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Representing manufacturing, production, maintenance and sanitation workers in the baking, confectionery, tobacco and grain milling industries.
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In a new video, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka calls out Donald Trump for his complete hypocrisy on trade. While Trump makes grand promises on trade, his history tells us a different story. ...

"In the United States, our child care system is failing and this has hidden costs for working families. The typical annual cost for child care for a family with two children (an infant and a four-year-old) is nearly $18,000. That averages to about 30% of the typical working family's paycheck. This cost is so high that many can't afford it and leave the workforce altogether, with 75% of mothers and 50% of fathers in a...

Too many Latino workers face disease, major injury and death while laboring in dangerous jobs with inadequate safeguards. In 2014, 804 Latino workers died on the job, with 64% of these fatalities being Latino workers born outside of the United States. Latino worker deaths recentlyย have decreased even though more Latinos are working in the construction industry than ever before: Nearly 70% of new construction jobs between 2012 and 2015 were filled by Latino workers. The...

(CBC News/ June 17) The Alberta Federation of Labour wants the NDP to keep its promise to raise Alberta's minimum wage to $15 by 2018 despite backlash from the business sector.ย  On Friday, the groupย launched the "15 is Fair" campaign in Edmonton at the Local Omnivore, a restaurant and deli. "During the last election campaign, the NDP won in part because Albertans overwhelminglyย supported their promise to raise the minimum wage," AFLย president Gilย McGowan said in a press release. "While there...

Following the BCTGM'sย officialย endorsement,ย Hillary Clinton issued the following statement: โ€œI am honored to have earned the endorsement of the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union. โ€œMembers of the BCTGM donโ€™t just help feed Americaโ€”they helped build the greatest middle class in history. โ€œMembers of the BCTGM know, as I do, that we are stronger together, when we are investing in our people and in the future. Thatโ€™s why I have a comprehensive manufacturing agenda to create...

Kensington, Md. โ€” The Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union (BCTGM) has announced that it is endorsing Hillary Clinton for President of the United States. The following statement was released by BCTGM International President David B. Durkee in declaring the unionโ€™s endorsement: During her career, Hillary Clinton has had a solid record of support on those issues most important to working families and union members, including workersโ€™ rights andย  organizing, workplace health and safety,...