Mondelez
Representing manufacturing, production, maintenance and sanitation workers in the baking, confectionery, tobacco and grain milling industries.
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BCTGM International President Anthony Shelton issued the following statement in support of members of BCTGM Local 358 (Richmond, Va.) who are on strike against Nabisco in Richmond: โ€œEarlier today, members of Local 358 at the Nabisco Bakery in Richmond joined their Brothers and Sisters in Portland, Ore. and Aurora, Col. in striking Nabisco. In all three locations, our courageous members are speaking with one clear, strong voice.  They are telling Nabisco to put an end to...

16 August, 2021

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

BCTGM International President Anthony Shelton issued the following statement in support of the members of BCTGM Local 26 (Denver, CO) who are on strike against Nabisco: โ€œToday, members of Local 26 went on strike against Nabisco in Aurora, CO. They join their striking Local 364 Brothers and Sisters in Portland, OR in taking a strong stand against Nabiscoโ€™s relentless outsourcing of Union jobs to Mexico and outrageous demand for contract concessions at a time when the...

12 August, 2021

Workers Take a Stand Against Outsourcing of Union Jobs to Mexico BCTGM International President Anthony Shelton issued the following statement in support of the members of BCTGM Local 364 (Portland, OR) who are on strike against Nabisco: โ€œThe BCTGM International Union stands in unwavering Solidarity with our courageous Brothers and Sisters in Local 364 who are on strike against Nabisco.  After years of Nabisco closing bakeries and moving thousands of BCTGM jobs to Mexico and threatening to...

10 August, 2021

The February 4 announcement by Mondelฤ“z International that it would close bakeries in Fairlawn, N.J. (Local 719) and Atlanta, Ga. (Local 42) has been met with widespread criticism and outrage. BCTGM International President Anthony Shelton released this statement noting, "The BCTGM strongly believes that BCTGM unionized employees are the most productive and efficient workers in North America. Mondelฤ“z is taking a very short-sighted action in an effort to generate corporate profits while devastating communities and...

10 February, 2021

Statement from BCTGM International President Anthony Shelton concerning the Feb. 4 announcement by Mondelฤ“z that the company will shut bakeries in Atlanta, Ga. (Local 42) and Fairlawn, N.J. (Local 719): The BCTGM International Union was informed about the impending closing of Nabisco/Mondelฤ“z bakeries in Atlanta, Ga. and Fairlawn, N.J. directly from company officials. The BCTGM strongly believes that BCTGM unionized employees are the most productive and efficient workers in North America. Mondelฤ“z is taking a very short-sighted...

05 February, 2021

BCTGM International President David B. Durkee and Secretary Treasurer Jethro Head continue discussions with President Napoleรณn Gรณmez Urrutia, President and General Secretary of the Mexican Union of Miners and Metalworkersโ€™ Union, (known as Los Mineros), and a Mรฉxico National Senator regarding NAFTA 2.0 (USMCA) and Mondelez Nabisco at during the AFL-CIO Executive Council meeting in Chicago. ...

12 September, 2019

Following a morning protest outside the Mondelฤ“z International Annual Meeting last Wednesday, BCTGM and Nabisco 600 supporters headed to the Hatchery Chicago โ€“ a food business incubator in East Garfield Park โ€“ to demonstrate against their new partnership with the company. The following is an excerpt from Block Club Chicago โ€“ read the full article here. EAST GARFIELD PARK โ€” Employees and retired workers of the Nabisco bakery staged a protest at the Hatchery Chicago in response...

22 May, 2019

For a forth year in a row,ย BCTGM union members from around the country descended on Lincolnshire, Ill. for the 2019 Nabisco/Mondelฤ“z shareholder meeting. Despite the rejection by last year's shareholders for the proposed CEO pay package, Dirk Van De Put's pay grew to be 489 times larger than the median employee pay - which decreased 28% in the same time period. Today, Nabisco workers in Mexico earn as little as 97 cents per hour, while their CEO...

22 May, 2019

Mondelez-Nabisco labor practices in Salinas Victoria, Mexico were the subject of discussion when BCTGM International President David Durkee met with Mexicoโ€™s chief trade negotiator, Dr. Jesus Seade, and Mexican labor leader and Senator Napoleon Gomez Urrutia recently. Mexicoโ€™s new government under President Lopez Obrador is looking toward labor reforms โ€“ and the BCTGM hopes that Mondelez-Nabisco could become a focus in targeting corporate practices of worker exploitation, poverty wages, and union protection contracts in the country. In...

17 April, 2019

Are You Part of the Solution to Preserve Your Pension? Do you want to be? History of HOOP or the Hands Off Our Pensions Coalition For nearly three years the BCTGM has been engaged in a fight to preserve retiree pensions at Mondelez/Nabisco. In the last year, retirees have been a large part of the effort and have participated by climbing onto buses to attend rallies, shareholder meetings and protests at the homes and offices of corporate...

16 January, 2019

(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

BCTGM union members from around the country descended on Lincolnshire, Ill. for the 2018 Nabisco/Mondelฤ“z shareholder meeting. Outside the meeting venue, union members, retirees and supporters held a rally and demonstration protesting the company'sย pension proposal that would strip current employees of their defined benefit pension plan. Among those joining Local 300 Nabisco workers in Lincolnshire were members of Locals 1 (Chicago), 6 (Philadelphia), 42 (Atlanta), 57 (Columbus, Ohio), 70 (Grand Rapids, Mich.), 81 (Traverse City, Mich.),...

16 May, 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

Yesterday afternoon, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visited the University of Chicago as part of a 4-day educational tour discussing the replacement of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). When he arrived, Trudeau was greeted outside by BCTGM Nabisco 600 workers and union activists who called on the Canadian Prime Minister to demand labor protections in any renegotiation of the flawed trade agreement. Demonstrators rallied on behalf of American jobs and urged Trudeau to fight for...

08 February, 2018