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Representing manufacturing, production, maintenance and sanitation workers in the baking, confectionery, tobacco and grain milling industries.
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(Washington, DC, April 27, 2016) – More than 4,820 workers were killed on the job in 2014, according to a new report by the AFL-CIO. Additionally an estimated 50,000-60,000 died from occupational diseases, resulting in a daily loss of nearly 150 workers from preventable workplace injuries and illnesses. “Working people should not have to risk their lives to make a living and support their families,” said AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka. “Yet every day, millions of Americans...

America’s largest one-day food drive is Saturday, May 14. Help your letter carriers #StampOutHunger! The 24th Annucal Letter Carriers’ ( NALC) Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive Last year’s drive collected more than 70 million pounds of non-perishable food. This is the 24th annual drive. All food collected stays local. For nearly a quarter century, the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) has led an extraordinary effort to end hunger in America through its “Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive.” This is the...

It has been more than a year and a half since workers at three Chicago-area Lifeway Foods facilities overcame a vicious anti-union campaign and voted overwhelmingly to join the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union (BCTGM). Since that time, Lifeway executives, including CEO Julie Smolyansky, have refused to negotiate a first union contract with BCTGM Local 1 (Chicago) and continue to violate federal labor law. In November 2015, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)...