The BCTGM International Union is a modern union with old-fashioned values. We are dedicated to giving workers in our industries a voice and a vote in their workplace. We believe that all workers should be treated with Dignity, Justice and Respect on the job.
The BCTGM represents working men and women atย some of theย best known companiesย throughout theย U.S. and Canada.ย We represent manufacturing, production workers, maintenance and sanitation workers in the bakery, confectionery, tobacco and grain milling industries in North America.
The primary goal of the BCTGM has not changed in more than 125 years: To bring economic justice in the workplace to all workers in our jurisdiction and social justice to workers throughout North America.
From bread and cake to yogurt and chocolate, BCTGM members are the faces behind the products North American families enjoy everyday.
President Shelton has been a member of the Union since 1973 when he joined L. 25 (Chattanooga, Tenn.), and later became a shop steward at Holsum Bakery in Chattanooga.
Secretary-Treasurer Woods joined L. 165G (Knoxville, Tenn.) in 1989 when he was hired at White Lilly Foods, Co. He would serve as Principal Officer of the Local, and later the Asst. Bus. Agent of L. 25.