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Nearly one year after voting to become members of BCTGM Local 149 (Memphis, Tenn.), workers at the Blues City Brewery in Memphis ratified their first union contract on November 11, 2021. The first order of business for the more than 700 workers at the large industrial brewery, according to BCTGM Southern Region Vice President Zack Townsend, was to nominate shop stewards. Once elected, it was vital that the Union hold shop steward training to educate the...

03 March, 2022

More than 40 Local 358 (Richmond, Va.) stewards successfully completed a two-day steward training education conference in early February. The training was run by BCTGM International Research & Education Director Matthew Clark with assistance from Local 358 Financial Secretary/Business Agent Darlene Carpenter and President Keith Bragg. The two-day education conference focused on teaching the roles and responsibilities of union stewards by using role playing, small group activities and focusing on plant-specific challenges faced by stewards regularly. The...

03 March, 2022

The BCTGM International assisted Local 218 (Kansas City, Missouri) with a two-day steward training in Kansas City and Topeka, Kansas. The trainings were led by BCTGM International Research & Education Director Matthew Clark and BCTGM International Representative Jason Davis. The first day of training, held during a blinding snowstorm, included stewards from ADM (Cathage, Missouri), Graincraft (Wichita, Kansas), General Mills (Kansas City) and Bimbo Bakeries USA (Topeka). Two stewards participated via ZOOM video conferencing. The class included sessions...

03 March, 2022

The BCTGM International Union awards five scholarship prizes to members, or children of members, each year worth $5,000. The program is a tribute to the legacy of President Durkee and the high value he placed on learning and education. The 2021 Winners include: Summer Clair, daughter of Local 403 (Kingston, Ontario) member Gerard Clair, who works for George Weston Limited in Kingston. Summer will attend Algonquin College. Kyla Pham, daughter of Local 374G (Lancaster, Pa.) member Chieu Pham,...

28 June, 2021

โ€œEducation is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the worldโ€ โ€“ Nelson Mandela Local 125 (San Leandro, Calif.) members Tony Deng and Janet Deng began working at the Ghirardelli Chocolate factory in San Leandro in 1994. Tony is a machine operator and has worked at the plant for 26 years. Janet, also a machine operator, retired in 2020 after 25 years.Their good union jobs, together with their hard work and dedication, have...

06 May, 2021

The 2021 David B. Durkee Memorial Scholarship Program will grant five $5,000 one-time scholarship awards. One of the five scholarships may be awarded to an active, dues paying member of the BCTGM. The International Scholarship Office must receive all applications by January 31, 2021. Other program requirements (personal profile, ACT/SAT scores, academic report, essay) must be submitted to the International no later than March 31, 2021. Rules and regulations and applications can be downloaded here. ...

03 December, 2020

On April 16, 2020, the BCTGM International General Executive Board voted to rename the BCTGM International Scholarship Program to the David B. Durkee Memorial Scholarship Program. The program is a tribute to the legacy of President Durkee and the high value he placed on learning and education. The BCTGM International Union has been awarding scholarships to union families since 1962. These five exceptional BCTGM children were chosen from a total of 59...

12 June, 2020

At the 107th session of the BCTGM International General Executive Board on September 21, 2019 in Washington, D.C., the Board approved increasing the BCTGM International Scholarship awards from five $2,000 awards to five $5,000 awards. โ€œCollege tuition is getting further and further out of reach for working families. This is something we can do to help our membersโ€™ kids want go to school, or learn a trade.โ€ -David B. Durkee The BCTGM International...

16 January, 2020

Today, the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) launched a national education investment campaign called Fund Our Future . Educators, parents, students and their communities understand the importance of public education and public post-secondary education. Their frustration over the lack of sufficient investment has sparked the activism sweeping the nation. The walkouts and funding fights in states such as West Virginia, Arizona, Colorado and Oklahoma, and cities like Chicago and Los Angeles, have been inspirational. AFT members...

04 March, 2019

Since 1962, the International Union has helped fulfill the educational dreams of students and union members throughout North America through the BCTGM International Scholarship Program. The 2019 BCTGM International Scholarship Program will award five $2,000 one-time scholarship awards. At least one of the five scholarships is designated for a Canadian union member. One of the five scholarships may be awarded to an active member of BCTGM. Interested individuals should note that the International Union Scholarship Office must...

23 January, 2019

The BCTGM stands in solidarity with the entire labor movement in opposing the package of Detroit Public School related bills passed by the Michigan House of Representatives. The fact that these bills target only Detroit with unpopular and untested education experiments and anti-union measures shows this is not about whatโ€™s best for the children of Detroitโ€”itโ€™s about how the Michigan House can exert power over the people of Detroit. These bills include some of the most despicable...

09 May, 2016

At 4:30 a.m. on Thursday, May 5, the Michigan House of Representatives passed a package of right-wing bills to punish teachers and students in Detroit. Gov. Rick Snyder must veto it. Make no mistake: These bills discriminate against Detroitโ€™s childrenโ€”who are overwhelmingly economically disadvantaged children and children of colorโ€”and are designed explicitly to punish teachers who speak up on behalf of their students and themselves. Many of the so-called teacher-related provisions have failed and been rejected...

09 May, 2016

Every summer, the United Association of Labor Education (UALE) sponsors four regional โ€œwomenโ€™s schools.โ€ ย These residential programs typically last between 4-5 days and include classes and workshops on a variety of union-related topics. Women from all over the country and beyond learn the skills and knowledge needed to play leadership roles in their unions. ย One of the most valuable aspects of the schools is the chance to meet and network with union women from around the...

30 April, 2015