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		Azteca Workers A Hit at Notre Dame
		Azteca Fight Moves to Chicago's Rogers Park
		Azteca Strikers Rally For Cintas Workers

SOUTH BEND, February 11, 2003 — Striking Azteca workers visited Notre Dame University as guests of the Progressive Student Alliance and the Higgins Labor Center Tuesday night. Azteca CEO Art Velasquez graduated from the university and sits on its board of trustees.

The workers visited the Institute for Latino Studies, the Center for Social Concerns and spoke to a group of 80 students and faculty at an evening forum. The area’s print media covered the forum and visits.

It was disclosed that Azteca products are available on campus. Of course, the student leaders at the forum told the strikers that they would be looking into that situation. Students also will be working on a number of soon to be announced projects to support the national consumer boycott of Azteca tortillas, tortilla shells, chips and Buena Vida tortillas.

Media Coverage:
• South Bend Tribune
• Observer (Notre Dame/St. Mary's)

CHICAGO, February 10, 2003 —Four Azteca strikers met with the Jobs and Economic Justice Committee of the Rogers Park Community Action Network (RPCAN) to talk about the latest news from the picket line and their struggle for justice. Community members agreed to do outreach to area churches and to leaflet a number of grocery stores in their community.

Prior to Monday's meeting,  RPCAN had already published very supportive article in their latest newsletter.

CHICAGO, February 5, 2003 — Azteca workers joined with 150 community and union allies in the Chicago area for a demonstration supporting the workers at Cintas on Wednesday. Cintas the largest uniform rental provider and industrial launderer in North America. The demonstration was held in front of the Chicago offices of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB).

UNITE, the Union of Needletrades, Industrial, Textile Employees is attempting to organize Cintas workers throughout the US and Canada.

"UNITE members have been strong allies of our efforts to get a fair contract from Azteca Foods. We thought we’d return the favor. It is clear that Cintas and Azteca work from the same playbook in an attempt to destroy their workers’ unions. It just won’t work — but solidarity among workers does," said Josefina Bonilla, an Azteca worker.