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On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: Inside the sugar production line with the Bakery Workers Union's BCTGM Voices Project. In the labor arts world, Bargaining Shorts screen at California's Reel Work Labor Film Festival. On this day in labor history: Philadelphia's longest transit strike ends after 44 days. And today's labor quote comes from Equity's Andrea Hoeschen on the fight at The Second City in Chicago. @BCTGM @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network
This Week on the Labor Radio Podcast Weekly: From San Francisco to South Africa, this week's show brings you powerful stories of labor resistance, solidarity, and organizing across borders. WorkWeek Radio takes us to a San Francisco ICE rally demanding the release of detained student activist Mahmoud Khalil, then dives into the fight for Medicare and Medicaid with Dr. Ana Manilow ahead of a national day of action for single payer on May 31. Work Stoppage rounds up headlines from workers organizing at PetSmart, Kroger, the Port of Casablanca and more, with a deep dive into the misclassification crisis in construction and the continuing contract battle at Starbucks. On Union Talk, AFT President Randi Weingarten joins three professors and union leaders to expose Trump's assault on higher ed and what it means for academic freedom and student rights. BCTGM Voices highlights union-made sugar from beets, with two local union presidents in Idaho sharing what union contracts mean to their work and their families. Tales from the Reuther Library features Dr. Justine Modica on the Seattle-based Worthy Wages childcare movement, where SEIU workers organized for equity in early childhood education. And in Buwa Basebetsi, Moss Manganyi remembers the massive May Day strike of 1986 in apartheid-era South Africa—a turning point for worker power. Plus, on Shows You Should Know, Harold Phillips brings us a special spotlight on building trades podcasts—featuring new voices from the United Association, Laborers' International Union, and more—plus stories from firefighters and educators pushing back on anti-worker policies. Help us build sonic solidarity by clicking on the share button below. Highlights from labor radio and podcast shows around the country, part of the national Labor Radio Podcast Network of shows focusing on working people's issues and concerns. @labormedianow @WorkStoppagePod @aftunion @BCTGM @ReutherLibrary #LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO Edited by Captain Swing, produced by Chris Garlock; social media guru Mr. Harold Phillips.
Most people believe the sugar they use and consume everyday comes from sugarcane, but in the United States about 60% of it is Union-made from sugar beets in the cooler climates of the northern Midwest and Western regions of the country. BCTGM members in Michigan, North Dakota, Montana, Minnesota, Idaho and Wyoming process nearly 100% of the sugar from sugar beets – for companies like Michigan Sugar, Amalgamated Sugar, Wyoming Sugar, Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative, American Crystal and Sidney Sugar. Much of it ends up in bags on your grocery shelves, but a lot also goes into other food products, such as BCTGM-made Kellogg's and General Mills cereals and other sweet snacks. In this episode, two BCTGM Local Union leaders at Amalgamated Sugar in Idaho discuss their unique jobs and the importance of their Union contracts. Guests: Shawn Fowler, President, BCTGM Local 282G Brendan Van Sickle, President, BCTGM Local 283G Supporting: David Woods, BCTGM International Secretary-Treasurer/Dir. of Organization Shad Clark, BCTGM International Vice President, Western Region
On today's Labor Radio Podcast Daily: Bakery workers BCTGM Voices Project reports; mine workers settle Pittston strike; Rich Trumka quote Saturday Feb 08, 2025 @BCTGM @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network
On this week's Labor Radio Podcast Weekly: On the Boiling Point podcast, Michelle updates us on the trials and tribulations of AFGE, the American Federation of Government Employees; from El Cafecito del Día, the impact of Trump's Executive Orders on DEI programs; New year, new legislative challenges, on the BCTGM Voices Project, the podcast from the bakery workers' union; In the first of our Black History Month segments, from
Different than the external act of going into facilities where there is no union and attempting to start one—Internal Organizing is fundamentally about building a union culture in your workplace where, when given the choice to belong or opt out of the Union, workers would ultimately desire to be a part of it. This is the only way to strengthen our Local Unions against the rising threat of Right-to-Work laws. Learn how BCTGM local Unions are doing it in the Right to Work states of Indiana, Kentucky and Oklahoma. We hear from: David Woods, BCTGM International Secretary-Treasurer/Director of Organization Clint Lathrop, BCTGM Local 372A (Indianapolis, Ind.) Business Agent Rob Gaskins, BCTGM Local 57 (Columbus, Ohio) Business Agent Karlos Brothers, BCTGM Local 366G (Oklahoma City, Okla.) President Darian Haggins, BCTGM 366G (Oklahoma City, Okla.) Vice President with historical clips from former BCTGM Director of Organization John Price We dedicate this episode to our late Organizing Director John Price, who dedicated his entire working life to helping workers organize with the BCTGM. We will continue the fight in his honor.
