The BCTGM represents more than 120,000 working men and women in the US and Canada. The primary goal of the BCTGM has not changed over the years: To bring economic justice in the workplace to all workers in our jurisdiction and social justice to all workers throughout the United States and Canada.

BCTGM exemplifies outstanding community service and dedication from food drives to disaster relief, BCTGM members have always been involved aiding those within their communities. BCTGM locals throughout the US and Canada have an impressive record in gathering union volunteers for activities that improve their communities and enhance the lives of those who are less fortunate.

At Local 3-G, we strive at all times to secure the highest possible living standards, improved and humane working conditions and future economic security for its members. We are a service-orientated organization. Nowhere else do you have the right to democratically exercise your voice and effectively have representation providing for its members who would be unable to do it themselves.

All the Officers here at Local 3-G take great pride in this union and its accomplishments...it did not come easy. Remember, please, the unionism is not a heritage, but must be continually protected by you.

In Closing, remember, “I am the Union, You are the Union, We are the Union!”

Fraternally yours
Rocky Marsh
Business Agent/President
BCTGM, Local 3-G

Who’s losing out in this sputtering economy?
Not corporate CEOs. Too many of them have made sure to secure a golden parachute for themselves, while workers face soaring health care costs, foreclosures and an uncertain future.

The Employee Free Choice Act would help level the playing field and get our economy back on track. That’s why we’ve launched a huge campaign to get 1 million people to support this bill and tell Congress it’s time for change!

Sign the petition—we’re already at 29,349 signatures! We need you to be one of them.

BCTGM Report is a monthly newsletter published from the International Union.
Latest Issue:

• The Employee Free Choice Act Will Not Take Away the Secret Ballot
• Industry Briefs - Kellogg's Cuts Omaha jobs
• News Briefs - "Bye, America"

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Free Choice Act Will Not Take Away the Secret Ballot
The Employee Free Choice Act, a critical bill to restore the freedom to form unions and bargain and end corporate coercion of workers, likely will be considered by Congress this spring. The act would level the playing field for workers seeking to form unions. It also would give workers, not bosses, the option of choosing how to form a union: through the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) process or through majority sign-up.

As Congress gets set to consider the Employee Free Choice Act — and big corporations spend millions to block it — you'll hear a lot of confusing rhetoric about what "majority sign-up" would mean for workers. Here are the facts about how the Employee Free Choice Act would protect workers’ freedom to form a union and choose the method by which they form a union.

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Kellogg's Cuts Omaha jobs
Kellogg's has eliminated jobs at its cereal plant in Omaha, Neb. Workers at the plant are members of BCTGM Local 50G. According to the local union, the immediate job cuts were management positions, and the 500 union workers at the plant had not been affected.

Kellogg's spokeswoman Kris Charles said the company was simplifying manufacturing procedures across the country to improve efficiency. Charles said the company didn't plan a formal announcement about the job cuts, nor would she say how many people were affected.

"Bye, America"
IBEW Local 688 President Lance Biglin in Mansfield, Ohio has taken a creative approach to help educate Americans on the importance of buying American. Biglin, together with his wife, has published a children's book, "Bye, America" to help teach children, and in some cases their parents, why it is important to buy American made products.

In his letter introducing the book Biglin writes, "This is the story of four million American families who have seen their jobs disappear over the last eight years."

The story follows one worker who loses his job at a vacuum cleaner factory when his factory moves to China. The father takes his children to "Walrus Mart" to show them why it is important to buy American-made products. Sadly, every product they looked at was labeled "Made in China".

"The United States has lost 3,500,00 jobs since the year 2000. Most of these were jobs that paid Americans a fair wage for a hard day's work. When these jobs leave our country, there is very seldom an opportunity for a better job for these displaced workers. This book gives you a chance to sit down with the next generation of Americans and explain to them the importance of supporting their fellow countrymen. We are not losing these jobs because we are unproductive; we are losing these jobs because other countries are exploiting their workers, producing unsafe goods and just plain cheating," concludes Biglin.

The book is beautifully illustrated by the author's wife, Kristi Biglin. To order copies of the book, which is "proudly union printed in the U.S.A.", visit www.byeamerica.com.

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We Want YOU to Fight for Health Care
Our goal is to win secure, high-quality health care for all.

We are mobilizing a 1 million-member army of health care activists to keep comprehensive health care reform at the top of the political agenda in 2008—and to ensure that the real work of fixing the health care system is actually done after the elections.

Sign the petition and tell everyone you know to sign on today. Click Here.

The Local 3G Reporter is our local newsletter that we publish four times a year. The newsletter keeps our members informed of plant, local, and national news. For the latest issues click here.