April 18: Report From Nabisco Union Bargaining Chairman Jethro Head

Posted by BCTGMComm - April 19, 2016 - Bargaining Report, National Bargaining

The following is a Bargaining Update from April 7 and 8th, 2016 from the Mondelēz /Nabisco bargaining table from International Vice President Jethro Head, Union Chairman: Brothers and Sisters – From the reports submitted by the company regarding our most recent bargaining, they would have you believe that we walked away from the table never to […]

Chicago Tribune: Oreo bakers union, Mondelez halt negotiations

Posted by BCTGMComm - March 1, 2016 - In the News..., National Bargaining

By: Greg TrotterContact Reporter Chicago Tribune, March 1, 2016 The Mondelez International factory and distribution center at 7300 S. Kedzie Avenue in Chicago is seen in 2015. Workers at the plant are on the job, but the local contract covering the bakers union employees has expired. (Terrence Antonio James / Chicago Tribune) The tense standoff between Mondelez […]

February 26: Report From Nabisco Union Bargaining Chairman Jethro Head

Posted by BCTGMComm - February 26, 2016 - Bargaining Report, National Bargaining

The following is a message from the Mondelēz /Nabisco bargaining table from International Vice President Jethro Head, Union Chairman: Brothers and Sisters: Last night at 10:45 p.m., Mondelēz representative Pam DiStefano emailed the BCTGM Bargaining Team the company’s “last, best and final” offer. It is an unacceptable proposal that has as its centerpiece the elimination […]

February 24: Report From Nabisco Union Bargaining Chairman Jethro Head

Posted by BCTGMComm - February 24, 2016 - Bargaining Report, National Bargaining

The following is a message from the Mondelēz /Nabisco bargaining table from International Vice President Jethro Head, Union Chairman: Brothers and Sisters, We have reached a crossroads in the negotiations with Mondelēz here in Charlotte. While there are issues that still can be addressed in order to achieve a positive outcome for you and your families, […]

February 23: Report From Nabisco Union Bargaining Chairman Jethro Head

Posted by BCTGMComm - February 23, 2016 - Bargaining Report, National Bargaining

The following is a message from the Mondelēz /Nabisco bargaining table from International VP Jethro Head, Union Chairman: Unfortunately, today has been another fruitless day of negotiations. Brothers and sisters, your Union Negotiating Committee came to Charlotte last week to negotiate in good faith and reach a reasonable deal that would benefit the membership, while […]

Feb. 20th: Report From Nabisco Union Bargaining Chairman Jethro Head

Posted by BCTGMComm - February 20, 2016 - Bargaining Report, National Bargaining

The following is a message from the Mondelēz /Nabisco bargaining table from International VP Jethro Head, Union Chairman: As each of you are aware, the Union began bargaining with Mondelēz-Nabisco management on the National level starting Tuesday, February 16. Pam Distefano, the chief negotiator for the Company read a statement on February 17 that was as disrespectful to […]

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

BCTGM Local 300 Goes to Court for Injunctive Relief Against Mondelēz in Chicago

Posted by BCTGMComm - January 22, 2016 - National Bargaining, Press Releases

In response to Mondelēz International’s ongoing violations of its Collective Bargaining Agreement, BCTGM Local 300 – which represents nearly 1,000 members at the Mondelēz Nabisco Bakery located at 7300 Kedzie Avenue in Chicago – filed for injunctive relief requesting court-compelled arbitration regarding these violations. The complaint particularly calls for arbitration regarding the company’s continued use […]