Federal labor officials have found evidence that Chicago tortilla manufacturer El Milagro has threatened workers with dismissal and other reprisals for organizing to complain about working conditions.
Staff of the National Labor Relations Board in Chicago said the company violated employees’ rights in 2021 and 2022 when some cooperated with the workers’ rights group Arise Chicago to call attention to grievances. Workers have said the effort that included a brief strike brought higher wages and better schedules but that dangerously high production speeds have persisted.
