El Milagro Corp.

El Milagro Tortilleria Employee Sets Record Straight Regarding Workplace Reforms | Eater Chicago

"After workers mobilized at the 36th Street plant, management offered raises beginning in August 2021 and rolled out further increases through the year (one- to two-dollar raises and a 36-cent bump in December), changes organizers say were intended to blunt organizing efforts. Pro-labor advocates cite roughly $1.3 million in total raises since organizing began and report many employees moved from roughly $15–$17 per hour to $17–$20, with new hires starting around $16.50; the company counters that wage reviews began earlier and that increases were not driven by outside organizers. Despite pay gains, key demands — such as guaranteed weekend days off and formal meetings between management and the worker committee — remain unresolved." - Aimee Levitt