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For Immediate Release: September 19, 2024Contact: Lisa Gregory, BCTGM International Representative, (301) 335-3722 Print this (PDF) London, Ky. โ€” Eleven-year employee Ben Nolan of the Hearthside Food Solutions (HFS) bakery in London, Ky. has been illegally fired from his job for activities related to organizing a Union. Hearthside is owned by two private equity companies, Partners Group and Charlesbank. Nolan was unjustly targeted by management at the bakery when he emerged as a leader in an April 2024 Union...

19 September, 2024

BCTGM International President Anthony Sheltonโ€™s response to President Joe Bidenโ€™s decision to end his campaign for re-election: The BCTGM International Union owes a tremendous debt of gratitude to Joe Biden for the ways he has supported BCTGM members over the last 3.5 years. Joe Biden wasโ€”and isโ€”the most pro-worker, pro-Union president of our lifetime. His legacy will show that he delivered time and again for BCTGM members on the most critical issues working families faced: Biden delivered...

22 July, 2024

Company is a Major Producer of Soy Protein Used in Pet Food, Infant Formula June 4, 2023 โ€” Nearly 200 members of Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union (BCTGM) Local 390G went on strike against International Flavors and Fragrances (IFF) in Memphis, Tenn. The Local 390G BCTGM members produce soy protein products which are used by companies including Nestle, Nestle Purina and Abbott Nutrition to manufacture baby formula, pet foods, soy-based nutritional powders...

05 June, 2023

BCTGM Local 85 members who work at the Corn Nuts plant in Fresno, Calif. have voted to accept a new collective bargaining agreement. Approval of the contract ends the BCTGMโ€™s strike at the Hormel-owned Corn Nuts production facility which began on August 15, 2022.In commenting on the ratification, BCTGM International President Anthony Shelton states, โ€œOur striking members at the Corn Nuts plant courageously stood their ground and sacrificed so much in order to achieve a...

19 October, 2022

After nearly two months on strike, BCTGM members at Hormelโ€™s Corn Nuts plant in Fresno, California are traveling to the Companyโ€™s Global headquarters to demand an in-person meeting with the CEO. WHO: BCTGM Local 85 members from California, Minnesota BCTGM members, labor allies WHAT: Demonstrate outside Hormel HQ and call on CEO Jim Snee to meet WHERE: One Hormel Place, Austin, MN 55912 WHEN: Wednesday, October 19, 2022 at 1:00 p.m. After two months of rising tensions and no agreement,...

14 October, 2022

BCTGM Local 37 (Los Angeles, Calif.) members on strike against Rich Products-owned Jon Donaire Desserts plant in Sante Fe, Calif. voted to ratify a new collective bargaining agreement, bringing an end to the strike that began on November 3, 2021. Reflecting on the vote to ratify the new agreement, BCTGM International President Anthony Shelton stated: โ€œThis has been a long and difficult fight for our striking members and their families. With each new day on...

23 February, 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

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

*Reposted from sanders.senate.gov WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 โ€“ Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) Thursday, along with six of his Senate colleagues, sent a letter to Kellogg CEO Steve Cahillane in support of the workers striking for better wages and working conditions across the companyโ€™s factories in Michigan, Pennsylvania, Nebraska, and Tennessee. โ€œOver the past several weeks, we have been closely following the efforts of the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers, and Grain Millers (BCTGM) workers who have gone on strike...

28 October, 2021

Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union (BCTGM) President Anthony Shelton 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: โ€œThe BCTGM International Union stands in unwavering Solidarity with our courageous Brothers and Sisters who are on strike against the Kellogg Company.  โ€œFor more than a year...

05 October, 2021