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In the News...
April 25, 2011
COURT ORDERED MEETINGS - HFS Managment will not be posting this information!
The below meetings will be THE LAST OPPORTUNITY for HFS workers to attend union meetings (and be paid) to learn about the benefits of forming a local union and being represented by the BCTGM INTERNATIONAL UNION prior to the scheduled vote!
TUESDAY, April 26:
- 6 a.m. - 3rd shift coming off duty & Crew C Sanitation;
- 2 p.m. - 1st shift coming off duty;
- 10 p.m.- 2nd shift coming off duty & Crew D Sanitation.
WEDNESDAY, April 27:
- 3:45 p.m. - Crews A & B Sanitation (Crew A holds over 15 minutes; Crew B comes in 15 minutes early)
NOTE FOR ALL OPTIONS: Since Mixers leave one hour earlier than other shifts, all mixers will have to hold over (and be paid for) the one hour prior to the paid 30 minute union meeting.
Click here for a printable flyer...
Apr 20, 2011
After 10 Years, Consolidated Biscuit Workers Will Vote on Union
by James Parks, AFL-CIOAfter a decade of struggle, workers at cookie maker Consolidated Biscuit Company (CBC), now Hearthside Food Solutions (HFS), in McComb, Ohio, are a big step closer to joining a union. The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) announced the 825 workers will vote May 5–6 on whether to join a union.
Read the rest of this story on the AFL-CIO's Blog...
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
WHO IS BILL WHEELER AND WHY IS HE HOLDING CAPTIVE AUDIENCE MEETINGS IN LONDON, Ky.?
Bill Wheeler, a union-busting consultant from Columbus, Ohio, is being paid $175 per hour by HFS to hold anti-union meetings inside the London, Ky., plant. Attached is a document proving his identity as a paid UNION BUSTER (The document, known as a LM-20, is required by the U.S. Department of Labor. Filled out and signed by Wheeler, he provides information on his job as a “labor consultant” hired by DHL in “the campaign against becoming a union shop.”)
Click here to view the full document...
Friday, April 15, 2011
Union vote set at McComb plant
As they left work Thursday, employees at McComb's Hearthside Food Solutions plant, formerly Consolidated Biscuit, walked by lines of friendly co-workers handing them pro-union leaflets.
Inside the building and inside their paycheck envelopes, their employer is giving them anti-union messages.
Friday, April 1, 2011
HFS McComb Election Set for May 5th and 6th
The NLRB Region 8 informed the BCTGM and HFS, since this is a rerun election, the Notice of Election will contain the Lufkin Rule, which states:
“The election conducted August 15, 2002 was set aside because the National Labor Relations Board found that certain conduct of the employer interfered with the employees’ exercise of free and reasoned choice. Therefore, a new election will be held in accordance with the terms of this Notice of Election. All eligible voters should understand the National Labor Relations Act, as amended, gives them the right to cast their ballots as they see fit, and protects them in the exercise of this right, free from interference of any of the parties.”
The election will be held in the upstairs training room near the locker rooms of the main building on the following date and times:
Thursday, May 5, 2011 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.; 5 p.m. – 8 p.m.; 10 p.m. – 1 a.m.
Friday, May 6, 2011 - 9 a.m. – 10 a.m.To be eligible to vote in the union election, all workers must have been on the payroll on or before Tuesday, January 18, 2011.
Friday, March 25, 2011
HFS/Laurel Cookies workers in London, KY file a Union Election Petition with NLRB
On Friday, March 25, BCTGM Local 280 in London, Kentucky filed a Union election petition with the NLRB on behalf of the workers at HFS/Laurel Cookies plant in London. These workers are excited to join in the campaign to become BCTGM members!
As one HFS London worker said, "United we stand to gain but divided some outside investers control the game."
On January 10, 2011
U.S. Court of Appeals orders that Hearthside comply with 2008 judgement
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ordered that Hearthside fully comply with the Court's November 14, 2008 judgement to CBC...
Click here to read a summary of the full 1/10/11 Consent Order
The workers at CBC/Hearthside have had their protected labor rights violated for more than nine years and the BCTGM International Union has been fighting for these workers the entire time without reprieve. Now is the time for the workers to rise up and Vote Union Yes and finally gain a voice in their workplace!
May 10, 2010
Hearthside Food Solutions, a Wind Point Partners Portfolio Company, Acquires Consolidated Biscuit Company and the Cereal Division of Golden Temple of OregonHearthside Food Solutions, a Wind Point Partners portfolio company, has acquired Consolidated Biscuit Company and the Cereal Division of Golden Temple of Oregon.
The combination of the three businesses will create one of North America’s premier bakeries with approximately $700 million in total revenue, a sizeable manufacturing footprint with 12 facilities across seven states and long-term relationships with many of North America’s leading food companies and retailers...