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After nearly two months on strike, BCTGM members at Hormelโ€™s Corn Nuts plant in Fresno, California are traveling to the Companyโ€™s Global headquarters to demand an in-person meeting with the CEO. WHO: BCTGM Local 85 members from California, Minnesota BCTGM members, labor allies WHAT: Demonstrate outside Hormel HQ and call on CEO Jim Snee to meet WHERE: One Hormel Place, Austin, MN 55912 WHEN: Wednesday, October 19, 2022 at 1:00 p.m. After two months of rising tensions and no agreement,...

14 October, 2022

At Voortmanโ€™s Bakery in Burlington, Ontario, BCTGM Local 264 (Toronto, Ontario) members warmly welcomed a small group of Ukrainian refugees who came to work at the bakery. Over the months since the war in Ukraine began, Canada has welcomed more than 82,000 Ukrainians fleeing their country, allowing them to make a fresh start in Canada.In the bakery, word spread quickly about the most pressing needs of the newly arrived Ukrainian workers. From clothing, bedding, furniture and...

07 October, 2022

Two months ago, delegates to the 41st Constitutional Convention of the BCTGM came together in solidarity and unity to set this Unionโ€™s agenda for the next four years.Since that time, I have been working tirelessly with Secretary-Treasurer David Woods, our Regional International Vice Presidents and International staff to bring that Convention agenda to life. ORGANIZING: The BCTGM is organizing all around the country and hitting the streets to talk to workers in non-union workplaces about the...

07 October, 2022

After two months on the picket line, Local 100G members on strike at Ingredion in Cedar Rapids, Iowa are fed up with the companyโ€™s refusal to negotiate a fair contract. So the Union members decided to deliver a message up close and personal by traveling 250 miles from Cedar Rapids to Ingredion global headquarters in Westchester, Illinois. Local 100G members were joined by more than 100 Union members and supporters from numerous area unions for a...

07 October, 2022

International President Anthony Shelton and Secretary Treasurer David Woods have been crossing the country from Iowa to California to visit BCTGM members on strike. "Solidarity occurs when our members understand they are fighting for something bigger. They are fighting for all of their BCTGM brothers and sisters. They are fighting for all working people who deserve dignity and respect on the job!"- BCTGM International President Anthony Shelton President Shelton and Secretary-Treasurer Woods hit the picket line with...

23 September, 2022

On September 6 and 7, workers at Danoneโ€™s milk processing facility in Salt Lake City, overwhelmingly voted to join BCTGM Local 401 (Salt Lake City, Utah). The facility, which produces Horizon milk products, employs nearly 100 workers in production, maintenance, shipping and quality control. In addition to Salt Lake City, the BCTGM has organized workers at five Danone facilities in the United States within the last 20 years. The BCTGM represents Danone workers in Minster, Ohio (Local...

21 September, 2022

Local 100G members are on strike against Ingredion Corporation in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. What they are asking for in a new collective bargaining agreement is simple: dignity and respect on the job that comes from a union contract negotiated in good faith and without take-aways. Help us call on Ingredion CEO and company representatives. Send an email and tell Ingredion to get back to the bargaining table and negotiate in good faith. Workers deserve nothing less...

02 September, 2022

Forty BCTGM members of Local 85 have gone on STRIKE at Corn Nuts in Fresno, Calif. (owned by Hormel) โ€œWe are on strike at Corn Nuts because company is not bargaining in good faith. The company is reluctant to reach an agreement, is surface bargaining and changing the terms and conditions of the workersโ€™ medical plan without notifying the employees or bargaining with the union before making these drastic changes.โ€ โ€“ Local 85 Financial Secretary Jerry Gil This...

16 August, 2022

On August 1, BCTGM members of Local 100G in Cedar Rapids, Iowa went on STRIKE against Ingredion, Inc. Strike issues include: the outsourcing of the bargaining unit jobs,diminished seniority rightsthe elimination of guaranteed days off,an expanded management rights clause, anda wage scale that will move many membersโ€™ wages backwards.    Like our BCTGM strikes of 2021, Local 100G is fighting to end a 2-tier wage system and to provide significant wage increases for all employees (not bonuses). Here are...

05 August, 2022

The International Union has always made the health and safety of its members its highest priority. The pandemic, and the increased focus on Americaโ€™s workplaces, gives the Biden-Harris Administration a unique opportunity to begin a meaningful transformation of the American workplace into something healthier, safer, more sustainable and more productive.BCTGM members deserve a workplace where deaths, illness and injuries are reduced to their lowest levels possible. Workplaces with lower injury rates also have reduced medical...

28 April, 2022

More than 50 years ago on April 28, Workers Memorial Day, the Occupational Safety and Health Act went into effect, promising every worker the right to a safe jobโ€”a fundamental right. The law was won because of the tireless efforts of the labor movement, which organized for safer working conditions and demanded action from the government. Since then, unions and our allies have fought hard to make that promise a realityโ€”winning protections that have made...

28 April, 2022

BCTGM Local 252G (Memphis, Tenn.) Vice President Kevin Bradshaw has been elected to serve as President of the Memphis and West Tennessee Central Labor Council. Bradshaw, a 21-year union member, is a Case Handling Operator at the Kelloggโ€™s Memphis plant. During his tenure with Local 252G, he has also served as President, Trustee and Steward. Most recently, Bradshaw served as a spokesperson for his union brothers and sisters at the Kelloggโ€™s Memphis plant during the 11-week strike...

22 April, 2022

Building on the strength and unity gained during the successful three-week strike at the Frito-Lay plant in Topeka, Kansas in July 2021, BCTGM Local 218 (Kansas City, Mo.) returned to the bargaining table and reached the best contract ever negotiated for these Frito Lay workers. Negotiations were led by Midwest International Vice President Brad Schmidt. The bargaining Committee included Local 218 Business Agent Chantel Mendenhall and Local 218 Frito Lay members Kris Akin, Rodney North, Esther...

22 April, 2022

More than 800 coal miners in Alabama have been on strike against Warrior Met Coal for more than one year fighting for better pay and benefits after making concessions to help the company survive. It is believed to be the longest strike in Alabama history. The strike, the first for the Alabama Mine Workers in four decades, began on April 1, 2021. On April 6, to mark the one-year anniversary of the strike, the United Mine Workers...

22 April, 2022

In March, three former employees of Mondelez at the Fairlawn, N.J. bakery (Local 719) received a monetary award totaling $2.3 million, resulting from a 2020 NLRB Decision finding that they were unlawfully suspended and terminated in retaliation for their Union support or otherwise engaging in protected concerted activities. The three workers were icing mixers and floor helpers at the plant and were active in Local 719 for many years prior to their unlawful discharges. Mondelez was ordered...

22 April, 2022