‘Our raises have been pennies’: US cake-makers strike for fair deal as company makes billions

Workers at the Jon Donaire plant in California are struggling to cope - so why won't the factory's owner raise its offer?

More than 150 workers at the Jon Donaire Desserts plant in Santa Fe Springs, California, have been on strike since early November over wages, healthcare coverage and working conditions.

The dispute centers on food workers, hailed as heroes early in the pandemic, who are struggling to cope with spiraling costs of living as the company that employs them posts billion-dollar revenues.