AFL-CIO
Representing manufacturing, production, maintenance and sanitation workers in the baking, confectionery, tobacco and grain milling industries.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics data released today showed union membership in the United States grew by more than 273,000 in 2022, despite fierce and often illegal corporate union-busting. While the data also showed a slight dip in nationwide union density, the real story is that hundreds of thousands of workers overcame the odds to join a union last year in a system rigged against them. Corporate giants such as Amazon and Starbucks are spending millions of...

19 January, 2023

Labor solidarity was vital to the success of the strikes by BCTGM members at Frito Lay, Nabisco, Kelloggโ€™s and Jon Donaire. This is why when the BCTGM learned that musicians at the San Antonio Symphony were on strike for a fair contract, we teamed with BIMBO Bakeries U.S.A. to provide the workers and their families with union-made bread and snacks. For months, the 72 members of American Federation of Musicians (AFM) Local 23 in San Antonio...

15 March, 2022

BCTGM Local 358 President Keith Bragg and Financial Secretary/Business Agent Darlene Carpenter joined AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler at the National Press Club in Washington D.C. on Wednesday, October 13. As she began her address, Shuler introduced her invited guests, who included the Local 358 officers. She commended Nabisco workers for their victory as she introduced Carpenter and Bragg she said, โ€œThe bakery workers of Local in Richmond, Virginia who took on Nabisco and won! โ€œMore than a...

14 October, 2021

In a special session, the AFL-CIO Executive Council elected Shuler as president of the federation of 56 unions and 12.5 million members. Shuler is the first woman to hold the office in the history of the labor federation. The Executive Council also elected United Steelworkers (USW) International Vice President Fred Redmond to succeed Shuler as secretary-treasurer, the first African American to hold the number two office. Tefere Gebre will continue as executive vice president, rounding...

20 August, 2021

BCTGM International President Anthony Shelton issued the following statement on the passing of AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka: โ€œThe BCTGM is deeply saddened by the tragic loss of our Brother and friend Rich Trumka.  Brother Trumka was a visionary leader and powerful and highly effective voice for working men and women. He was tireless in the defense of workersโ€™ rights and the advancement of economic, social and racial justice at home and around the world. Rich Trumka was...

05 August, 2021

The United States has reached a tragic milestone in our fight against COVID-19: More than half a million Americans have succumbed to the coronavirus. Many of those lost were our union brothers, sisters and friends. The labor movement mourns their passing, and in their memory, we will fight every day to overcome this pandemic. Please visit this special AFL-CIO In Memoriam site. ...

23 February, 2021

John Sweeney, who led an era of transformative change in Americaโ€™s labor movement, passed away February 1 at the age of 86. Sweeney was one of four children born to Irish immigrants in a working-class Bronx neighborhood shortly after the Great Depression. His parents, James and Agnes Sweeney, worked as a bus driver and a domestic worker, respectively. Sweeney always understood the struggles and the pride of working people. Sweeney was interested in politics from childhood....

03 February, 2021

The AFL-CIOโ€™s has announced the 2021 Workers First Agenda. It is bold, comprehensive and exactly what America needs to meet this moment of pain and uncertainty. We urge Congress and the incoming Biden administration to seize this opportunity to transform the lives of working people through lasting, structural change starting with our five highest priorities: WORKER EMPOWERMENT: At the center of this agenda is the PRO (Protecting the Right to Organize) Act. WORKER SAFETY AND THE PANDEMIC:...

13 January, 2021

President-elect Joe Biden has announced that he has chosen Boston Mayor Marty Walsh to be his labor secretary. Walsh, 53, has served as the Democratic mayor of Boston since 2014. A former union member, Walsh has a long history with labor. He served as president of Laborers Local 223 and, before becoming mayor, led the Boston Building Trades of the AFL-CIO. AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka said Walsh will be an "exceptional" labor secretary, stating: โ€œBoston Mayor Marty Walsh...

08 January, 2021

(Washington, D.C., Dec. 16, 2020)โ€”Too many of Americaโ€™s workers are being killed on the job and face dangerous working conditions. The latest data from the U.S.  Bureau of Labor Statisticsโ€™ Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries shows that workers of color are especially high risk.  In 2019, 5,333 workers died on the job, the largest number since 2007. That is an average of 15 workers dying each and every day. This does not include the enormous number...

16 December, 2020

(Washington, D.C., Nov. 5, 2020)โ€”Today, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka hosted a press call breaking down the labor movementโ€™s role in this yearโ€™s election and discussing the path ahead for working people.  โ€œThe resilience of unions is the story of 2020. Itโ€™s been on display all year. Itโ€™s guided by our belief that a better day is still within our reach. And today, I am more confident than ever that a better day is near,โ€ said Trumka....

05 November, 2020

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rCYft7zToc&feature=youtu.be Tomorrow is Election Day. Watch this message from AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka which lays out why we must elect Joe Biden as our next president. WHY? โ€ข Joe Biden supports the PRO Act, which will create a fairer process for forming a union. โ€ข Joe Biden supports the HEROES Act to protect our paychecks, pensions and public services during this pandemic. โ€ข Joe Biden understands America cannot go back to business as usual, back to an economy fueled by...

02 November, 2020

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread, affecting more than 7.4 million Americans, with more than 210,000 deaths in the United States, the AFL-CIO has released its annual Death on the Job: The Toll of Neglect report, which contains data showing how the current administrationโ€™s failure to act in the past has been a main contributor to the gravity of the current public health crisis. During a video press conference to release the report, AFL-CIO...

09 October, 2020

In a new op-ed in The Hill, AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Liz Shuler warned that we are running out of time to prioritize child care in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. With schools closing, working mothers with young children have faced an astronomically outsized burden that has exhausted and isolated many. The burden is not sustainable and, if we don't address it, a significant portion of women could be pushed out of the labor force,...

11 August, 2020

AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka today announced the creation of the AFL-CIO Task Force on Racial Justice, charged with implementing a series of recommendations adopted by the AFL-CIO General Board focused on taking concrete action to address Americaโ€™s long history of racism and police violence against Black people. โ€œThe labor movement is committed to being the tip of the spear in the fight to bring long overdue racial justice to our country,โ€ Trumka said. โ€œThese dedicated leaders...

10 July, 2020