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Representatives from the Interfaith Workers Justice (IWJ), along with workers’ rights activists from FLOC, Texas AFL-CIO and others, took their six-city investigation into Mondelēz International 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 latest report on...

25 November, 2017

Above: 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 Workers’ Union (BFAWU) of the U.K.When Oreo maker Mondelēz 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 Mondelēz 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 Mondelēz/Nabisco to repatriate veterans’ jobs. The Nabisco 600 and supporters, including AFL-CIO Executive Vice President Tefere Gebre, marched to Mondelēz 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 country’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 wouldn’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/Mondelēz sent my job and the jobs...

03 November, 2017

At the AFL-CIO 2017 Convention last week, delegates unanimously re-elected federation officers—President Richard Trumka, Secretary-Treasurer Liz Shuler and Executive Vice President Tefere Gebre—and the Executive Council—made up of 55 vice presidents, including BCTGM International President David Durkee. In his acceptance speech, AFL-CIO Executive Vice President Tefere Gebre 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. — 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

35,000 pounds of relief supplies also delivered on flight; evacuees to fill seats on return flight to Newark, New Jersey Today, the AFL-CIO, the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA-CWA), the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA), the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) and United Airlines teamed up to fly more than 300 first responders and skilled volunteers—including nurses, doctors, electricians, engineers, carpenters and truck drivers—to Puerto Rico to help with relief and rebuilding efforts. [caption id="attachment_6510" align="alignright"...

04 October, 2017

Thanks to the tenacity of a small group of Oregon bakers fighting to become members of BCTGM Local 114 (Portland, Ore.), nearly 200,000 Oregon manufacturing workers will benefit from strengthened overtime laws. In January, Oregon’s Bureau of Labor and Industries changed how it interprets overtime laws as a result of a lawsuit filed on behalf of Portland Specialty Bakery (PSB) workers. The baking company was charged with violating an Oregon state law that requires overtime pay...

26 September, 2017

The U.S. Senate is scheduled to vote this week on a bill to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and end Medicaid as we know it. This mean-spirited bill, sponsored by Republican Senators Lindsey Graham of South Carolina and Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, would radically change our health care system, leading to unaffordable care for millions of Americans. This bill would drastically cut coverage for seniors, children, veterans, and people with disabilities. Medicaid, the largest...

25 September, 2017

Finally, after nearly a quarter of a century, the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is being renegotiated. And while NAFTA negotiations have not progressed very far, and it is too early to say whether the effort will bring a New Economic Deal to working people or simply more crony capitalism, there was some fantastic, surprising, excellent news recently. The Canadian negotiating team did something big: They told the U.S. negotiators that U.S. laws that interfere with people’s freedom to negotiate on the job...

21 September, 2017