a right to earn less state and UAW members there stood strong! Out of 8000 employees, only a handful choose to not join/or quit the union. But when the plant closed there, the members not in good standing had to come up with a whole lot of money to become “in good standing” to take advantage of generous transfer money, or at least that was what I was told…..I didn’t know any of the scabs!