Add your name: Itโs time to PASS THE PRO Act!
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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......
BCTGM-Made
Local Union News
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03.11.2025
20 members of BCTGM Local 3G (Battle Creek, Mich.) have initiated an Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) strike against Knappen Milling Co. in Augusta, Mich. The workers, who make Knappen Milling Baking Flour, are fighting against low wages, safety concerns, and for a Union security clause to be written back into their contract following the repeal of a decade-long Right-to-Work law in their state. โOur wage increases have consistently lagged behind industry standards, and the percentage......
Knappen Milling Strike
Local Union News
Press
Strikes
Wages
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03.06.2025
BCTGM International President Anthony Shelton issued the following response to President Donald Trumpโs decision to apply tariffs on Canada: The BCTGM International Union believes that the Trump Administrationโs decision to apply a 25% tariff on goods entering the United States from Canada is unnecessary, misguided and potentially devastating for both Canadian and American workers, including thousands of BCTGM members. If the President is truly committed to bolstering manufacturing in the United...
President Anthony Shelton
Press
Tarriffs
Trade
Trump Administration
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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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