The BCTGM Voices Project BCTGM International Union

An update on the Local 390G #IFFStrike in Memphis, Tenn. – now approaching its 5th month.
We hear from:
David Woods, BCTGM International Secretary Treasurer
Jason Thomas, BCTGM International Representative/IFF Lead Negotiator
Cedric Wilson, BCTGM Local 390G President, 10-Year Operator at IFF
Kevin Passeretti, BCTGM Local 390G Shop Steward, 35-year QA Analyst at IFF
Resources from this episode:
4 Ways to Support the IFF Strike
IFF Strike Facebook Page

Workers give their take on the issues at play in the #IFFStrike.
We hear from:
Jason Thomas, BCTGM International Representative/IFF Lead Negotiator
Cedric Wilson, BCTGM Local 390G President
Cometris Morgan, BCTGM Local 390G Vice President
Tanya Walker, 21-year member, Shop Steward/Trustee
Zandra Lee, 28-year member 
Jessica Merriweather, 6-year member
Bob Thompson, 1-year member (22-year employee of IFF)
Resources from this episode:
3 Ways to Support the IFF Strike
IFF Strike Facebook Page

Covering all sides of the BCTGM’s Education and Training programs:
Part One: An overview with the program director/head of the BCTGM's Research and Education Department, Matthew Clark.
Part Two: Trainees from the most recent New Officers Training at the Maritime Institute in Baltimore, Md. give their feedback and insight.
Also hear from International Secretary-Treasurer David Woods, Organizing Director John Price and Local 6 President Hank McKay - on-site to contribute their mentorship and wisdom. 
Interested in attending, setting up or sending someone to a future leadership training? Contact Research & Education Director Matthew Clark at mclark@bctgm.org.

Southern Region International Rep. Darrell Copeland has been working with Hostess members in Georgia to improve union involvement in their plant, which operates in a Right-to-Work-for-Less state.
 
In this two-part episode, Copeland takes us through his personal journey as an emerging leader in the BCTGM - and then teams up with Local 84 Asst. Chief Shop Steward Michael Wilson to explain how they are strengthening the workers’ bargaining power at Hostess Brands.

BCTGM Legislative and Political Director/Asst. to the President Harry Kaiser and Ohio AFL-CIO President Tim Burga weigh in with valuable info on the upcoming midterm elections.
 
Kaiser reviews rules of the BCTGM-PAC Fund + how we are using our resources to lobby for BCTGM working families, while President Burga discusses the issues on the ballot in Ohio, and the importance of getting this election right in the swing states.

Recorded LIVE on August 1st during the 41st Constitutional Convention: BCTGM Digital Media Director Michelle Ellis moderates a panel discussion from the stage with input from International Staff Members Andrew Gutierrez and Jared Cummings, and BCTGM Local 218 Business Manager Chantel Mendenhall.
The group offers lessons learned from using social media to engage members, leverage awareness in the historic 2021 strikes, and the challenges that arise when using it in organizing.