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This is a blog post by AFL-CIOย Trade and Globalization Policy Specialist Celeste Drake So, you may have heard that the North American Free Trade Agreement has been renegotiated. Itโ€™s definitely good that the three NAFTA countries (the United States, Canada and Mexico) are finally looking to change the NAFTA rules that have cost good jobs, made it harder to negotiate better wages, polluted our environment and generally left working people behind all across North America. But weโ€™re...

04 October, 2018

NAFTA is being renegotiated because working people made clear that the original, failed, pro-corporate trade deal needed a rewrite to include better rules that put families and communities first. However, the USMCA is unfinished, and itโ€™s too early to say whether itโ€™s in the best interests of working people. AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka released a full statement yesterday on the trade deal: "Added protections for working people and some reductions in special privileges for global companies is...

01 October, 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

At the 2018 BCTGM International Convention, Union Plus Representative Nicole Rowe delivered a short presentation on how BCTGM members and their families can earn an Associate The Union Plus Free College Benefit offers working families an accessible, debt-free and convenient higher education opportunity. You, your spouse, children, financial dependents and grandchildren, can all take advantage of this exciting opportunity. Members and their families can earn an Associate Degree online, with no out-of-pocket costs. A last-dollar scholarship covers...

10 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

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’s some BCTGM-made goods to get your barbecue off to a great start. The products listed on these pages are just some of the BCTGM-made products and is not inclusive of every BCTGM Local or...

30 August, 2018

When Donald Trump issued a series of executive orders attacking the rights of federal government workers, he wasnโ€™t prepared for the response from working people. Our response, led by AFGE, included filing lawsuits to stop the orders and rallying across the country in support of federal workers. Now a federal judge has agreed with working people that these executive orders are illegal. Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson ruled that key provisions of the three executive orders are...

29 August, 2018

The AFL-CIO yesterday launched a nationwideย television ad campaignย highlighting the wave of collective action sweeping the country. From surging organizing victories to the defeat of Prop. A, working people are on the rise. As AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka puts it: โ€œBrothers and sisters, it's time...

20 August, 2018

Did you miss out on attending the BCTGM International's 40th Constitutional Convention? You can view photos, watch BCTGM member featured videos, read through the Resolutions passed by union delegates and even browse highlights from each day! Check out our official Convention site here for all the details!...

17 August, 2018

Union Strength, Union Solidarity AT&T employs nearly 150,000 members of the Communication Workers of America (CWA). That means when you visit an AT&T store, you'll always be able to find a fellow union member to assist you. Meanwhile, AT&T has the nationโ€™s largest network, covering over 99% of Americans. Exclusive Wireless Savings, Just for Union Members Union members can save 15% on the monthly service charge of qualified wireless plans, including 3 GB, 6 GB and...

02 August, 2018

(Pictured above with the BCTGM group is U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) and Bimbo Bakeries USA Senior VP Organizational Development Lou Minella.) Following the massive "Protect Our Pensions" rally outside the Ohio State House in Columbus, Ohio last week, BCTGM International President is on Capitol Hill this week meeting with House and Senate members and key staff on the Pension funding issue. BCTGM Local 6 (Philadelphia) President/Business Agent Hank McKay and union member Danny Melendez accompanied President...

26 July, 2018

BCTGM retirees and members were among an estimated crowd of 15,000 unionized coal miners, teamsters, steelworkers and others who descended on the Ohio Statehouse July 12-13 to rally ahead of a congressional field hearing on Americaโ€™s pension crisis. BCTGM members brandished signs saying โ€œSave Our Pensionsโ€ and wore neon-green t-shirts reminding politicians, โ€œWe Earned It. We Deserve It.โ€ Hundreds of BCTGM members and retirees traveled to Columbus to participate in the two-day event including Locals 1...

13 July, 2018

Whether you are in the market to purchase a home or refinance an existing mortgage, Union Plus Mortgage Company provides services designed specifically to help union families. Every mortgage provides special hardship assistance in case of disability, lay off, lock out, or strike. Union Plus Mortgage Company is owned by the AFL-CIO, Union Privilege, and a group of unions. โ€ข Convenient online application and unionized loan officers to assist you on the phone โ€ข Competitive rates on a...

12 July, 2018

Thousands of pensioners and their families expected July 12 to call on Congress to fix Americaโ€™s Pension Crisis COLUMBUS โ€“ย Thousands of retirees fighting to preserve their pensions will rally on the grounds of the Ohio Statehouse, Thursday, July 12. BCTGM members from throughout the U.S. will join together with coal miners, truck drivers, steel workers and other pensioners who stand to their promised retirement income if the Joint Select Committee on the Solvency of Multiemployer Pension Plans...

11 July, 2018

The following is the President Durkee's Message from the May/June BCTGM NEWS: From teachers and public service workers fighting for great public schools and quality services, to fast food workers demanding $15 an hour and a union, American workers are standing up and speaking out. Most recently, in West Virginia, Oklahoma and Arizona, we witnessed grassroots worker action at its most powerful as tens of thousands of teachers stood their ground to win changes for themselves...

22 June, 2018