Learn the legislative and political challenges of Labor in the last century, which inform the BCTGM's political positions today. We hear from: Joe McCartin, Georgetown Univ. Professor, Executive Director of Kalmanovitz Initiative fo Labor and the Working Poor John Price, BCTGM Director of Organization References from this episode: Collision Course: Ronald Reagan, the Air Traffic Controllers, and the Strike that Changed America - Book by Joe McCartin Labor's Great War: The Struggle for Industrial Democracy and the Origins of Modern American Labor Relations, 1912-1921 - Book by Joe McCartin Bargaining for the Common Good Initiative
On this week's show: labor policy analyst Sophie Mariam, on The rise of union curious: Support for unionization among America's frontline workers, on the Labor Exchange; the UFCW 3000 podcast reports on Macy's unfair labor practice strikes; then, Is Stellantis planning to send jobs from Sterling Heights to a plant in Mexico? We find out, on the UAW 1700 podcast; Mike and Committee members discuss new information they've received; In our final segment, from the BCTGM Voices Project, bakery workers union retirees got welcome news on July 22, when union president Anthony Shelton sent out a memo announcing: "Our money is in the bank. The promise of pension reform has been realized for more than 100,000 BCTGM retirees." PLUS: Harold's “Shows You Should Know”: Fragile Juggernaut; Labor Force; Labor Express Radio; Classes of Mail; 3rd & Fairfax. Please help us build sonic solidarity by clicking on the share button below. Highlights from labor radio and podcast shows around the country, part of the national Labor Radio Podcast Network of shows focusing on working people's issues and concerns. @aflbobby @UFCW 3000 @BCTGM #LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO Edited by Patrick Dixon, produced by Chris Garlock; social media guru Mr. Harold Phillips.
On July 22, 2024 a wire transfer of $3.3 billion in relief funds from the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) to the B&C Industry International Pension Fund was completed. The fight for the Butch Lewis Act - which began in 2017 and passed as a pension provision in the 2021 American Rescue Plan - was realized. President Shelton sent a memo to U.S. BCTGM Local Unions that day announcing: "Our money is in the bank. The promise of pension reform has been realized for more than 100,000 BCTGM retirees." We hear from BCTGM Leaders who worked for many years to save our pensions: Anthony Shelton, BCTGM International President Harry Kaiser, Retired Asst. to the President/Political Director Elizabeth Briere, Pension Fund Manager, B&C Trust Funds with historical clips from Senator Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) and former BCTGM International Presidents David B. Durkee and Frank Hurt We dedicate this episode to our late president David B. Durkee, who fought for his entire time in office to fix the pension crisis. His legacy now underscores the security of generations of BCTGM Retirees, who will live the sunset years of their lives in dignity thanks to his passion and diligence.
VW workers in Chattanooga win a historic union vote to join the UAW; Workers file for election in London, Kentucky; Roland "Rex" Rexha on the Francis Scott Key Bridge incident; Health and safety wins in Washington, and a profile of labor organizer and activist Jonathan Melrod. This week's featured shows are Work Stoppage, the podcast that only talks about what can be done for the working class. They're here to demolish corporate ladders and chew bubblegum. And they don't even like bubblegum. BCTGM Voices Project, the podcast from the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers union.
