Oreos and the American worker caught in the middle: Chicago Tribune Commentary by Pres. Durkee and Pres. Trumka

Posted by BCTGMComm - March 30, 2016 - AFL-CIO, In the News...

The Chicago Tribune published the following joint commentary by BCTGM International President David B. Durkee and AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on March 29. Oreos are incredibly popular, one of America’s top guilty pleasures. But we soon might not be able to stomach them, if the iconic cookies don’t sustain good jobs in the United States. […]

AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Department Pledges Support for Nabisco Workers

Posted by BCTGMComm - February 20, 2016 - AFL-CIO, Solidarity

On Friday, February 19, the Maritime Trades Department of the AFL-CIO offered the following statement of support. PRESERVING NABISCO JOBS Chicago has been home to some of organized labor’s greatest battles. From the fight for the 8-hour day, the Haymarket tragedy, the Pullman railroad strike, the Memorial Day massacre, and the battles in the stockyards, Chicago […]

The Nabisco/Mondelēz 600: Watch this Video and Join Fight to Save American JOBS!

Posted by BCTGMComm - February 19, 2016 - AFL-CIO, Corporate Greed, More Video, National Bargaining, Radio/Video

Learn how Mondelēz is pulling off this shift to Mexican production, and the ways in which it will devastate these 600 Chicago area workers, their families and the entire community which has held up its largest U.S. bakery for over 50 years. TAKE ACTION! Click here to sign our petition to SAVE AMERICAN JOBS

AFL-CIO President Trumka Pledges Full Support in Mondelēz Campaign

Posted by BCTGMComm - February 6, 2016 - AFL-CIO, Solidarity

On February 5, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka sent a letter to BCTGM International President David Durkee praising the Union’s efforts to protect the jobs of Local 300 workers at the Chicago Mondelēz/Nabisco bakery. Trumka also pledged the support “of the twelve and a half million members of the AFL-CIO.” “I would like to express our […]