In the April 2009 organizing report, we had reported that BCTGM Local 358 (Richmond, VA) had organized more than 100 dairy workers employed at Land-O-Sun Dairy (a subsidiary of dairy giant Dean Foods) in Richmond, Va.ย This dairy produces all varieties of fresh milk under private label brands.ย More than 70 percent voted โUnion Yesโ in a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) election and ...
BCTGM Local 85 (Sacramento, Calif.) has successfully organized the office workers employed at Bimbo Baking USA, (a division of Grupo Bimbo), in Sacramento. Bimbo Baking manufactures Arnold's, Bimbo, Boboli, Brownberry, Entenmann's, Francisco, Friehofer's, Marinela, Mrs. Baird's, Oroweat, Stroehmann's, Thomas' and Tia Rosa baking brands and is one of the largest wholesale baking companies in the United States. Local 85 Financial Secretary Marty Zimmerman had led this organizing effort. Congratulations to Local 85...
BCTGM Region Six International Vice President Randy Roark is pleased to report that BCTGM Local 24 (San Francisco) has successfully organized the new Caravan Baking Company production facility in Union City, California.ย The bargaining unit will include all production, wrapping, shipping and receiving, maintenance and sanitation departments. The new bakery already employs 75 bakers who produce Oroweat Sandwich Thins for Bimbo Baking Company.ย Local 24 ...
When a production plant that employs BCTGM members closes its doors, does the local just say farewell to those workers? According to BCTGM Region 1 Vice President Art Montminy maintaining support of such members can pay off. Montminy says that an example of such dedication was recently exemplified by Local 102 (New York, NY). In January, the Angonoa Bread Sticks production bakery in College ...
Just a year after Local 70 (Grand Rapids, Mich.) organized Roskam Baking Company's new cereal plant in Grand Rapids, the company has voluntarily recognized the local union at its new candy manufacturing facility. In 2008, representatives from Local 70--which has had a decades-long relationship with the company at facilities throughout Michigan--approached Roskam management about voluntarily recognizing the union at the new facility. Initially the company refused, however it allowed...
Pass the BCTGM-made milk to enjoy with your BCTGM-made cookies or cereal. On March 17, more than 100 workers at Land-O-Sun Dairy in Richmond, Va. voted to join BCTGM Local 358 (Richmond). Land-O-Sun Dairy, a subsidiary of dairy giant Dean Foods, produces all varieties of fresh milk under private label brands. Land-O-Sun Dairy, which was acquired by Dean Foods in 1998, has dairies in several other states, including Tennessee, Georgia,...
BCTGM Local 24 (San Francisco, CA) has organized the Safeway in-store bakeries in Santa Clara (store #763) and Navato (store #2828), California. The organizing campaigns were lead by Local 24 Financial Secretary Joe Biringer and his staff, according to Region 6 International Vice President Randy Roark. The BCTGM welcomes the new Safeway retail bakers into our Union!...
BCTGM Local 55 (Laval, Quebec) has organized the warehouse and in-store bakery workers employed at Saputo Boulangerie in Gatineau, Quebec. According to Region Five Vice President Sean Kelly, the successful organizing effort was led by Local 55 Financial Secretary & Business Agent Martin Cayer. Kelly also reported that Local 406 (Moncton, New Brunswick) organized the thrift store workers employed by the Canada Bread Thrift Store (#491) in Moncton. This...
BCTGM Local 351 (Albuquerque, NM) has remained busy organizing, according to Region Six Vice President Randy Roark. The local union has organized two new in-store retail bakeries at Smiths Food & Drugs, located in Los Lunas and Albuquerque, New Mexico. The Los Lunas location is a new Tortillaria or Mexican in-store bakery. Local 351 President & Business Agent Earl Reed, who headed up both...
Fired workers Bill Lawhorn and Russ Teegardin were met by co-workers when they returned to work on December 4 at the Consolidated Biscuit Company plant in McComb, Ohio. A rally was held outside the plant when Lawhorn and Teegardin reported to work for the first time since they were fired and led out of the facility for their support of the BCTGM ...
On September 26, 2008, BCTGM Local 163 (Houston, Texas) won the organizing election at the Bimbo Baking Company Warehouse in Houston. The election was won by a 3:1 margin. This organizing campaign was lead by Local 163 Financial Secretary Donald Pierce, according to BCTGM Region Four Vice President Tony Johnson. Region Six Vice President Randy Roark reports that effective October 5, BCTGM Local 114...
BCTGM Local 270T (Wilson, N.C.) was forced into a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) hearing after employer Alliance One Tobacco filed a petition to clarify the bargaining unit of our BCTGM members employed at the Stantonsburg Road and South Tarboro Street (Cut Rag) facilities in Wilson, excluding the newly created Baldree Road facility, also in Wilson. In this federal hearing, the BCTGM's ...
On September 26, 2008, BCTGM Local 163 (Houston, Texas) won the organizing election at the Bimbo Baking Company Warehouse in Houston. The election was won by a 3:1 margin. This organizing campaign was lead by Local 163 Financial Secretary Donald Pierce, according to BCTGM Region Four Vice President Tony Johnson....
Despite a relentless anti-union campaign initiated by Weston Bakeries, including firing workers for union activity, a majority of workers at the new Interbake/Weston plant in Front Royal, Va. voted to become members of BCTGM Local 68 (Baltimore). Unfortunately, the vote is in limbo because the company is not recognizing the "yes" votes of five workers that were fired for their...
Avid readers may recall that this past December, we ran a story about an aggressive organizing approach being conducted by Local 358 (Richmond, Va.). The local's goal is to add more than 350 new members to the local by organizing members at new locations. We are pleased to report that the local has now organized their third new location! Local 358 now represents the new Altria/Philip Morris smokeless tobacco plant in Richmond. ...