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Two BCTGM local unions represent workers at several chemical companies all located within a sprawling 400-acre industrial complex in a remote corner of Shelby County, Tennessee. Local 407G (Memphis, Tenn.) members at Plaskolite manufacture continuous cast acrylic sheet used for spas and baths, as well as clear museum and frame grade acrylic sheet. According to Local 407G President Terry Howard, the plant ramped up production throughout the pandemic to provide acrylic sheets to retail stores, schools,...

When Thomas’ English Muffin bakery was built in 1977, it brought good-paying bakery jobs to workers in the Frederick, Maryland area. For more than 40 years, BCTGM Local 68 (Baltimore, Md.) has proudly represented workers at the bakery where union members produce1.8 million packages of Original “Nooks & Crannies” English Muffins per week. Recently, BCTGM International President Anthony Shelton accompanied Local 68 Financial Secretary Gary Oskoian and Business Agent Rodney Lightfoot to the bakery for a tour...

“I come from a union family and unionism is in my blood. I am not just a union member – but I live a union life, through and through. It is who I am.” -Bill Andre, Local 116 (Auburn, N.Y.) Business Agent/Financial Secretary. Andre was born and raised in Auburn, located in Cayuga County on the north end of Owasco Lake, one of the Finger Lakes, in Central New York.  He takes great pride in noting...

“I love my job. There is always something that makes my work interesting and challenging. In a way, my job is just an elevated shop steward position. Just like my years as a shop steward, I am helping out union members all day, every day,” concludes Gomez. Sixteen years ago, Rudy Gomez took a job at the Safeway wholesale bread plant and warehouse in Richmond, Calif. and began a union career that would lead him to...

The Atlanta-North Georgia Labor Council hosted a “Let’s Get Out the Vote” rally for U.S. Senate candidates Jon Ossoff and Rev. Raphael Warnock outside the Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 613 headquarters in downtown Atlanta on Friday. “Workers are the folk who make America great,” You are the job creators. We’ve got to defend a livable wage. It is wrong to call people essential workers and not provide them with essential wages and essential benefits.” - Rev....

On November 5, BCTGM Local Unions representing Bimbo Bakeries USA (BBU) facilities in the Southern and Midwest Regions reached agreement on a “pattern” settlement impacting thousands of workers in the bread and cake sector. The new five-year agreement was overwhelmingly ratified by Local 65 (Oklahoma City, Okla.) members at the BBU bakery in Oklahoma City, officially setting it as the wholesale pattern for the industry. Due to the pandemic, only the negotiating committee met in person...

In Bloomington, Ill., BCTGM Local 342 members have proudly produced some of America's favorite chocolate candies for 63 years. Union members at the plant negotiated their first collective bargaining agreement in 1957 when they produced Beich's Candy. In 1984, Nestlé acquired the facility and Local 342 members began producing the company's iconic Nestlé Crunch bar, Nestlé Toll House Morsels and other brands owned by Nestlé. Now, Local 342 members will be making chocolate for the...

Pro-democracy and equality marchers flooded the streets of Minneapolis in the days following the Presidential election. Local 22 President Wally Borgan, Vice Pres. Matt Ryder and Financial Secretary-Treasurer James Rutten attended a rally and march in downtown Minneapolis. "While some were still celebrating the Biden/Harris victory at the event, the theme of the march was it doesn’t matter who was elected, we need to hold them accountable for needed changes in racial equality, and to...

In Cincinnati, BCTGM Local 253 leaders and International Representative Lisa Gregory joined with Cincinnati Federation of Teachers outside the home office of Ohio’s Senator Rob Portman (R) to urge his support for critical pieces of the House-passed HEROES Act in the next COVID-19 relief bill. Click Here to Call Your Senator In the coming days, union members across the country will be attending events designed to hold all senators accountable for passing the strong, comprehensive legislation in...

More than 300 families in Hartwell, Ga. are able to feed their families union-made goods thanks to a Local 42 (Atlanta) led COVID-19 community relief effort. Together with Impact Church of Hartwell, the local union wanted to reach members of the community who have been negatively affected by the pandemic. Local 42 represents the maintenance workers at the nearby Nestlé Purina plant. Several workers from the plant volunteered to help distribute the food to hundreds...

Together with the Metro Detroit AFL-CIO, the UAW, Ford and BIMBO Bakeries, Local 326 helped deliver thousands of pounds of BCTGM-made products to the Community Action Agency of Monroe County and numerous area food banks. The union goods will be distributed to working families hardest hit by the financial crisis caused by the pandemic. According to Local 326 President and Business Agent Nikee Craine-Kanitz, the multi-day event included gathering Sara Lee/BIMBO Bakeries USA products from...

Nearly 150 union families in San Antonio, Texas received boxes overflowing with Nabisco/Mondelez products and BIMBO Bakeries USA bread made by BCTGM Local 111 members at the San Antonio bakery. For the San Antonio-New Braunfels metropolitan area, the Texas Workforce Commission listed more than 93,000 jobs lost. Combined, the area around the two cities reached an unemployment rate of 13.7% Across the state, 1,298,900 jobs have been lost. The BCTGM was among...

BCTGM Local 85 wanted to find a meaningful way to support the Sacramento Food Bank & Family Services and make sure families and individuals in their community received the food they need during the pandemic. Partnering with the Bimbo Bakeries USA Sacramento Plant & Northern Imports Western Division, Local 85 members loaded a total of 3,592 pounds of BCTGM-made products into two BIMBO trucks and delivered it to the food bank. The Sacramento Food Bank &...

BCTGM Local 25 (Chattanooga, Tenn.) officers presented a $2,500 check from the BCTGM International Union’s Disaster Relief Fund to long-time Local 25 member and ADM Chattanooga employee, Jose Cuadrado. Cuadrado suffered extensive damages to his home and vehicles in the recent outbreak of tornadoes in Chattanooga. "Thank you. This means so much to me and my family,” said Cuadrado. Local 25 Business Agent/Financial Secretary Jeff Webb said, "It is such a pleasure to help out a...

The cloth face mask has become a chance to make a fashion statement. So why not make a union fashion statement? That is exactly what BCTGM Local 19 (Cleveland) set out to do in designing its own Bakers' Local 19 cloth face mask to give out to union members. The local has ordered thousands of the personalized masks and are sharing the face coverings with fellow union members. Local 58G (Toledo) members at Hometown Foods...