Workers at the El Milagro tortilla factory who called attention to their complaints with a short walkout last year charged Monday that the company has broken several promises while maintaining dangerously high production speeds.
The employees, working with the labor rights group Arise Chicago, said their activism last year led to wage increases, an end to seven-day-a-week schedules and improvements in working conditions. But they said the company hasn’t followed through on a commitment to close on Sundays to give all workers time with families.
