Author: Union Label Department, AFL-CIO

BCTGM Members in BuffaloStrike at Milk-Bone Plant

One hundred sixty-five members of BCTGM Local 36G, employed at the Milk-Bone brand dog treat plant owned by J.M. Smucker Co., have initiated an Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) strike. The workers are taking a stand against increased healthcare costs, low wages, and what they describe as blatant disrespect for labor laws and employees’ rights.

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Do Buy: How to Fly Union

By Anna Del Savio—Reprinted with permission from the Northwest Labor Press

Over the past decade, America’s largest airlines have become steadily more unionized. When the Labor Press started tracking airline unionization in 2012, the top airlines ranged from 70% to 85% union; today they’re 80% to 87% union. Delta — the largest airline by passenger miles traveled — remains the one big exception, with just 20% of its employees represented by a union.

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