After a teach-in at the University of Minnesota, Nabisco 600 representatives BCTGM Local 300 member Michael Smith and BCTGM Community Organizer Elce Redmond were invited to discuss the Nabisco layoffs in Chicago, the ongoing Mondelez Check-the-Label campaign and the importance of fighting global worker exploitation. Check out the video below produced by the University following […]
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NAFTA has not only failed to live up to its proponents’ promises of more jobs, higher wages and a cleaner environment, it has also caused massive job loss, pushed down wages and devastated communities nationwide. Check out www.WeHateNafta.org, a new website established by a progressive coalition to replace #NAFTA with a deal that puts people and the […]
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BCTGM International staff, together with members of the Nabisco 600, spent two days handing out fliers and talking to students and faculty at the University of Kansas, November 28-29. The effort is part of the expansion of the Made-in-Mexico Nabisco Boycott and the “Check the Label” campaign to colleges and universities around the country. BCTGM International […]
Read MoreA television news crew from Tokyo, Japan traveled to Chicago to interview workers from the Mondelez/Nabisco plant for use in the production of this video examining the effect of free trade policies on workers. A full translation of the videos is included below. TV Tokyo: Is Free Trade Policy hurting us? TPP is in the middle […]
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KENSINGTON, Md., November 2, 2016 – Today, the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union (BCTGM), which represents nearly 4,000 members at Mondelēz International, maker of Nabisco snack products, announced its “Check the Label” campaign has expanded its concentration to colleges and universities around the country, where it will continue to educate American […]
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Today marks the six month anniversary of the BCTGM’s “Check the Label” campaign. The boycott continues to gain significant traction, adding to a growing list of successes, including Reaching more than 100 million American consumers and tens of millions of others globally through hundreds of direct and indirect social media support networks, television and radio, including: […]
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Nabisco 600 representative Anthony Jackson, Local 348 Financial Secretary/Business Agent Juan Figueroa and BCTGM Community Organizer Nate Zeff were among hundreds of union leaders, activists, and politicians who attended the Greater Boston Labor Council’s annual Labor Day breakfast at the Park Plaza Hotel in Boston. Speakers at the event included Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh, U.S. Sens. […]
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When the faces of laid-off Nabisco workers from Chicago are recognized as the symbols of the movement to stop corporate greed, we can say with certainty that the campaign to highlight the corporate agenda of Mondelez is successful. The Facebook page of Local 300 has been viewed by millions and the above photo has been shared […]
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Hot on the heels of the successful Democratic National Convention, representatives of the Nabisco 600 attended the Rock Against the TPP concert and teach-in in Denver. Laid off Nabisco worker Anthony Jackson spoke in front of an audience of more than 1,300 people throughout the event. Jackson spoke personally to actress/activist Evangeline Lilly and was then invited […]
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