Get the decades-long backstory on this multi-location organizing campaign and save the date for London, Ky.'s Union election on May 5th. We hear from: John Price, BCTGM Director of Organization Jason Maynard, Forklift Operator, 22-year employee of Hearthside Foods (McComb, Ohio) Lisa Gregory, BCTGM East-Central Region International Rep. Liticia Horton, Oven Operator, 29-year employee of Hearthside Foods (London, Ky.) Roxanne Hallman, Mixing Machine Operator, 12-year employee of Hearthside Foods (London, Ky.) Veronica Hopkins, BCTGM Midwest Region International Rep. Ryan Hocke, BCTGM Midwest Region International Rep. References from this episode: Workers File for an Election in London, Ky. January 2022 Hearthside Update from John Price and Jason Maynard
This is the first hour of the 32 hour live stream "Strike The South" where Jacob interviews members and officers of the Baker Confectionery Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union about their strike that is going on in Memphis.✦ ABOUT ✦The Valley Labor Report is the only union talk radio show in Alabama, elevating struggles for justice and fairness on the job, educating folks about how they can do the same, and bringing relevant news to workers in Alabama and beyond.Our single largest source of revenue *is our listeners* so your support really matters and helps us stay on the air!Make a one time donation or become a monthly donor on our website or patreon:TVLR.FMPatreon.com/thevalleylaborreportVisit our official website for more info on the show, membership, our sponsors, merch, and more: https://www.tvlr.fmFollow TVLR on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheValleyLab...Follow TVLR on Twitter: @LaborReportersFollow Jacob on Twitter: @JacobM_ALFollow TVLR Co-Creator David Story on Twitter: @RadiclUnionist✦ CONTACT US ✦Our phone number is 844-899-TVLR (8857), call or text us live on air, or leave us a voicemail and we might play it during the show!✦ OUR ADVERTISERS KEEP US ON THE AIR! ✦Support them if you can.The attorneys at MAPLES, TUCKER, AND JACOB fight for working people. Let them represent you in your workplace injury claim. Mtandj.com; (855) 617-9333The MACHINISTS UNION represents workers in several industries including healthcare, the defense industry, woodworking, and more. iamaw44.org (256) 286-3704 / organize@iamaw44.orgDo you need good union laborers on your construction site, or do you want a union construction job? Reach out to the IRONWORKERS LOCAL 477. Ironworkers477.org 256-383-3334 (Jeb Miles) / local477@bellsouth.netThe NORTH ALABAMA DSA is looking for folks to work for a better North Alabama, fighting for liberty and justice for all. Contact / Join: DSANorthAlabama@gmail.comIBEW LOCAL 136 is a group of over 900 electricians and electrical workers providing our area with the finest workforce in the construction industry. You belong here. ibew136.org Contact: (205) 833-0909IFPTE - We are engineers, scientists, nonprofit employees, technicians, lawyers, and many other professions who have joined together to have a greater voice in our careers. With over 80,000 members spread across the U.S. and Canada, we invite you and your colleagues to consider the benefits of engaging in collective bargaining. IFPTE.org Contact: (202) 239-4880THE HUNTSVILLE INDUSTRIAL WORKERS OF THE WORLD is a union open to any and all working people. Call or email them today to begin organizing your workplace - wherever it is. On the Web: https://hsviww.org/ Contact: (256) 651-6707 / organize@hsviww.orgENERGY ALABAMA is accelerating Alabama's transition to sustainable energy. We are a nonprofit membership-based organization that has advocated for clean energy in Alabama since 2014. Our work is based on three pillars: education, advocacy, and technical assistance. Energy Alabama on the Web: https://alcse.org/ Contact: (256) 812-1431 / dtait@energyalabama.orgThe Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union represents in a wide range of industries, including but not limited to retail, grocery stores, poultry processing, dairy processing, cereal processing, soda bottlers, bakeries, health care, hotels, manufacturing, public sector workers like crossing guards, sanitation, and highway workers, warehouses, building services, and distribution. Learn more at RWDSU.infoThe American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) is the largest federal employee union proudly representing 700,000 federal and D.C. government workers nationwide and overseas. Learn more at AFGE.orgAre you looking for a better future, a career that can have you set for life, and to be a part of something that's bigger than yourself? Consider a skilled trades apprenticeship with the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades. Learn more at IUPAT.orgUnionly is a union-focused company created specifically to support organized labor. We believe that providing online payments should be simple, safe, and secure. Visit https://unionly.io/ to learn more.Hometown Action envisions inclusive, revitalized, and sustainable communities built through multiracial working class organizing and leadership development at the local and state level to create opportunities for all people to thrive. Learn more at hometownaction.orgMembers of IBEW have some of the best wages and benefits in North Alabama. Find out more and join their team at ibew558.org ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Contract talks covering hundreds of thousands of UPS workers broke down on Wednesday and Teamsters are now staging practice pickets across the country; on The Upsurge podcast, we find out where UPS fits into the Logistics Revolution in global capitalism and what it might mean for building worker power. Next, we go to San Francisco, where Work Week Radio reports on a rally that united taxi drivers, Uber and Lyft drivers; they're all worried about robot taxi cabs, which they warn pose a threat to safety and jobs. Memphis is our next stop, as workers at IFF, International Flavors and Fragrances, talk to the BCTGM Voices Project about why they've been on strike since June 4. BCTGM Voices is the podcast from the Bakery Workers union. Your email inbox is probably crammed with messages asking you to sign an online petition, write a letter or show up at an event. Does it really matter? On the Working to Live In Southwest Washington podcast, we find out how messages like these helped save jobs at Clark College, and why the smallest actions can make a BIG difference. Please help us build sonic solidarity by clicking on the share button below. Highlights from labor radio and podcast shows around the country, part of the national Labor Radio Podcast Network of shows focusing on working people's issues and concerns. #LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO @labormedianow @BCTGM @SWWACLC Edited by Patrick Dixon, produced by Chris Garlock; social media guru Mr. Harold Phillips.
