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How long does it take for a local union to add organizing to their local union philosophy and how long does it take to become successful?ย  Just ask Local 358 (Richmond, Virginia) Financial Secretary Ted Constable and President Ray Daniels, because they have been there!ย  After getting being elected as officers of the local, Constable and Daniels were convinced that if their local union was to survive, they would have to organize.ย They also believed they would...

09 December, 2007

BCTGM Local 6 (Philadelphia) organized Weston's new cake bakery in Hazelton, Pa., according to International Vice President Bob Oakley.ย  The bakery is the site of the former Boboli Pizza Crust & Waffle plant (also formerly owned by Weston's), which was organized by Local 6 and the International Union on October 3, 2001.ย Boboli closed October 25, 2005. The plant remained vacant until Weston's recently moved portions of its cake lines to the Hazelton location from their facility in...

09 November, 2007

BCTGM Local 3 (Long Island City, New York City, N.Y.) successfully organized Essential Wholesale Cheesecake in Brooklyn, N.Y. Local 3 President Narciso Martas stated that it was the bread and butter issues (wages, medical coverage and pension) that lead to the successful organizing campaign which ended in recognition. Essential produces wholesale cheesecakes for the New York City Metropolitan area....

09 September, 2007

International Vice President Sean Kelly reports that Local 261T ( Quebec City, QC) has successfully organized the warehouse workers employed by Rothman, Benson & Hedges Tobacco in Montreal. These warehouse workers fill salesperson orders. The organizing campaign concluded with certification and no election, after a majority of the authorization for representation cards were provided to the Quebec Labour Board. Workers in Quebec enjoy labor laws that are very similar to provisions in the Employee Free Choice Act...

09 April, 2007

International Vice President Bob Oakley reports that the International Union and BCTGM Local 70 (Grand Rapids, Mich.) has successfully organized Roskam Baking (of Rothbury Farms). This plant is located on 44th Street in Grand Rapids. Vice President Oakley worked on the campaign and credits International Representative Jimmy Condran and Local 70 Business Agent/Financial Secretary Orin Holder with the organizing effort, which resulted in recognition. We welcome our new members from Roskam Baking into our Union!...

09 January, 2007

Region Five International Vice President Sean Kelly reports the successful ending to an organizing campaign at Kohl & Frisch Limited, a pharmaceutical distributor in Moncton, New Brunswick. The New Brunswick Labour Board (NBLB) had to decide the outcome of the election after the employer challenged one of the ballots. The NBLB ruled in favor of the union, giving the win to BCTGM Local 406 ( Moncton, NB). Vice President Kelly credits the efforts of Local 406...

09 December, 2006

BCTGM Local 280 ( Evansville, Ind.) Business Agent and Financial Secretary Dennis Howard reports that the organizing election at the ADM flour mill in Mt. Vernon, Indiana to represent the truck drivers bargaining unit was won by the Local Union. These drivers deliver flour to all of our Union bakeries. The mill is represented by BCTGM Local 315G (Mt. Vernon, Ind.)....

09 November, 2006

Region Three Vice President Jeanne Graham reports an organizing victory at Simmons Foods, a poultry feed processing mill in Fairland, Oklahoma. The group that was organized includes production workers and transport drivers. What made this campaign interesting was that Local 16G ( Kansas City, Missouri) and Local 51G (Carthage, Missouri) pooled their resources and jointly worked on the organizing effort. Graham credits Local 16G Business Agent & Financial Secretary Roger Catron and Local 51G President Tony Pugh....

09 October, 2006

The demographics of the workplace are changing rapidly in North America and the BCTGM must adapt quicker than employers to be successful in organizing.  A recent organizing campaign at the captive bakery at the Fiesta Mart grocery chain in Houston, Texas, is a case in point. The bargaining unit of 131 bakers consists primarily of immigrant workers from El Salvador, Guatemala and Mexico.  According to the campaign's lead organizer, International Representative/ Organizer Cesar Calderon, the main...

09 September, 2006

Workers employed at Richmond Baking of Oregon voted overwhelmingly to join BCTGM Local 114 (Portland, Ore.).ย  The McMinnville, Ore. facility is one of three baking plants operated by Richmond Baking Company--the flagship plant is located in Richmond, Ind. and the East Coast operations are based in Alma, Ga. (BCTGM Local 372B represents the Indiana workers.) ย The bakery, built in 2001, produces organic cookies and crackers, cracker meal and batter mixes for both the domestic and...

09 April, 2006

The New York City area is renowned for pastries, cakes, biscuits, cookies, breads and other baked goods made by unionized BCTGM Master Journeymen Bakers. The ranks of these talented union bakers just grew as BCTGM Local 3 ( Long Island City, NY) has organized three new bakeries. BCTGM Vice President Art Montminy reports the newly organized bakeries are Gertel Uptown Bake Shop located in New York City, Reisman Wholesale Bakery located in Brooklyn and Zomick's...

09 March, 2006

This year's AFL-CIO Union Industry Show will be in Cleveland, Ohio on May 5 th, 6 th and 7 th at the Cleveland I-X Center. The Cleveland area is home of many BCTGM union retail bakers, who are notorious for their craft baking. These craft baking skills will be demonstrated at the show! ย BCTGM Local 19 ( Cleveland, OH) remains committed to organizing non-union craft baking shops so those bakers can begin to enjoy the benefits...

09 February, 2006

International Vice President Robert Oakley reports the successful conclusion to an organizing campaign at the Kraft-Nabisco warehouse in Richmond, Va. and the depot in Chesapeake, Va. The campaign was conducted by Local 358 ( Richmond, VA) and the International Union. ย The campaign focused on the driver sales employees. Oakley notes that Local 358 has made a concentrated effort to focus more time and effort in assisting non-union workers and their families, thereby growing their local union. The campaign,...

09 January, 2006

What do two bakeries--one in Hayward, California and the other in Oakland, California--have in common? ย They both recently became BCTGM union shops! International Vice President Randy Roark reports the successful conclusion to the two organizing campaigns at Dobake Bakeries Inc. production facilities. The organizing campaigns were run by the International Union and BCTGMย Local 125 (Oakland, Calif.). Dobake was founded in 1989 as a large wholesale baking company to service San Francisco Bay area restaurants and other foodservice...

11 December, 2005

International Vice President Art Montminy reports thatย BCTGM Local 50 ( New York, N.Y.) has successfully concluded an organizing campaign at Penske Transportation in Hooksett, New Hampshire and Franklin, Massachusetts. The workers at Penske distribute Friehoffer Baking Company products throughout the New England region. Montminy credits Local 50 President Joyce Alston and Business Agent Joe Svingala with the organizing win. Congratulations to Local 50 as we welcome these new bakery workers into our BCTGM family!  ...

11 September, 2005