Worker Champion Sen. Elizabeth Warren Meets Nabisco Worker Smith
Today at the Democratic National Convention, BCTGM Local 300 member and laid off Nabisco worker Michael Smith was invited to address the DNC Labor Council on Organizing.ย In addition to Smith, the Council heard fromย Alicia Hamiel, a representative of the Fight For Fifteen movement; Ernesto Salazar, a car wash worker, and numerous political leaders united in theย call for higher wages and workers' rights. U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren delivered powerful remarks to the gathering as she reminded everyone:ย "you...
L. 300 Member and Former Nabisco Worker Addresses DNC Senior Council
Today at the 2016 Democratic National Convention, BCTGM Local 300 member and laid-off Nabisco worker Michael Smith spoke before the National Democratic Seniors Coordinating Council. ย Part of the meeting included addressesย fromย Members of Congress, national senior citizen leaders and top officials from the DNC about Social Security, Medicare and the importance of the senior vote in 2016. Smith was invited to address the group concerningย the importance of retiree involvement in helping to change the nation's trade laws....
10 Reasons Hillary Clinton Stands with Working People
This is re-postedย from the AFL-CIO NOW Blog. Working people recognize the high stakes in the 2016 presidentialย election. On one side, you have Donald Trump, who supports "right to work," which takes away power from working people, and thinks your wages are too high. On the other side, you have Hillary Clinton, who has a long history of advocating for families and working people. She believes that paid family leave, earned sick days, fair schedules, equal pay...
Local 300’s Smith to DNC: Support U.S. Workers with Fair Trade Laws
Today as the Democratic National Convention kicked off in Philadelphia, BCTGM Local 300 member and laid off Nabisco worker Michael Smith was meeting labor delegates,union leaders and political activistsย to give voice to the nation's working families negatively impactedย by unfair U.S. trade laws. Smith met briefly this afternoonย with U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison (D. Minn.). Ellison, who is a strong supporter of America's working families. The Congressman first met Smith followingย his testimony to the Democratic Platform Committeeย onย June 9. Stay...
Video: Nabisco Workers Fight Corporate Greed
โIrene has made over $20 million dollars a year, for the last nine years. That is roughly 300 times that of the average Mondelez employee.โ โFor a CEO to make that much and refuse to leave our jobs in Chicago, to send them to Mexico, thatโs a slap in our face. Irene Rosenfeld โ you should be ashamed!โ In the second video in the BCTGMโs โNabisco 600โ series, Chicago Mondelez bakery workers highlight the exorbitant corporate greed...
Made in America: Make Your Fourth of July Barbecue Union Made
Re-Posted from the AFL-CIO BLOG It's Made in America week and we'll be spotlighting a different product area every day so that working families can show their solidarity for their sisters and brothers. First up, we know many of you will be planning barbecues for the Fourth of July. Our lists are courtesy of theย Los Angeles County Federation of Labor's websiteย Labor 411; Union Plus; the BCTGM; and the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW). Beer ย Budweiser ย Coors ย Miller ย Pabst ย Sam Adams See more beers...
Trump: A Complete Fraud On Trade
In a new video, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka calls out Donald Trump for his complete hypocrisy on trade. While Trump makes grand promises on trade, his history tells us a different story. ...
Put High-Quality Child Care and Pre-K Within Reach for Working Families
"In the United States, our child care system is failing and this has hidden costs for working families. The typical annual cost for child care for a family with two children (an infant and a four-year-old) is nearly $18,000. That averages to about 30% of the typical working family's paycheck. This cost is so high that many can't afford it and leave the workforce altogether, with 75% of mothers and 50% of fathers in a...
The Fight for Latino Workersโ Lives on the Job
Too many Latino workers face disease, major injury and death while laboring in dangerous jobs with inadequate safeguards. In 2014, 804 Latino workers died on the job, with 64% of these fatalities being Latino workers born outside of the United States. Latino worker deaths recentlyย have decreased even though more Latinos are working in the construction industry than ever before: Nearly 70% of new construction jobs between 2012 and 2015 were filled by Latino workers. The...
Alberta Labour movement urging NDP government to keep minimum wage promise
(CBC News/ June 17) The Alberta Federation of Labour wants the NDP to keep its promise to raise Alberta's minimum wage to $15 by 2018 despite backlash from the business sector.ย On Friday, the groupย launched the "15 is Fair" campaign in Edmonton at the Local Omnivore, a restaurant and deli. "During the last election campaign, the NDP won in part because Albertans overwhelminglyย supported their promise to raise the minimum wage," AFLย president Gilย McGowan said in a press release. "While there...
Hillary Clinton Issues Statement onย the BCTGM’sย Endorsement
Following the BCTGM'sย officialย endorsement,ย Hillary Clinton issued the following statement: โI am honored to have earned the endorsement of the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union. โMembers of the BCTGM donโt just help feed Americaโthey helped build the greatest middle class in history. โMembers of the BCTGM know, as I do, that we are stronger together, when we are investing in our people and in the future. Thatโs why I have a comprehensive manufacturing agenda to create...
BCTGM Endorses Hillary Clinton for President of the United States
Kensington, Md. โ The Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union (BCTGM) has announced that it is endorsing Hillary Clinton for President of the United States. The following statement was released by BCTGM International President David B. Durkee in declaring the unionโs endorsement: During her career, Hillary Clinton has had a solid record of support on those issues most important to working families and union members, including workersโ rights andย organizing, workplace health and safety,...
The Verizon Deal is a Huge Victory for all Workers
The Verizon fight, the biggest strike in recent history, proved that when working people stand together and fight back, we can win. Communications Workers of America (CWA) issued the following statement in response to the agreement reached between striking workers and Verizon last week: Nearly 40,000 Verizon workers who have been on strike since April 13 are celebrating big gains after reaching a tentative agreement with the company. After 45 days of the largest strike in...
Sign Petition to tell Carrier You Oppose Outsourcing 1,400 American jobs!
Workers at Carrier Corp.โs manufacturing facility in Indianapolis areย fighting to save their jobs from being outsourced to a plant in Mexico. Many of these people have worked at the Indianapolis plant for years, and their work has made Carrier, a subsidiary of United Technologies, a hugely profitable company. Last year, Carrier made $7 billion in profits and paid $10 million to United Technologies CEO Gregory Hayes. But that isnโt enough for Hayes and other greedy executives. Now...