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ABA fiercely advocates for growing, promoting, and protecting the baking industry’s workforce – the heart of our Members’ operations.

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WHY IS IT AN ISSUE?

More than one million bakery supply chain employees work tirelessly and safely making and delivering the baked goods that feed the world. ABA Member employees in bakery production, maintenance, sales, administration, and transportation need a strong advocate in both federal and state governments to protect their safety, wellbeing, and working conditions.

Protecting and celebrating the baking workforce

ABA’s labor and safety experts ensure Members understand the latest regulatory and legislative issues affecting the baking industry’s critical workforce. More importantly, ABA’s strategic and collaborative approach provides a direct line of communication with key influencers affecting workforce policy.

The success of the baking industry directly reflects the hard work and passion of skilled, dedicated employees supplying ingredients and equipment, and baking the products which feed our country and the world.

A focus on employee well-being

The annual ABA Safety Recognition Program, launched in 2016, honors ABA Member locations that have achieved a high level of safety performance as an ongoing effort to reduce work-related injuries and illnesses. The industry’s dedication to workers’ safety not only proves ABA Member companies’ focus on employees’ well-being but has also helped companies reduce costs associated with fewer injury claims.

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ABA'S POSITION ON WORKFORCE

The wholesale baking industry is recognized as an essential DHS critical infrastructure sector that ensures a safe and secure food supply and provides the American people with essential baked goods. The baking industry has a large variety of career opportunities, such as in bakery production, maintenance, sales, administration, and logistics.

Wholesale bakeries offer endless career opportunities to its workforce and ABA works to ensure those opportunities are not taken away by burdensome and unworkable policies and overbearing government mandates.

ABA advocates on behalf of bakery employees and employers to ensure sound legislative and regulatory policies that provide a safe and healthy workplace, enhance job creation and innovation.

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Updates on Key Labor and Employment Laws, 2020 Election, and more at the Upcoming Virtual Conference

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The joint HR/Safety and Legal Professional Group Virtual Conference will feature speakers who will provide an update of the election...

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