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The Largest, Most Efficient Bakery in the World is BCTGM PROUD
Canada’s largest, most modern and efficient commercial bakery opened in the fall with BCTGM Local 264 (Toronto) members producing some of the country’s most loved bread products. The $100 million Canada Bread plant covers 385,000 square feet in Hamilton, Ontario. The bakery is a division of Maple Leaf Foods, and produces a variety of fresh [...]
Read MoreGAO Calls for Better OSHA Guidance on Safety Programs
The United States Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued a new report “Better OSHA Guidance Needed on Safety Incentive Programs” that analyzes employer’s use of safety incentive programs in an effort to bring reportable injuries down. OSHA relies on employer injury and illness records to target its enforcement efforts. However, questions have been raised as to [...]
Read MoreA Letter from President Hurt to all BCTGM Members Employed by Hostess Brands
Since June of 2010, I have communicated extensively in writing with your local unions regarding the very serious financial difficulties of your employer, Hostess Brands. Many of my communications should have been posted on Union bulletin boards at your work location so that you were kept continually informed. Additionally, we held a meeting in Washington, [...]
Read MoreJobs Grow by 115,000 in April
AFL-CIO Job growth in April rose by 115,000, above the 100,000 needed to keep up with new job entrants. The unemployment rate improved a tad, from 8.2 percent in March to 8.1 percent in April, as did the number of jobless, which declined from 12.7 million in March to 12.5 million in April, according to [...]
Read More13 Workers Killed Each Day on the Job in 2010
AFL-CIO Each day in 2010, 13 workers on average were killed on the job—some 4,690 workers—and an estimated 50,000 died from occupational diseases, according to the AFL-CIO’s annual report, “Death on the Job: The Toll of Neglect.” Released today, the report shows the number of those who died in 2010 (the most recent year for which data [...]
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