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Highlighting the real people who make up The Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers (BCTGM) Union. Digital Media Director Michelle Ellis brings monthly interviews and Digital Insights to inspire authentic online dialogue between leadership, organizers and current and future members.
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Saturday Feb 26, 2022
025: Digital Insights: ”Who Am I Even Talking To?” | A Discussion About AUDIENCES
Saturday Feb 26, 2022
Saturday Feb 26, 2022
Digital Media Dir. Michelle Ellis runs through a list of ten AUDIENCES to consider when posting on social media: The advantages of engaging each group and content we can post in order to connect with each one.
Wednesday Feb 23, 2022
024: ”Hands off Workers’ Benefits!” Local 22 Takes on UNFI/Cub Foods in the Midwest
Wednesday Feb 23, 2022
Wednesday Feb 23, 2022
Throughout the last several months of contract negotiations, Local 22 in Minneapolis, Minn. has been fighting back demands by UNFI/Cub Foods to take the quality UNION retirement and health care benefits from BCTGM members who work in their bakeries.
In this episode, we get the full scoop from the Local President Wally Borgan and UNFI/Cub Foods Bakery Manager/Local 22 Bargaining Committee member Amy Nelson: What exactly is being proposed and the direct effect those proposed changes would have on Amy’s family.
In addition to sharing this recording with your networks, you can support their struggle by sending an email to UNFI/Cub Foods execs via their action network. campaign.
Monday Jan 31, 2022
Monday Jan 31, 2022
Digital Media Dir. Michelle Ellis applies tips from Digital Insights Episode 8: “We Are What We Consistently Do”, determining whether the Podcast is producing desired outcomes from the proposal submitted to leadership in 2020. We discuss lessons learned through worker action, social media progress we made and renew our intentions for the coming year.
Highlights:
- Three Podcast guests who took on more responsibility 2021
- Members who are becoming the teachers
- Facebook Groups as a tool for solidarity in mobilization
Thursday Jan 06, 2022
Thursday Jan 06, 2022
One year after recording our very first episode of the BCTGM Voices Project, Organizing Director John Price returns for a full Organizing update on the year 2021.
Joining the discussion is Jason Maynard, a worker at the non-union Hearthside Foods facility in McComb, Ohio which BCTGM has been trying to Organize since the 1990's. Jason recalls egregious union-busting tactics and harrowing safety concerns on the account of his employer. All-too-common stories which paint the perfect picture of why Labor Law must be reformed to better protect workers in the United States.
Thursday Nov 18, 2021
Thursday Nov 18, 2021
Local 37 (Los Angeles, Calif.) Shop Steward Julissa Marquez discusses the unfair wage, overtime and pension issues surrounding the Jon Donaire strike.
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Monday Oct 18, 2021
Monday Oct 18, 2021
A follow-up to the previous episode with East-Central Region Vice Pres. Roger Miller – in this recording the workers give their inside take on the #KelloggStrike from every location.
We hear from:
- Local 252G, Memphis, Tenn.: Local Vice Pres./Kellogg’s Unitizer Operator Kevin Bradshaw
- Local 50G, Omaha, Neb.: BCTGM Member/Kellogg’s Coater Operator Victor Francia
- Local 3G, Battle Creek, Mich.: Kellogg’s Crew Leader Heather Greene & Head Proccessing Operator Donivan Williams
- Local 374G, Lancaster, Pa.: BCTGM Member/Kellogg’s Extruder Operator Andy Johnson
Resources from this episode (PDF):
- 5 Ways to Support the #KelloggStrike
- Social Media Flyer
- #KelloggStrike Fact Sheet
- Picket/Letter-Writing Locations & Strike Funds
Featured Music: Never Cross a Picket Line, Billy Bragg
Wednesday Oct 13, 2021
Wednesday Oct 13, 2021
On October 5th, nearly 1,400 BCTGM members at cereal plants in Battle Creek, Mich., Omaha, Neb., Lancaster, Pa. and Memphis, Tenn. went on STRIKE against the Kellogg Company.
In this episode, the lead Union negotiator for their contract – BCTGM East-Central Region Vice President Roger Miller – talks about the complicated sticking points which led an overwhelming 90% of the workers to vote in favor of a strike.
Resources from this episode (PDF):
Thursday Sep 30, 2021
Thursday Sep 30, 2021
Our thoughts on everything from strikeline leadership and community organizing to fielding press calls and captivating the working class on social media.
In this episode, we hear from:
- Richmond, Va.: Local 358 Fin. Secy./Bus. Agt. Darlene Carpenter
- Portland, Ore.: Local 364 Vice Pres./Nabisco Pest Controller Mike Burlingham and Oregon AFL-CIO Pres. Graham Trainor
- Kensington, Md.: BCTGM Int’l PR/Communications Dir. Corrina Christensen
Wednesday Sep 08, 2021
Wednesday Sep 08, 2021
A follow-up to the previous episode with BCTGM Int'l. Secy. Treas. David Woods – in this recording the workers give their inside take on the #NabiscoStrike from every location.
From each strike line, we hear from:
- Local 364, Portland, Ore.: Local Bus. Agt. Cameron Taylor & Vice Pres./Nabisco Pest Controller Mike Burlingham
- Local 26, Aurora, Colo.: Local Pres./Bus. Mgr. Clifton Horton & Chief Steward/Exec. Board Member/Nabisco Replenisher (Fork Lift Driver) Rusty Lewis
- Local 358, Richmond, Va.: East-Central Region Intl. Rep. Lisa Gregory & Member/Nabisco Oiler Nathan Williams
- Local 1, Chicago, Ill.: BCTGM Rank & File Organizer Jared Cummings & Member/Nabisco Utility Operator Yvette Hale, II.
- Local 42, Atlanta, Ga.: Local Union Organizer Melissa Morley & Chief Steward/Nabisco Route Driver Edwin Martin, Jr.
Follow their Facebook Page: Nabisco Workers Unite
Check the Label! Download an Action Flyer
Sunday Aug 22, 2021
Sunday Aug 22, 2021
BCTGM Int'l. Secy. Treas. David Woods talks about the history and context behind the #NabiscoStrike - which has had members at multiple plant locations walking out in phases. At the time of this recording, there are more than 1,000 BCTGM Members on strike in four different cities.
Follow their Facebook Page: Nabisco Workers Unite
Check the Label! Download an Action Flyer