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.
Happy New Year to all our listeners, hopefully 2023 will be another year of worker upsurge. We start our first show of the year discussing the debacle at Southwest Airlines where capitalists have once again proven they can't be trusted to manage vital infrastructure. Next we discuss the third union drive at Activision Blizzard, this time at the ironically named Proletariat Studios. California nurses just wrapped up a 10 day strike to stop assaults on their pensions, while as many as 17k nurses in NYC may soon strike over unsafe staffing and low pay as well. We belatedly check in on the strike by BCTGM workers at Ingredion in Cedar Rapids that has now gone on for over 5 months. NYC construction workers finally forced the passage of a law to hold companies liable for worker deaths caused by negligence. Workers at the Tacoma Art Museum are fighting hard for voluntary recognition of their union in order to be able to bring ALL their coworkers under one organization. Finally we check in on Starbucks, who didn't let the holidays slow down their union busting. Join the discord: discord.gg/tDvmNzX Follow the pod at instagram.com/workstoppage, @WorkStoppagePod on Twitter, John @facebookvillain, and Lina @solidaritybee
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.
On March 24th, workers at the Hershey facility in Stuarts Draft, Virginia ultimately voted NOT to unionize with BCTGM by a count of 843 to 225. In this episode, worker committee members Jim Gibson and Janice Taylor join BCTGM staff organizers to reflect on the campaign.
Here we have the talk we hosted as a branch with Donovan from BCTGM about the Kelloggs strike. Thanks for talking with us! So listen in and if you want to be a part of that future and join in the one big union, or just have questions for us about organizing your workplace, reach out at ypsilanti@iww.com and remember, an injury to one is an injury to all. Enjoy! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/iwwypsi/message
Fellow workers Daric, Lily, and Jason go over the talk we hosted with Donovan from BCTGM, the union that represents the Kelloggs workers who recently went on strike. We discuss what went right, what didn't, and what we learned along the way. Enjoy! So listen in and if you want to be a part of that future and join in the one big union, or just have questions for us about organizing your workplace, reach out at ypsilanti@iww.com and remember, an injury to one is an injury to all. Enjoy! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/iwwypsi/message
It's been a busy week in Labor news so we've got a jam packed episode of Work Stoppage. First, we've got a few recent victories: Workers at Coffee Tree Roasters in Pittsburgh won their union election 17-3 and will now be represented by UFCW Local 1776. Workers at Rich Products' Jon Donaire ice cream cake plant have ended their four month long strike with three times the wage increase that the company initially offered. Also, following up our story about gig workers in Canada, Ontario's labor ministry has ruled that Ontario Uber drivers are in fact employees and gig companies must immediately act to comply with provincial labor law. In that vein, we also report on a bill in Washington state currently supported by both gig companies and Uber that would permanently misclassify gig workers in exchange for some mild benefits. Amazon has once again stepped up their repression, having the NYPD arrest several organizers with the Amazon Labor Union, including Christian Smalls, for “trespassing.” We also discuss the awful working conditions at the Hershey's candy factory in Stuarts Draft, Virginia, where over 1300 workers are voting on whether to unionize with the BCTGM. Finally this week, Starbucks workers got another major victory as the workers at a Mesa, Arizona location finally got their ballots counted and won the third successful Starbucks union election. If you like the show, please support us at patreon.com/workstoppage. We couldn't do the show without your support, and patrons get access to evergreen Overtime episodes and periodic Shop Floor Discussion episodes on current issues too long to cover in our regular episodes. Join the discord: discord.gg/tDvmNzX Follow the pod @WorkStoppagePod on Twitter, John @facebookvillain, and Lina @solidaritybee.
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.
Trevor Bidelman and Todd Manusos from, Bakery, Confectionary, Tobacco Workers and Grains Millers International Union, talks about the end of a very long strike and the impact on the workers and the company.
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.
