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Representing manufacturing, production, maintenance and sanitation workers in the baking, confectionery, tobacco and grain milling industries.
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Kensington, MD, January 30, 2013 - In Response to the Announcement of Stalking Horse Bidder Apollo Global Management LLC and C. Dean Metropoulos & Co. for the Majority of Snack Cake Businesses in the Hostess Liquidation, BCTGM International President David B. Durkee Issued the Following Statement on Behalf of all BCTGM Members: “We share these bidders’ goal of quickly restoring Twinkies®, CupCakes®, Ding Dongs® and Ho Hos®, among others, to shelves across America, and view new, serious...

Kensington, MD, January 25, 2012 โ€“ In Response to the Recently-Concluded Court Hearing to Approve Stalking Horse Bidding Procedures for the Bread Business in the Hostess Bankruptcy, BCTGM International President David B. Durkee Issued the Following Statement on Behalf of all BCTGM Members: โ€œTodayโ€™s hearing on the stalking horse auction procedures for key bread assets sets the ground rules for a competitive bidding process for products including the Butternutยฎ, Home Prideยฎ, Meritaยฎ, Nature's Prideยฎ and Wonderยฎ...

BCTGM Local 218 member Mike Hummell, a Hostess/Wonder worker for 14 years, helps to tell the story of the Hostess bankruptcy through the eyes of dedicated Kansas bakers. โ€œYou've heard the Mainstream Media read you the Hostess PR sheet, now hear the truth from the mouths of the people who had their pension stolen. As the mainstream media distracted America with misinformation about Unions, the Hedge Funds got away with theft. They collected $4.25 an hour...

PRESS RELEASE/January 19, 2013 --The Bakery, Confectionery Union and Industry International Pension Fund (Bakers Fund) announced today that it has engaged the prominent New York distressed investment banking firm, Gordian Group, LLC, in connection with Hostess Brandsโ€™ chapter 11 cases currently pending in the Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York. โ€œWe are making every effort for our members by working to preserve their jobs and pension benefits, and assisting with the continuation of...

BCTGM International President Frank Hurt, who served as president of the International Union since October 1, 1992, retired effective January 1, 2013. To serve Hurtโ€™s unexpired term through the next constitutional convention in 2014, the BCTGM General Executive Board (GEB) unanimously approved Hurtโ€™s nomination of David B. Durkee as International President.ย  The GEB further approved the nomination of Steve Bertelli as International Secretary-Treasurer. International President Durkee David B. Durkee was first elected to fill the open position of...