Author: Union Label Department, AFL-CIO

Thousands rally as 22,000 miners are threatened with cut off of health benefits

Jun 28, 2016 | |

UMWA Plans March on Washington

Lexington, Kentucky–Over 5,000 miners rallied here last Tuesday to protest health benefit cuts threatened to happen before the end of the year. Responding to the call of their union, United Mine Workers of America (UMWA), miners came from seven states to gather at the convention center. Some arrived with walkers, canes, wheel chairs, and oxygen tanks, giving tangible evidence of the toll on human health inflicted by the mining industry.

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CWA Members on Strike at Verizon

CWA Members on Strike at Verizon

May 4, 2016 | |

After nearly 10 months of trying to reach a fair contract with “Verigreedy,” 39,000 CWA and IBEW working families went on strike as of 6 a.m., Wednesday April 13. Elected officials across Verizon territory are rallying with striking Verizon workers, and CWA members were joined by AFL-CIO activists and other supporters as the strike continued.

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AFL-CIO endorsement of BCTGM’s boycott of “Made in Mexico” Mondelez International snack foods

AFL-CIO endorsement of BCTGM’s boycott of “Made in Mexico” Mondelez International snack foods

May 4, 2016 | |

The AFL-CIO has endorsed the Bakery, Confectionary, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers Union (BCTGM) boycott of the snack food items of Mondelez International (“Mondelez,” “Mondelez/Nabisco”) that are made in Mexico.

The boycott is being conducted because Mondelez is shifting work from U.S. production facilities, most recently in Chicago, IL, to a facility in Salinas Victoria, Mexico.

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Bakery Workers Double Down on Nabisco Consumer Boycott

Bakery Workers Double Down on Nabisco Consumer Boycott

Apr 27, 2016 | |

On March 23, the BCTGM — which represents nearly 4,000 members at Mondelez International, maker of Nabisco snack products — escalated its efforts to promote its “Check the Label” campaign. The action is in response to the layoff of the first 277 workers at the Southside Nabisco Chicago Bakery.

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