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Across the country, BCTGM members are taking action to pressure the U.S. Senate to pass the HEROES Act. It is the legislation we need to get America back on track. The HEROES Act includes an effective, comprehensive solution to the multiemployer pension funding crisis that would provide long-term security for pension funds, including the B&C Fund, and for beneficiaries.ย  Tell the Senate: Pass the Heroes Act! Additionally, the HEROES Act would protect frontline workers, make vital investments,...

17 July, 2020

In Cincinnati, BCTGM Local 253 leaders and International Representative Lisa Gregory joined with Cincinnati Federation of Teachers outside the home office of Ohioโ€™s Senator Rob Portman (R) to urge his support for critical pieces of the House-passed HEROES Act in the next COVID-19 relief bill. Click Here to Call Your Senator In the coming days, union members across the country will be attending events designed to hold all senators accountable for passing the strong, comprehensive legislation in...

10 July, 2020

On May 15, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the HEROES Act (H.R. 6800), powerful legislation to address the economic emergency facing the country due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The HEROES Act includes an effective, comprehensive solution to the multiemployer pension funding crisis that would provide long-term security for pension funds, including the B&C Fund, and for beneficiaries. The BCTGM was actively involved in laborโ€™s effort to get this proposal included in the legislation. The Republican-controlled U.S....

02 July, 2020

Congress is currently working on the next Coronavirus Emergency Relief legislation. Democratic leaders in the House and Senate have pledged to include a comprehensive and effective multiemployer pension relief plan that will provide long-term solvency for pension plans, such as the B&C Plan, with no benefit cuts for beneficiaries. TAKE ACTION NOW! CALL 844-551-6921 Call your U.S. Senators today and tell them to include multiemployer pension relief in the next stimulus and recovery legislation! Democratic...

08 May, 2020

This year, Workers Memorial Day is a bit different than in previous years. We are not gathered together in person at union halls, government buildings, worksites or memorials, but we are gathered together as a community to remember our brothers and sisters who have lost their lives, and to fight for safe workplaces and good jobs for all workers. At the forefront of this Workers Memorial Day is the COVID-19 pandemicโ€”a major crisis for working...

28 April, 2020

The world is on the verge of a deadly coronavirus pandemic due to COVID-19 and the disease is now spreading quickly throughout the United States. The impact of the outbreak already has been far reaching and the threat is growing. Current estimates demonstrate that more than 19 million workers in the United States would have an elevated risk of exposure to the COVID-19 virus in the event of a widespread outbreak, a significant portion of...

13 March, 2020

Working-class and middle-class families in the United States deserve income security and should be able to organize their co-workers to demand living wages and healthy working conditions. In a time when the richest Americansโ€™ wealth growth has increased by more than 200% while wages remain stagnant for the rest of us, we need our lawmakers to protect workersโ€™ rights. Yesterday, the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Education and Labor advanced the Protecting the Right to...

03 February, 2020

The Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act has passed a major milestone and was voted out of committee. Now, itโ€™s poised for a vote on the floor of the U.S. House. But the fight isnโ€™t over. We need members of Congress to keep up the momentum to get the PRO Act passed. Help us keep up the pressure: Please add your voice and ask your representative to become a co-sponsor of H.R....

16 October, 2019

We need a labor secretary who is truly committed to upholding the Departmentโ€™s missionโ€”โ€œto foster, promote, and develop the welfare of the wage earners, job seekers, and retirees of the United States; improve working conditions; advance opportunities for profitable employment; and assure work-related benefits and rights.โ€ Eugene Scalia has fought against workersโ€™ interests his whole career. As a corporate lawyer, Scalia has a long track record of putting corporate interests above workersโ€™ rights, and undermining worker...

17 September, 2019

The fight to protect and save our pensions now moves into the U.S. Senate where the Butch Lewis Act of 2019 (S. 2254), has been introduced. It is crucial that BCTGM members and retirees contact their Senators and urge them to support S. 2254. The BCTGM was a leader in getting the Multiemployer Pensions Act (H.R. 397) passed by the U.S. House of Representatives on July 24. But, our work is far from over. This...

20 August, 2019

On Wednesday, July 24, the full U.S. House of Representatives is scheduled to vote on The Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions Act (H.R. 397), which strengthens pension plans and avoids retiree benefit reductions through long-term, low-interest loans to eligible plans such as the B&C Fund. It is critical that all BCTGM members, retirees together with families and friends, urge their U.S. Representatives to vote for H.R. 397: Take Action from the BCTGM E-Activist Center...

23 July, 2019

For too long, employers have been able to violate the National Labor Relations Act without facing serious consequences, routinely denying working people the basic right to join with co-workers to make our jobs better. Click here to take action and shore up the right to join a union. The collective strength of workers to negotiate for improved pay and benefits has eroded, and income inequality has reached levels that predate the Great Depression. We need your help! There...

08 May, 2019

For the 27th year in a row, the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) will be conducting its "Stamp Out Hunger" Food Drive. Every year on the second Saturday in May, postal carriers, in addition to their regular workload, collect food from people in more than 10,000 cities across the country. Each year, it is the largest one-day food drive in the world. Doing your part in the food drive is super easy. Before regular mail...

02 May, 2019

It is vital that Congress address the nationโ€™s growing pension funding crisis. The BCTGM has been a leader in the effort to secure federal legislation to address the countryโ€™s growing pension funding crisis -- which affects virtually every BCTGM member with a collectively bargained pension.ย  Last year, the BCTGM worked extremely hard in support of legislation that strengthens pension plans and avoids retiree benefit reductions through long-term, low-interest loans. While enormous progress was made, Congress did...

06 February, 2019

Today marks Day 17 of the government shutdown, now tied for the second-longest ever, and yet no votes to reopen the government are scheduled in the Senate. The AFL-CIO has called on all senators to reject consideration of any bills or business unrelated to opening the government. Every day that the government remains closed, more than 800,000 federal employees in all 50 statesโ€”from federal air marshals to Smithsonian cafeteria workersโ€”go without pay. The House of Representatives passed...

07 January, 2019