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  • 03.14.2025

    The needs of workers and workplaces alike are ever-changing, and the only way to stay at the forefront of this change is to gather often and learn together. The BCTGM prides itself on its commitment to education. In 2024, the International Union co-sponsored 36 Local Union training programs involving over 850 shop stewards and officers from 44 Local Unions. The International provides resources and materials for these trainings, which are taught by highly capable International......

  • 03.12.2025

    From a single, small confectionery in 1939, Schnuck’s Markets, Inc. has grown into a leading regional supermarket chain with 115 stores in Missouri, Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin. BCTGM Local 4 (St. Louis, Mo.) members at Schnuck’s Market Bakery in St. Louis are behind the cakes and other sweet goods that get shipped to the chain’s retail grocery stores for sale. “Our members not only bake the cakes in this facility, they elaborately decorate them,” says......

  • 03.11.2025

    20 members of BCTGM Local 3G (Battle Creek, Mich.) have initiated an Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) strike against Knappen Milling Co. in Augusta, Mich. The workers, who make Knappen Milling Baking Flour, are fighting against low wages, safety concerns, and for a Union security clause to be written back into their contract following the repeal of a decade-long Right-to-Work law in their state. “Our wage increases have consistently lagged behind industry standards, and the percentage......

  • 03.06.2025

    BCTGM International President Anthony Shelton issued the following response to President Donald Trump’s decision to apply tariffs on Canada: The BCTGM International Union believes that the Trump Administration’s decision to apply a 25% tariff on goods entering the United States from Canada is unnecessary, misguided and potentially devastating for both Canadian and American workers, including thousands of BCTGM members. If the President is truly committed to bolstering manufacturing in the United...

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    IS IT TIME FOR A UNION?

    Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers (BCTGM) International Union has fought to secure hazard pay, bonuses, additional Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), paid time off and enforcement of social distancing guidelines for our members. Click here to learn how to secure representation for yourself and coworkers as members of the BCTGM.

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