BCTGM-Made
Representing manufacturing, production, maintenance and sanitation workers in the baking, confectionery, tobacco and grain milling industries.
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Re-Posted from the AFL-CIO BLOG It's Made in America week and we'll be spotlighting a different product area every day so that working families can show their solidarity for their sisters and brothers. First up, we know many of you will be planning barbecues for the Fourth of July. Our lists are courtesy of theย Los Angeles County Federation of Labor's websiteย Labor 411; Union Plus; the BCTGM; and the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW). Beer ย Budweiser ย Coors ย Miller ย Pabst ย Sam Adams See more beers...

01 July, 2016

Motherโ€™s Day is May 8ย and what better way to celebrate then with a giftย that also carries the union label. Labor 411,ย the union business directory from theย Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, has put together an abundance of union-made ideas to help you out. One of the top picks for Mom could beย fine ย BCTGM-made chocolate fromย Ghirardelli or See's Candies. Other Mother's Day ideas the union-made way include beauty products like:ย  Caress skin care Dove beauty care L'Orรฉal Revlon Additionally, through BCTGM Power/Union Plus,...

04 May, 2016

KENSINGTON, Md. - Today, the BCTGMย - which represents nearly 4,000 members at Mondelฤ“z International, maker of Nabisco snack products - announced in response to the layoff of the first 277 workers at the Southside Nabisco Chicago Bakery, an escalation in its efforts to promote its โ€œCheck the Labelโ€ campaign, encouraging American consumers to reject Nabisco products made in Mexico and instead, buy those that are produced in America in support of American jobs. BCTGM will...

23 March, 2016

BCTGM members working at Nabisco plants throughout the U.S. take great pride in producing the iconic products that have been a part of millions of Americans' lives for more than 50 years. Today the BCTGM has launched a public education campaign encouraging Americans to "Check the Label" to support American jobs by ensuring their favorite Nabisco products are produced in America before purchasing. Through a simple label check, together we can send a powerful message in support...

08 March, 2016

The holidays are best enjoyed with union-madeย cookies, cakes and desserts! BCTGM Local 24 (Sanย Francisco) represents union bakers at numerousย specialty bakeries renowned for scratch madeย breads, cookies, cakes and pastries. San Franciscoโ€™s Boudin Bakeries hasย produced sourdough bread since 1849.ย Since apprenticing withย former Boudin ownerย โ€œPapa Steveโ€ Giraudoย at 17, Master Baker andย BCTGM Local 24 memberย  Fernando Padilla hasย lovingly preserved Boudinโ€™sย breadmaking traditions.ย On his role in continuingย the Boudin legacy,ย Fernando says: โ€œLike Papaย Steve, Iโ€™m just anotherย baker.โ€ The modest and talented Fernando leads aย team of 20...

16 December, 2015

Annabelle Candy Company: Rocky Road, Abba Zaba, Look, Big Hunk and U-No. (Local 125/Oakland, Calif.)   Boyer Candies: Mallo Cups, Peanut Butter Cups, Smoothie Cups, Triple Twist Pretzels, Dark Chocolate Mallo Cups. (Local 19/Cleveland, Ohio)   Concord Confections (Tootsie Roll Industries): Double Bubble Bubble Gum. (Local 264/Toronto)   Ghirardelli Chocolate: Pumpkin Spice Caramel Squares, Solid Milk, Milk & Caramel, Solid 60% Cacao Dark and Dark & Sea Salt Caramel and all varieties of chocolates. (Local 125/Oakland, Calif.)   Hershey: Hershey Milk Chocolate Bars, Hershey Milk Chocolate with Almond Bars, Cookies Nโ€™ Creme...

14 October, 2015

Labor Day is the unofficial end of the summer holiday season. While the day honors the hardworking men and women who make this nation go and grow, the weekend also gives us a chance for one more big backyard barbecue blowout. Here are some BCTGM-made goods to get your barbecue off to a great start. The products listed here are just some of the BCTGM-made products and is not inclusive of every BCTGM local or union-made product....

02 September, 2015

Delight your friends and loved ones with holiday treats made by hard-working BCTGM members! Listed here is a small sampling of holiday sweets made by BCTGM members in the U.S. and Canada. Allan Candy Company Allan Traditional Candy Canes (Peppermint, Cherry and Mini Peppermint), Allan Holiday Collection Candy Canes (French Vanilla & Gingerbread, Butterscotch & Cappucino, Mini Canes), Allan Fruit Buddies Candy Canes, Allan Chewy Candy Canes. BCTGM Local 350T (Granby, Quebec) Brown & Haley Holiday gift boxes, baskets, tins...

09 December, 2014

Heinenโ€™s Fine Foods is a Cleveland, Ohio based family-owned gourmet grocery store that was established in 1929 by Joe Heinen who opened a small butcher shop on the east side of the city, aiming to establish himself as the cityโ€™s purveyor of quality meats.   After his initial success, Heinen added homemade peanut butter, pickles and freshly baked donuts. By 1933, business had grown enough to include a line of produce and canned goods.   Today, the family-owned store...

02 June, 2014

A series of videos were launched today to tell the story of the actions Kellogg is taking against its workers around the globe. While the CEO of The Kellogg Company, John Bryant, gets a pay raise of $8 million and investors get rich with increasing dividend payments and share buybacks, thousands of Kellogg employees and the communities they live in are left devastated and angry.ย  And while the $14 billion global snack food giant prides itself...

18 March, 2014

Please join us on MONDAY, JANUARY 20th in supporting Locked-Out Kellogg Workers at the annual Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration in Memphis Tennessee. SCHEDULE OF EVENTS 10:00 A.M. The 29th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King National Holiday Parade, sponsored by the Commission on Religion and Racism (CORR) BCTGM International President David Durkee will march in the parade with a large group of locked out BCTGM Kellogg workers from Memphis. WHERE? Parade begins at the slave auction...

14 January, 2014

โ€œContinuing the Memphis lockout is not in the best interests of Kellogg or its shareholders. Accordingly, I urge the Board of Directors to intervene with management to end the Memphis lockout and return to the bargaining table to negotiate a fair contract.โ€ On January 8th, ย President David Durkee wrote a letter to Kellogg Co. Lead Director Gordon Gund and the entire Kellogg Co. Board of Directors. ย Click here or on the image below to read the...

10 January, 2014

In its first hour online, the IUF's petition to Kellogg CEO John Bryant demanding an end to the lockout of BCTGM members at the Kellogg cereal plant in Memphis, Tenn. was signed by more than 3,500 members and activists from 125 countries. The IUF is an global federation of trade unions that represents workers employed in the agriculture, food and beverage and tobacco industries. The BCTGM is one ofย  336 trade unions from 120 countries that...

17 December, 2013

The holiday baking season is in full swing for BCTGM Local 114 members at the Fred Meyers bakery in Clackamas, Oregon where the union bakers produce hundreds of thousands of loaves, rolls, muffins and bagels daily to prepare for the holiday season. The bakery fills the shelves of more than 500 Fred Meyer stores, QFCs and other Kroger stores in five states. The bread line alone produces 30 different varieties, with most of the ingredients are sourced locally. Check...

05 December, 2013