The BCTGM issued the following press statement in response to Mondelez International’s recent announcement that Mr. Dirk Van de Put will succeed Irene Rosenfeld as CEO: On behalf of dedicated BCTGM workers across the country, we welcome this transition and believe it presents an opportunity for Mondelez to acknowledge that a significant source of its […]
Read MoreLetter from U.S. Senators to Mondelez CEO, Irene Rosenfeld, coupled with new faith-based initiatives, signals support at highest levels for BCTGM’s ongoing campaign to save American jobs KENSINGTON, Md., June 13, 2017– The Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union (BCTGM), which represents thousands of members at Mondelez International, maker of Nabisco snack […]
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The BCTGM’s Check the Label campaign received a powerful new endorsement from Student Works at Penn State (SWAPS), an official Penn State student organization that brings together students with local and statewide unions and their members. SWAPS recently sent a letter to the Office of Procurement at Penn State urging the university to boycott Nabisco products made in Mexico […]
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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 […]
Read More Check the Label, Mondelez, Nabisco, SnacksRepresentatives of the BCTGM and the International Union of Food Workers (IUF) will meet in Chicago this week for an International Trade Union Meeting that will focus on defending quality jobs at Mondelēz International around the globe. The IUF and its affiliates represent 2.5 million workers in 126 countries. The Chicago meeting on September 20 […]
Read MoreBakery Workers Express Astonishment over Nabisco CEO Irene Rosenfeld’s $20M Pay Day While Company Continues to Ruin American Communities KENSINGTON, Md., March 30, 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, expressed its shock and disappointment […]
Read MoreToday, the BCTGM – which represents nearly 4,000 members at Mondelēz International, maker of Nabisco snack products – announced in response to the layoff of the first 277 workers at the Southside Nabisco Chicago Bakery, an escalation in its efforts to promote its “Check the Label” campaign, encouraging American consumers to reject Nabisco products made […]
Read MoreBakery Workers to Americans: Check the Label Public education campaign launched to support American jobs by purchasing only Made in America Nabisco products KENSINGTON, Md., March 8, 2016 – Today, the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union (BCTGM) – which represents nearly 4,000 members at Mondelez International, maker of Nabisco snack products- […]
Read MoreResolution introduced in response to Company actions at Nabisco Bakery in the South Side of Chicago On March 2, 2016, in response to Mondelēz International/Nabisco actions at the Nabisco Bakery at 7300 S. Kedzie Avenue, Cook County passed a resolution “calling on Nabisco and its parent company Mondelēz International to continue its relationship with the […]
Read MoreJanuary 28, 2016 –BCTGM Local 300 – which represents nearly 1,000 members at the Mondelēz Nabisco Bakery on Kedzie Avenue in Chicago– filed a formal complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) centered on the discrimination based on the race and age of employees at the plant. Of the facility’s more than 950 bargaining unit members, over […]
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