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The 41st Constitutional Convention of the BCTGM International Union will be held July 27-August 2, 2022 at the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. The theme of the 2022 Convention is, "OUR UNION. OUR FUTURE. OUR FIGHT." Delegates to the Convention, per Article III, Section 5 of the Constitution, must have been a continuously good-standing, dues-paying member of the International Union and Local Union the delegate represents for at least two (2) continuous years...

01 February, 2022

Twenty five members of the U.S. House of Representatives followed the lead of the U.S. Senate in writing to Rich Products Chairman Robert E. Rich Jr., urging the company to end the strike by Local 37 members at the Jon Donaire Desserts plant in Santa Fe Springs, Calif. by engaging in good faith bargaining. "Most of these workers are Latina women who are on strike โ€“ many with their children. We are concerned about the...

24 January, 2022

An overwhelming atmosphere of solidarity met BCTGM International President Anthony Shelton and International Secretary-Treasurer David Woods as they walked the picket line outside the Jon Donaire Desserts plant in Santa Fe Springs, Calif. with striking members of Local 37.Workers at the plant, who make and decorate ice cream cakes for food chains including Ralphs, Walmart and Baskin-Robbins, have been on strike fighting for a livable wage and a fair contract since November 3. Jon Donaire...

21 January, 2022

The BCTGM joins with the AFL-CIO in commending President Bidenโ€™s Federal Reserve appointments and urge their speedy confirmation by the U.S. Senate.Sarah Bloom Raskin, a former member of the Board of Governors, is an experienced financial regulator with a strong track record of putting the public interest first when dealing with the power of the financial system. She is eminently suited to the critical role of vice chair of supervision. Professors Lisa Cook, who has...

14 January, 2022

In a scathing letter to Rich Products Chairman Robert E. Rich Jr., seven United States Senators condemned the company's refusal to negotiate a fair contract for the 100 BCTGM Local 37 members at Jon Donaire Desserts plant in Santa Fe Springs, Calif. Workers at the factory have been on strike since November 3, 2021. "Letโ€™s be clear. Rich Products is not a poor company. It is not going broke. Last year, your company made over...

12 January, 2022

The below article about Local 37 members on strike against Jon Donaire (Rich Products) in Santa Fe Springs, Calif. was written by Caitlin Hernรกndez and published on LA List on Jan 5. Workers at Jon Donaire Desserts in Santa Fe Springs have been on strike to get a fair contract for nine weeks, missing vital paychecks during the peak of the holiday season. While parent company Richโ€™s hasnโ€™t returned to the bargaining table since union members voted...

07 January, 2022

Members of the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union (BCTGM) who work at Kelloggโ€™s ready to eat cereal plants in Battle Creek, Mich., Lancaster, Pa., Omaha, Neb. and Memphis, Tenn. have voted to accept the recommended collective bargaining agreement. Approval of the contract ends the BCTGMโ€™s strike against Kelloggโ€™s, which began on October 5, 2021. In commenting on the ratification, BCTGM International President Anthony Shelton stated, โ€œOur striking members at Kelloggโ€™s ready-to-eat cereal...

21 December, 2021

On December 17, members of the BCTGM Local 37 (Los Angeles, Calif.) on strike against Rich Products-owned Jon Donaire Desserts plant in Sante Fe, Calif. voted overwhelmingly to reject the companyโ€™s proposal on a new collective bargaining agreement. The strike, which began on November 3, 2021, continues.Reflecting on the vote, BCTGM International President Anthony Shelton stated, โ€œThe members have spoken. The strike continues. The International Union will continue to provide full support to our striking...

18 December, 2021

BCTGM International President Anthony Sheltonโ€™s response to President Joe Bidenโ€™s statement in support of 1,400 BCTGM members on strike against the Kellogg Company in Battle Creek, Mich. (Local 3G), Omaha, Neb. (Local 50G), Lancaster, Pa. (Local 374G) and Memphis, Tenn. (Local 252G): The BCTGM is profoundly grateful to the President of the United States for his support for working people and their right to engage in meaningful collective bargaining. We whole-heartedly agree with President Biden that Kelloggโ€™s...

10 December, 2021

The following statement was issued by U.S. President Joe Biden today: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 10, 2021 Statement by President Joe Biden On Kellogg Collective Bargaining Negotiations Collective bargaining is an essential tool to protect the rights of workers that should be free from threats and intimidation from employers. Thatโ€™s why I am deeply troubled by reports of Kelloggโ€™s plans to permanently replace striking workers from the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International during their ongoing collective...

10 December, 2021

The statement by the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union (BCTGM) following the December 5 vote on the tentative agreement between the BCTGM and Kelloggโ€™s: Members of the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union (BCTGM) on strike against Kelloggโ€™s in Battle Creek, Mich., Lancaster, Pa., Omaha, Neb. and Memphis, Tenn. have overwhelmingly voted to reject the tentative agreement. The strike, which began on October 5, 2021, continues. Reflecting on the vote,...

07 December, 2021

Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union (BCTGM) International President Anthony Shelton issued the following statement following negotiations between the BCTGM and Kelloggโ€™s: โ€œLate last night, BCTGM negotiators reached a tentative agreement with Kelloggโ€™s on a new contract. In the coming days, the Local Union officers on the bargaining committee will present the tentative agreement to their respective memberships who will then vote on the agreement on Sunday, December 5 at destinations determined by...

02 December, 2021

BY HAROLD MEYERSON The American Prospect NOVEMBER 8, 2021 The Great Recession is long gone, but some employers insist that their employees work under recession-era constraints. Striketober is over but strikes still persist. At tractor manufacturer John Deere, 10,000 workers have rejected two successive offers from the company and still walk the picket lines. At Kellogg, the union representing the 1,400 workers who turn out the nationโ€™s breakfasts has refused the companyโ€™s offers, which have addressed none of the...

09 November, 2021

On Friday, BCTGM Local 149 and Blues City Brewery workers were joined by striking Kelloggโ€™s Local 252G members and the Memphis labor community outside the massive brewery for a rally to call attention to the workerโ€™s fight for a first contract. Local 149 has been working hard to achieve a first contract to help protect the workers of Blues City Brewery and address the issues they face at the massive 1.3 million-square-foot plant. Workers at the...

08 November, 2021

Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union (BCTGM) issued the following statement in support of 1,400 BCTGM members in Battle Creek, Mich. (Local 3G), Omaha, Neb. (Local 50G), Lancaster, Pa. (Local 374G) and Memphis, Tenn. (Local 252G) who are on strike against the Kellogg Company: The companyโ€™s last, best and final offer does not achieve what our members are asking for; a predictable pathway to fully vested, fully benefitted employment for all employees with...

04 November, 2021