The BCTGM is now accepting applications for the 2012 Scholarship Awards. Click here to download the forms.
On January 18, the first hearing concerning the bankruptcy of Hostess Brands was held in New York, N.Y. before a federal bankruptcy judge. The purpose of the court proceedings was to name members to the Creditors Committee. Bob Bergin, Executive Director of the Bakery and Confectionery Union and Industry International Health & Pension Funds, was [...]
Read MoreAFL-CIO – The national Republican party has selected Indiana Republican Gov. Mitch Daniels to respond to President Obama’s State of the Union address next week–sending a clear signal the party is making attacks on working people a top priority in the 2012 elections. Daniels is a key backer of right to work for less (RTW) [...]
Read MoreWisconsin working people hit one right out of Miller Park: Moments ago, they submitted 1 million signatures supporting a recall election of Gov. Scott Walker (R), exceeding the total number of signatures required by 460,000. Walker last year pushed to abolish the rights of public employees to collectively bargain for a middle class life. Walker’s [...]
Read MoreOn Wednesday, January 11, Hostess Brands filed for bankruptcy protection for the second time since 2004. The Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union (BCTGM) represents more than 5,000 workers at Hostess Brands. The BCTGM International Union’s legal and financial team, under the direction of International President Frank Hurt, has been working with [...]
Read MoreAFL-CIO – The Republican-controlled Indiana House Employment, Labor and Pensions Committee, muzzled Democrats and in a five-minute “charade” of a hearing this morning passed a so-called right to work bill by an 8-5 vote. Not only were Democrats barred from offering any amendments, no discussion of the bill was allowed and immediately after the vote, [...]
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