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GOP politicians are fighting hard to pass a deficit-exploding tax bill that would kill jobs, take away health insurance, raise taxes on working families and much worse, all for a massive giveaway to powerful corporations and the rich. Our leaders should fight for working families and our communities instead. President Donald Trump and the GOP are hustling for a tax plan that would change American life in terrible ways by cutting services, killing American manufacturing, weakening...

01 December, 2017

The 40th Constitutional Convention of the BCTGM International Union will be held at Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, August 8-14, 2018. Delegates to the Convention, per Article III, Section 5 of the Constitution, must have been a continuously good-standing, dues-paying member of the International Union and Local Union the delegate represents for at least two (2) continuous years immediately preceding the Convention prior to being elected as a delegate. According to the official Convention...

01 December, 2017

In Edina, Minn. today, BCTGM Local 22 members,ย Minneapolis Regional Labor Federationย and union supporters demonstrated outside of Interlachen Country Club where Franklin Street Bakery part-owner Wayne Kostroski was speaking on/raising money for hisย Taste of the NFLย charity. The activists demonstrated in solidarity with the workers who have been trying to organize a union at Franklin Street Bakery for more than 18 months. Listen to Local 22 President Bruce Peglow explain the other side of bakery owner Wayne Kostroski's...

29 November, 2017

The House GOP have released a bad and unpopular plan to slash taxes for the rich by cutting services and tax breaks for working families. ย Americaโ€™s labor movement will fight every attempt by Donald Trump to make working people pay for tax giveaways to millionaires and billionaires. ย Here are eight waysย the Republican tax bill would hurt working people: The GOP tax bill is a job killer. ย It would give huge tax cuts to big corporations...

29 November, 2017

Representatives from the Interfaith Workers Justice (IWJ), along with workersโ€™ rights activists from FLOC, Texas AFL-CIO and others, took their six-cityย investigation intoย Mondelฤ“z Internationalย to Monterrey, Mexico on Monday to speak with workers there and deliver a powerful message on behalf of the BCTGM Nabisco 600. A press conference from the Telephone Workers Union hall in Monterrey launched the day of action, with Anthony Jackson, Local 300 member and former Nabisco worker, conveying a statement on behalf of...

28 November, 2017

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

“As long as Nabisco/Mondelez continues to outsource good, middle-class jobs and exploit working families across the globe – the BCTGM will be relentless in our efforts to expose the company’s destructive business model and expand the boycott of Nabisco products made in Mexico. Today was a strong testament to the solidarity and resolve of the BCTGM,” reflected BCTGM International President David Durkee on the November 16 Big Box Store National Day of Action. From Oregon, California...

17 November, 2017

Nabisco and parent corporation Mondelฤ“z continue to put profits before people as hundreds of good, middle-class jobs are outsourced and working families across borders are exploited for reportedly as little as $1 per hour with little to no benefits. On November 16, outside more than 100 big box stores across the United States, union members and activists will be handing out literature and educating consumers on how to BOYCOTT Nabisco snacks like Oreo, Ritz Crackers, and...

15 November, 2017

As our nation recognized Veterans Day, the BCTGM, Union Veterans Council, and the Chicago Federation of Labor joined laid-off veteran workers in Chicago calling on Mondelฤ“z/Nabisco to repatriate veteransโ€™ jobs. The Nabisco 600 and supporters, including AFL-CIO Executive Vice Presidentย Tefere Gebre, marched to Mondelฤ“z headquarters to deliver a letter to the new Mondelez CEO, Dirk Van de Put, calling on the company to invest in the future of the U.S.-based Nabisco bakeries and American workers....

11 November, 2017

On Veterans Day, we wanted to take a moment to recognize the service and sacrifice of all those who put on our countryโ€™s uniform. As a labor movement, we are committed to creating an economy that honors the bravery of our heroes by providing them good jobs when they return home. If we truly are going to look out for our veterans, we need to make sure they have access to good-paying jobs that provide security...

10 November, 2017

The Republican tax bill gives massive tax breaks to big corporations to outsource jobs. Under the House GOP bill, a business that creates jobs in the United States would pay a 20% tax on profits, but a big corporation that outsources those same jobs wouldnโ€™t pay a penny in U.S. taxes on any profits it earns from outsourcing. President Donald Trump and House Republicans should drop this bad tax bill and focus on policies that create...

08 November, 2017

Today on Capitol Hill, BCTGM Local 300 (Chicago) member and former Nabisco/Mondelez worker Michael Smith explained why the Republican tax plan will hurt American workers: My name is Michael J. Smith. I am here to tell you why the tax bill is a JOB KILLER. Up until March of 2016, I was employed at the Nabisco bakery in Chicago. I had worked there nearly five years and am unemployed today because Nabisco/Mondelฤ“z sent my job and the jobs...

03 November, 2017

At the AFL-CIO 2017 Convention last week, delegates unanimouslyย re-elected federation officersโ€”Presidentย Richardย Trumka, Secretary-Treasurerย Liz Shulerย and Executive Vice Presidentย Tefere Gebreโ€”and the Executive Councilโ€”made up of 55 vice presidents, including BCTGM International President David Durkee. In his acceptance speech, AFL-CIO Executive Vice Presidentย Tefere Gebreย said: Sisters and brothers, these are tough times. For our country. For our movement. For our communities. Between black and white. Between immigrant and native-born. But even in the face of these challenges, I have hope. Hope of a brighter day....

28 October, 2017

St. Louis, Mo. โ€” Corrina Christensen, Director of Communications & Public Relations, and Michelle Ellis, Director of New Media & Graphic Arts, are representing the BCTGM International Union this week at the 2017 International Labor Communications Association (ILCA) Convention. The Convention began with a plenary panel, "Confronting Right-to-Work and Building a Workers' Movement" that was moderated by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka. Panel participants included MaryBe McMillan, President of the North Carolina AFL-CIO, Nora Loreto, Canadian Association...

20 October, 2017