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From healthcare to Hollywood, workers are demanding higher wages, fighting cuts and seeking better safety and conditions (October 1/The Guardian by Michael Sainato published here.) Tens of thousands of workers around the US could go on strike in the coming weeks in what would be the largest wave of labor unrest since a series of teacher strikes in 2018 and 2019, which won major victories and gave the American labor movement a significant boost. The unrest spans a...

01 October, 2021

VICTORY ACHIEVED THROUGH COURAGE, SACRIFICE AND SOLIDARITY Members of the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union (BCTGM) working for Nabisco/Mondelez in Portland, Ore., Aurora, Colo., Richmond, Va., Chicago, Ill. and Norcross, Ga. have voted overwhelmingly to accept a new collective bargaining agreement. Approval of the contract ends the BCTGMโ€™s strike against Nabisco which began on August 10, 2021. In commenting on the membership vote to ratify the new contract, BCTGM International President Anthony Shelton...

18 September, 2021

Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union (BCTGM) International President Anthony Shelton issued the following statement following negotiations between the BCTGM and Nabisco/Mondelez: โ€œVery late last night, BCTGM negotiators reached a tentative agreement with Nabisco/Mondelez on a new contract. In the coming days, the Local Union officers on the bargaining committee will present the tentative agreement to their respective memberships who will then vote on the agreement.I want to thank and commend all of...

15 September, 2021

BCTGM Canadian Region International Vice President Ron Piercey and International Representative/Organizer Karl Walker accompanied members of Local 264 (Toronto, Ontario) for an informational picket outside the Mondelez facility in Toronto. The group distributed fliers on how to follow and support the Nabisco strike. Piercey said they also answered questions from the workers and explained how the union was helping workers in the United States fight for a fair union contract. ...

15 September, 2021

Dozens of striking Local 364 Nabisco workers joined together with members of the Portland Thorns soccer team today outside the Portland Nabisco bakery. โ€œAs you can see, we donโ€™t have a thought of giving up at all,โ€ said BCTGM Local 364 President Jesus Martinez to the crowd and soccer players. โ€œWe will win just like you win.โ€ The players are members of the National Women's Soccer League Players Association (NWSLPA) and came to offer support...

15 September, 2021

Solidarity on Nabisco picket lines across the country has been incredible. Last week, BCTGM Local 358 members on strike in Richmond, Va. were visited by the first woman President of the AFL-CIO, Liz Shuler. Shuler visited spent the afternoon marching the picket line outside the Nabisco bakery and talking with union members. She reminded the striking Nabisco workers that their sacrifice and courage is on display for every American worker across the nation. "The 56 unions and...

14 September, 2021

Today, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) wrote to Dirk Van de Put, Chief Executive Officer of Mondelez International, urging him to oversee good-faith negotiations for a fair contract between the BCTGM and Nabisco (owned by Mondelez). Despite reports that Mondelez has generated over $1.1 billion in net earnings in Quarter 2 of 2021 โ€“ and chosen to repurchase $1.5 billion worth of its shares over the last six months โ€“ the company has elected to...

13 September, 2021

Tefere Gebre, Executive Vice President of the AFL-CIO, rallied with striking members of BCTGM Local 1 outside the Chicago Nabisco bakery today. "My heart is filled with joy to see all of the solidarity here!," Gebre told workers. In addition to Gebre, the Local 1 rally included families and friends of the striking Nabisco workers, as well as Bob Reiter, President of the Chicago Federation of Labor, and other labor and community supporters. Local 1 President Donald...

04 September, 2021

โ€œAt a time when more American workers are struggling to find good-paying jobs where they can support their families, Nabisco continues to outsource jobs so that they can pay workers less, disregard workplace rights and standards, undercut union contracts and continue to pocket record profits,โ€- BCTGM Local 26 President Clifton Horton Local 26 officers and members continues their solidarity and picket line outside the Nabisco facility located at 17775 E 30th Ave. in Aurora....

02 September, 2021

More than 1,000 BCTGM Members are now on strike at five different Nabisco locations across the U.S. โ€“ Portland, Ore. (Local 364), Aurora, Colo. (Local 26), Richmond, Va. (Local 358), Chicago, Ill. (Local 1) and Atlanta, Ga. (Local 42). After years of Nabisco closing bakeries, moving thousands of BCTGM jobs to Mexico and threatening to move even more jobs to Mexico, our members have had enough and arenโ€™t taking it anymore. They are taking a stand...

01 September, 2021

The determination and solidarity of striking members of Local 1 at the Nabisco Chicago bakery and the distribution center in Addison, Ill. remain unwavering, according to International President Anthony Shelton who spent the afternoon on the picket lines.. โ€œThe strength of every striking Nabisco worker makes me proud โ€“ and should make every member of this union proud,โ€ says President Shelton. โ€œThey are fighting a historic fight, not just for their own future โ€“ but for...

31 August, 2021

Solidarity remains high going into the fourth week of the Nabisco strike in Portland, Ore. by members of Local 364. Every weekend, there is a rally and march outside the facility to involve the community and keep the spirits of the striking workers high. Union members have picketed in front of the Columbia Boulevard facility around the clock since they hit the street on August 10. Hundreds gather every Saturday for a rally outside...

31 August, 2021

More than 125 supporters from Georgia labor organizations, together with Georgia state and local elected leaders, joined BCTGM International President Anthony Shelton for a solidarity rally supporting Local 42 members on strike at the Norcross, Ga. Nabisco facility. President Shelton encouraged the Local 42 members to "stay united in solidarity" and praised their bravery in taking a stand against Nabisco. Southern Region Vice President Zach Townsend, International Representative Darrell Copeland and BCTGM member/AFL-CIO Field Staff...

31 August, 2021

August 23, 2021โ€” BCTGM International President Anthony Shelton issued the following statement in support of members of BCTGM Local 42 (Atlanta, Ga.) who are on strike against Nabisco in Norcross, Ga.: โ€œEarly this morning, members of Local 42 at the Nabisco distribution center outside Atlanta joined their Brothers and Sisters in Portland, Ore., Aurora, Col., Richmond, Va. and Chicago, Ill. in striking Nabisco. Nabisco workers in all five locations are saying strong and clear: stop exporting our...

23 August, 2021

In a special session, the AFL-CIO Executive Council elected Shuler as president of the federation of 56 unions and 12.5 million members. Shuler is the first woman to hold the office in the history of the labor federation. The Executive Council also elected United Steelworkers (USW) International Vice President Fred Redmond to succeed Shuler as secretary-treasurer, the first African American to hold the number two office. Tefere Gebre will continue as executive vice president, rounding...

20 August, 2021