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Unite calls for Cadbury products boycott

Although not a finance sector issue, Unite members (particularly those based in the Bristol area) may well be interested in this campaign.

Workers from the threatened Cadbury factory at Somerdale, Keynsham, which makes Cadbury Mini Eggs, Crunchie and Fudge bars, have called for a boycott of all Cadbury products in protest against the planned closure of their plant.

Their union Unite has backed their call and the boycott of all Cadbury products will start in the Bristol and Bath area. Unite leaders said it will then be rolled out to other areas where Cadbury operates and union members across the UK will also be urged to support it.

Somerdale workers have reported early evidence emerging of consumers returning Christmas products with letters of complaint about the planned closure. Members of the Bristol and Bath public are already calling for a boycott by writing in to local newspapers and commenting when they sign petitions. There is also anecdotal evidence of local firms emptying their vending machines of Cadbury products.

Trucking Crunchie, Fudge, Double Decker and other family favourites back from Eastern Europe will cause massive environmental damage, adding an extra 7 million food miles each year to the chocolate treat you buy at the checkout.

British chocolate should continue to be made in Britain. Cadbury jobs are good jobs, well paid, jobs worth having. We need to save them for our children and grandchildren. The workforce of Cadbury are campaigning to make the company listen. We need YOU to stop buying Cadbury until they commit to staying in the UK.

So next time you are at the checkout:

* If you are worried about the environment - say no to Cadbury's chocolate

* If you want to support the local community - say no to Cadbury's chocolate

* If you want to help the workers save the factory - say no to Cadbury's chocolate

Find out more by emailing boycottcadburys@hotmail.co.uk

25th January 2008

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