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The continued inaction by the Kellogg Company on the lockout of more than 220 workers at its Memphis, Tenn. cereal plant has drawn the attention of the Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC).  The Congressional Progressive Caucus consists of 75 members of the U.S. House of Representatives from around the country, and is the largest caucus within the House Democratic Caucus. In a letter on behalf of the CPC  to Kellogg Company CEO John Bryant, the Co-Chairs of...

06 February, 2014

After weeks of discussion and preparation, a community wide social justice organization comprised of a wide cross section of area and national organizations has been formally announced in Memphis. The community coalition known as The Coalition for the Organizational Protection of People and Equal Rights (COPPER) was formally launched at a meeting last week in Memphis.  Bishop E. Lynn Brown, a spokesperson for the organization, said that the lockout of workers at the Memphis Kellogg...

04 February, 2014

For Immediate Release: January 28 BAKERY, CONFECTIONERY, TOBACCO WORKERS INTERNATIONAL UNION, Kensington, Md. National Civil Rights Organization Calls on Kellogg to End Memphis Lockout The fight to return locked out Kellogg’s workers to their jobs in Memphis, Tenn. continues to escalate with increased support from national politicians, religious leaders and civil rights organizations. In a January 23 letter to Kellogg CEO John Bryant, the Memphis Chapter President of the National Action Network (NAN), Gregory Grant, advised, “…if by February...

28 January, 2014

The BCTGM is part of a network of organizations joining together in opposition of the Camp-Baucus Fast Track legislation, “The Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities Act” (HR 3830/S 1900). This legislation would revive the outdated and unsound 2002 “Fast Track” Trade Promotion Authority mechanism. The BCTGM International Union is among the 564 organizations to sign a letter delivered to Congress yesterday. January 31 is the TPP DAY OF ACTION with rallies planned in more than 40 cities across...

28 January, 2014

Last week, Gregory Grant, President of the Memphis Chapter National Action Network (NAN) sent a strong message to Kellogg's CEO John Brant with the letter below. "To that end, we along with other social justice groups strongly urge the City of Memphis to revisit and recall any and all tax incentives, rebates, pilots and provide no further corporate assistance until this lock-out has ended and all affected 226 employees are restored and made whole...

26 January, 2014

Memphis is historically a city that strongly embraces its workers.  Part of that history is the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., who came to support Memphis sanitation workers on strike in 1968 when he was assassinated. On January 20, 2014, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, the Memphis community once again displayed support and solidarity with Memphis workers. Specifically, the 220 BCTGM Local 252G members locked out by Kellogg. Hundreds of community and religious activists joined...

22 January, 2014

Dwight Montgomery, President of the Southern Christian Leadership Council (SCLC), Memphis Chapter, has written letters to three elected officials asking them to assist in ending the lockout of Memphis area Kellogg workers once and for all. “This community is outraged by this lockout and as every day passes more and more of our Memphis area citizens begin to realize and understand that this community deserves as much respect for what they have done for the company...

17 January, 2014

Press Advisory January 17, 2014 Kensington, MD International President of the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union to speak at January 20th Martin Luther King event in Memphis David B. Durkee, International President of the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union (BCTGM) headquartered in Kensington, Md., is the invited Special Guest at a Dr. Martin Luther King celebration in Memphis, Tenn. on January 20. The service commemorating Dr. King’s legacy will begin at 2:00...

17 January, 2014

Please join us on MONDAY, JANUARY 20th in supporting Locked-Out Kellogg Workers at the annual Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration in Memphis Tennessee. SCHEDULE OF EVENTS 10:00 A.M. The 29th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King National Holiday Parade, sponsored by the Commission on Religion and Racism (CORR) BCTGM International President David Durkee will march in the parade with a large group of locked out BCTGM Kellogg workers from Memphis. WHERE? Parade begins at the slave auction...

14 January, 2014

On the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives yesterday, U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen (D- 9th District, Memphis) cited the lockout of Kellogg workers saying, "I see them on holidays, weekends, you name it. Fighting for their rights. Standing up for themselves. It is time to end this lockout and put those people back to work. Let’s produce our cereal with good, Memphis employees." Watch his one minute statement on the lockout of BCTGM members:  ...

10 January, 2014

“Continuing the Memphis lockout is not in the best interests of Kellogg or its shareholders. Accordingly, I urge the Board of Directors to intervene with management to end the Memphis lockout and return to the bargaining table to negotiate a fair contract.” On January 8th,  President David Durkee wrote a letter to Kellogg Co. Lead Director Gordon Gund and the entire Kellogg Co. Board of Directors.  Click here or on the image below to read the...

10 January, 2014

[caption id="attachment_3926" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Local 3G Pres. Trevor Bidelman (right) and member Bryon Leche (left) helped distribute the holiday hams and gifts to the Memphis Kellogg families."] [/caption] The holiday season embodies the spirit of giving and is a time to reflect and celebrate on all of which we are thankful. But what if you are the child or family member of a locked out Kellogg worker in Memphis, Tenn.? Well, then you have union brothers and sisters...

20 December, 2013

"There are some upon this earth of yours," returned the Spirit, "who lay claim to know us, and who do their deeds of passion, pride, ill-will, hatred, envy, bigotry, and selfishness in our name, who are as strange to us and all out kith and kin, as if they had never lived. Remember that, and charge their doings on themselves, not us."   -- Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol As the children of locked out members of...

18 December, 2013

In the true holiday spirit of giving, Kellogg workers from Locals 50G in Omaha, Neb. and 3G in Battle Creek, Mich. are in Memphis this week delivering holiday cheer to the children and families of locked out Local 252G members. Yesterday, after an 11 hour drive from Omaha, Local 50G members personally distributed gift cards to more than 100 children of Local 252G members. Today, union members from Battle Creek arrive prepared to give out additional...

18 December, 2013