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Add your name: Itโs time to PASS THE PRO Act!
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04.16.2025
โAs a lifelong Union activist myself, I have found much fulfillment in retelling the stories of social justice activism through my art,โ says retired AFSCME Council 31 Local 3506 Member and Artist Activist Stephanie Weiner. โA lot of my art is about Union organizing in the Southwestern U.S., especially New Mexico.โ Weiner first learned of BCTGM Local 351โs (Albuquerque, N.M.) 2018 โUnion T-Shirt Dayโ from watching archived Union interviews at the University of New Mexico.......
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Local Union News
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04.08.2025
On April 5, BCTGM members gathered with labor allies and community members across the U.S. to tell President Trump, Elon Musk and Republicans in the House and Senate: Hands Off Our Unions! According to BCTGM International President Anthony Shelton, this is personal for BCTGM members. โIn only two months, the Trump Administration has gutted federal agencies, paralyzed the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and eliminated important health and safety protections for workers across our industries...
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Trump Administration
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03.14.2025
The needs of workers and workplaces alike are ever-changing, and the only way to stay at the forefront of this change is to gather often and learn together. The BCTGM prides itself on its commitment to education. In 2024, the International Union co-sponsored 36 Local Union training programs involving over 850 shop stewards and officers from 44 Local Unions. The International provides resources and materials for these trainings, which are taught by highly capable International......
BCTGM Stewards
Education
Steward Training
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03.12.2025
From a single, small confectionery in 1939, Schnuckโs Markets, Inc. has grown into a leading regional supermarket chain with 115 stores in Missouri, Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin. BCTGM Local 4 (St. Louis, Mo.) members at Schnuckโs Market Bakery in St. Louis are behind the cakes and other sweet goods that get shipped to the chainโs retail grocery stores for sale. โOur members not only bake the cakes in this facility, they elaborately decorate them,โ says......
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Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers (BCTGM) International Union has fought to secure hazard pay, bonuses, additional Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), paid time off and enforcement of social distancing guidelines for our members. Click here to learn how to secure representation for yourself and coworkers as members of the BCTGM.
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