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A letter of solidarity for striking Nabisco workers was sent to the International from Gewerkschaft Nahrung-Genuss-Gaststatten [Trade Union Food, Beverages and Catering Union] of Hamburg, Germany. The letter from President Guido Zeitler reads: The Gewerkschaft Nahrung-Genuss-Gaststatten [Trade Union Food, Beverages and Catering Union] writes to express our full solidarity and support for BCTGM and its Mondelez members.We have been informed by the IUF that Mondelez is demanding major contract concessions from BCTGM and its Nabisco members,...

16 August, 2021

No one had to worry about social distancing, shaking hands or meeting face-to-face for the recent meeting of IUF union affiliates with members employed by Philip Morris International (PMI) . Instead of meeting as planned in Poland, BCTGM representatives together with other IUF affiliate unions representing workers in tobacco growing, manufacturing, sales and marketing in Europe and the Americas joined together for a zoom video conference. BCTGM International Secretary-Treasurer David Woods, Assistant to the International President...

21 October, 2020

Trade unions are key to making workplaces safer and healthier for all workers - however, often women's occupational health and safety is not given enough attention. The IUF has now publishedย a resourceย on integrating gender into workplace health and safety. This resource includes a brief outline of the problem, specific concerns raised by IUF affiliates, and proposals for action. It includes a briefing on do it yourself research including body and hazard mapping, and a...

14 January, 2020

The IUF is leading a mass rally in Istanbul today that brings together trade unions and their political and civic allies in support of a long-running fight against worker rights abuses at Cargill Turkey. In April last year 14 workers were dismissed after they joined a union at the companyโ€™s starch and sugar factory in Bursa-Orhangazi โ€“ a Cargill facility where Turkish courts have confirmed a history of repeated firings for union activity. Cargill, it...

30 August, 2019

The BCTGM was among a delegation representing the IUF to deliver letters of protest to the Myanamar Embassy in Washington D.C. demanding the release of six hotel workers jailed for union activity in Myanamar. On March 1, the chairman and five other leaders and members of the union of workers at the Hotel Tharabar Gate in Myanamar's Bagan Archeological Zone were convicted of attempting to hold a peaceful protest march after police brutally destroyed the union's...

14 March, 2019

On April 17, 2018 at Cargill-Turkey in Bursa-Orhangazi, 14 union activists were unfairly dismissed from their jobs on while organizing a union. This is not the first time Cargill management in Turkey has fired workers for attempting to exercise their rights. In 2015, a court ruled that workers were unfairly dismissed for trying to organize a union at the same plant. Turkey's legal system, however, offers an escape route: as an alternative to reinstating workers who...

06 February, 2019

The IUF has secured a global agreement on workersโ€™ rights and organizing recognition with Unilever. IUF General Secretary Sue Longley, IndustriALL Global Union General Secretary Valter Sanches and Unilever CEO Paul Polman signed a joint memorandum on union rights and recognitionย at the regular bi-annual meeting between the Unilever and the global union federations. The Memorandum of Understanding formalizes the engagement process and establishes a permanent platform for: ensuring that throughout Unilever's worldwide operations workers can freely exercise their...

07 December, 2018

(This is a cross post originally published by the IUF) Led by the IUF, unions representing Coca-Cola workers around the world held a spirited demonstration on September 13 outside a Coca-Cola Company-sponsored conference on business and human rights at the company's global headquarters in Atlanta. Representatives from the BCTGM International Union and Local 42 (Atlanta) participated in the protest. [caption id="attachment_7043" align="alignright" width="320"] BCTGM Southern Reg. VP Anthony Shelton, Intl. Rep. Zach Townsend, IUF's Ron Oswald and IUF...

14 September, 2018

(This is a cross post from the IUF) Trade union representatives from 18 unions, 13 countries, and 6 continents gathered in Brussels on September 5 and 6 to develop union action to protect their members' futures at Mondelฤ“z International. Defending trade union rights, combating job destruction and halting the growth of precarious work topped the meetings agenda. BCTGM Strategic Campaign Coordinator Ron Baker and Assistant to the Strategic Campaign Coordinator Nate Zeffย  represented the BCTGM International Union...

10 September, 2018

There can be no fair and equal workplaces if there is violence. Yet there is still no law at the international level that sets a baseline for taking action to eradicate violence and harassment in the workplace.ย  According to the International Labour Conference (ILC), gender-based violence remains one of the most common and tolerated human rights abuses. ย According to statistics, 35% of women - 818 million women globally - over the age of 15 have experienced...

08 March, 2018

The BCTGMโ€™s campaign against the outsourcing of North American Nabisco jobs has generated widespread support. From U.S. Congressional leaders, university students, union trade and justice activists to American veterans and consumers, the message carried by Nabisco workers across the nation has resonated loud and clear: ย stop the global exploitation of workers that is devastating families and communities. The campaign has grown particularly strong within the faith community, as leaders and activists have rallied behind Nabisco workers,...

22 February, 2018

As noted prominently by the United Nations, violence against women and girls is one of the most widespread, persistent and devastating human rights violations in our world today. Gender inequality persists worldwide. Achieving gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls will require more vigorous efforts, including legal frameworks, to counter deeply rooted gender-based discrimination that often results from patriarchal attitudes and related social norms, as stated by the UN Secretary-General, in his latestย report on...

25 November, 2017

Above:ย At the IUF World Congress in August, Intl. Pres. David Durkee (center) and Asst. to the Intl. Pres. Harry Kaiser (right) greet the officers and delegates from the Bakers, Food and Allied Workersโ€™ Union (BFAWU) of the U.K.When Oreo maker Mondelฤ“z International began moving production from BCTGM-represented American and Canadian plants to a new $450 million plant in Mexico, it was taking advantage of a rigged economic system that rewards multi-national corporations for exploiting workers...

20 November, 2017

At the IUF 27th World Congress in Geneva, Switzerland, the BCTGM delegation was among 518 delegates representing 216 ย labor organizations from 90 countries around the world. BCTGM International President David Durkee spoke on behalf of Resolution #8, "Strengthening the IUF Divisions and Company-Wide Union Networks,โ€ specifically advocating the proposed "IUF Food Processing Division." In his remarks, Durkee reminded the Congress that in the past, every IUF affiliate union has been forced to go up against multimillion dollar...

30 August, 2017

Today,ย IUF President Hans-Olof Nilsson openedย the 27th IUF World Congress in Geneva, Switzerland. BCTGM International delegates to the Congress include BCTGM International President David Durkee, International Secretary-Treasurer Steve Bertelli, Assistant to the International President Harry Kaiser and Local 53 President and BCTGM International General Executive Board member Joyce Alston. The week began with IUF Women, Young Workers and LGBTI Conferences. It was the first time the IUF has held a Young Workers Conference before the opening of...

29 August, 2017