Following the BCTGM’s formal endorsement, Hillary Clinton issued the following statement: “I am honored to have earned the endorsement of the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union. “Members of the BCTGM don’t just help feed America—they helped build the greatest middle class in history. “Members of the BCTGM know, as I do, that […]
Read MoreThe Union Edge Show talks to BCTGM Strategic Campaign Adviser Ron Baker, BCTGM Organizer Nate Zeff and laid-off Nabisco worker Anthony Jackson to talk about the plight of Nabisco workers in Chicago, the national boycott of Mexican-produced Nabisco products, and how consumers can support American union jobs.
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Read MoreToday in Washington, D.C., the 2016 Democratic Platform Drafting Committee held its second session of the Mid-Atlantic Democratic Platform Forum, the first in a series of regional events designed to engage every voice in the Democratic Party. The Platform Drafting Chair Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD), and Democratic National Convention Committee CEO, Rev. Leah D. Daughtry […]
Read MoreAlliance for Retired Americans members have joined the AFL-CIO in a boycott of Mexican-made Oreos and other Mexican-made Nabisco products. The boycott is a result of Nabisco’s announcement last July that it would invest an additional $130 million in a Mexican plant rather than its American factory in Chicago. As a result 600 workers in […]
Read MoreThe following piece by Don McIntosh is cross posted from NW Labor Press Nabisco and its principal union have reached a standoff. The union contract covering 2,000 American workers in five states expired Feb. 29, but the two sides haven’t reached a new agreement, and no further contract talks are scheduled. At any time, the workers could strike, […]
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Have you heard the new CHECK THE LABEL radio spots? These are being played on both English and Spanish language radio channels near you…. English – Spanish –
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Campaign encourages Americans to “Check the Label” in support of American jobs by purchasing only those Nabisco products made in America KENSINGTON, Md., April 27, 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 […]
Read MoreOn April 6, the BCTGM filed a submission to the United States Department of Labor asking for an investigation into the use of company unions, protection contracts and a lack of union transparency in Mexico. With an increasing number of U.S.-based corporations moving production to Mexico, the country’s lax labor standards and worker protections have […]
Read More[Triangle, VA] United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) International President Cecil E. Roberts said today that the union fully supports the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union (BCTGM) in its boycott of Mexican-made Nabisco products. Nabisco recently announced that it is moving more than 600 American jobs in Chicago to a production […]
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