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Add your name: Itโs time to PASS THE PRO Act!
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05.29.2025
BCTGM Local 342 (Bloomington, Ill.) knows what it means to be UNION through and through. In addition to day-to-day service and representation of the membership, the Local Unionโs leaders have beenโฆ Educating Stewards On April 5, Local 342 hosted an education conference attended by 20 new and experienced Local Union stewards, including the Local Unionโs Executive Board (pictured above). According to Local 342 President Mike Johnson, the Local is thriving thanks to the leadership of......
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05.28.2025
Most people believe the sugar they use and consume every day comes from sugarcane, but in the United States 60% of it is Union-made from sugar beets in the cooler climates to the north. BCTGM members make nearly all of the U.S.-made sugar from sugar beets. โThis time of year our farmers are planting sugar beet seeds across close to 175,000 acres of fields from Idaho to Eastern Oregon and Washington,โ says BCTGM Local 283G......
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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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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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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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