After nearly 3 months, the strike at cereal giant Kellogg's, which involved 1,400 workers at four different plants, has come to an end. On Tuesday, December 21, the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers' International Union (BCTGM) announced that its members at Kellogg's had voted to ratify the latest contract offer. We want to send all our love and solidarity to everyone who held strong on the picket line and congratulate them on their new contract. We also want to thank everyone who watched and participated in the 6-hour livestream fundraiser for striking workers that we cohosted last week with Mel Buer and the Morning Riot podcast (produced by the great David Story of The Valley Labor Report). All in all, we ended up raising just shy of $16,000 for Kellogg's workers and their families! That money is being divided equally and sent to the members of the BCTGM locals in Omaha, Nebraska, Battle Creek, Michigan, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and Memphis, Tennessee. Even though the strike has ended, workers have racked up many costs since walking off the job in October, and every dollar we raised will go to helping them get through the holidays and get back on their feet. In case you were unable to watch the livestream, we are uploading all six hours of audio here for listeners. The strike may be over, but this was an incredibly special, entertaining, and solidarity-filled event that brought together powerful voices from the Kellogg's picket lines as well as special guests including: Marianne Williamson, Alex Winter, Randy Bryce, Breht O'Shea of Revolutionary Left Radio and Guerrilla History, Kim Kohlhaas of AFT-Wisconsin, Haeden Wright of the UMWA Auxiliary in Alabama, Caroline Smith of Student Workers of Columbia, Tevita Uhatafe of the Transport Workers Union, Steven Monacelli of Protean Magazine, Bryan Conlan of Strikewave, Dwight Rhinosoros of Eat the Rich, David Griscom of Left Reckoning, Jacob Morrison of The Valley Labor Report, and Professor Jon Shelton. Thank you again to all who participated and donated, and congratulations to Kellogg's workers on their new contract. Solidarity forever! Additional links/info below... Morning Riot Twitter page Marianne Williamson's Twitter page Alex Winter's Twitter page Randy Bryce's Twitter page Revolutionary Left Radio Twitter page Guerrilla History Twitter page Tevita Uhatafe's Twitter page Kim Kohlhaas's Twitter page AFT-Wisconsin's Twitter page Caroline Smith's Twitter page Student Workers of Columbia Twitter page and hardship fund for striking workers Haeden Wright's Twitter page PayPal for UMWA Auxiliary strike pantry for Warrior Met Coal workers Steven Monacelli's Twitter page Protean Magazine Twitter page Bryan Conlan's Twitter page Strikewave Twitter page Dwight Rhinosoros's Twitter page Eat the Rich Twitter page David Griscom's Twitter page Left Reckoning Twitter page Jacob Morrison's Twitter page The Valley Labor Report Twitter page Jon Shelton's Twitter page Permanent links below... Working People Patreon page Leave us a voicemail and we might play it on the show! Labor Radio / Podcast Network website, Facebook page, and Twitter page In These Times website, Facebook page, and Twitter page The Real News Network website, YouTube channel, podcast feeds, Facebook page, and Twitter page Featured Music (all songs sourced from the Free Music Archive: freemusicarchive.org) Jules Taylor, "Working People Theme Song"
The Omicron surge: Scientific facts vs. Biden's fictions / German government refuses to take action to avert Omicron disaster / BCTGM union declares passage of contract at Kellogg's, ending nearly three-month strike
Inflation is the word of the day, but is it real or just the latest right-wing fever dream? We discuss it with the experts and also talk about the potential end of the BCTGM strike at Kellogg's, the NLRB, MLB, the latest government shutdown threat, and the new Covid variant's effect on our booming economy.Our guests tonight are:Matias Vernango – Economics Professor at Bucknell UniversityAuthor and Union Organizer Shaun RichmanJournalist Sarah Burris of RawStoryFormer GOP Congressman Bob NeyCall-in at 1-866-416-RICK (7425) to join the show.Want more #RickShow? Go to https://www.thericksmithshow.comThe Rick Smith Show streams live every weeknight from 9p-11p EST on YouTube & Twitch TV, and the show runs every night in prime time on Free Speech TV.Be sure to add the FSTV channel on Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Roku, on the FSTV iOS app, or find it in the regular channel lineup on DirecTV or Dish.Radio listeners – You can find us in most major markets, including New York City on WBAI 99.5 FM, Los Angeles on KPFK 90.7 FM, Chicago on WCPT AM 820, Columbus on 98.3/92.7 FM, Minneapolis on AM950, and many others. Check your local listings.Questions or comments? Email Rick@thericksmithshow.comSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Inflation is the word of the day, but is it real or just the latest right-wing fever dream? We discuss it with the experts and also talk about the potential end of the BCTGM strike at Kellogg's, the NLRB, MLB, the latest government shutdown threat, and the new Covid variant's effect on our booming economy.Our guests tonight are:Matias Vernango – Economics Professor at Bucknell UniversityAuthor and Union Organizer Shaun RichmanJournalist Sarah Burris of RawStoryFormer GOP Congressman Bob NeyCall-in at 1-866-416-RICK (7425) to join the show.Want more #RickShow? Go to https://www.thericksmithshow.comThe Rick Smith Show streams live every weeknight from 9p-11p EST on YouTube & Twitch TV, and the show runs every night in prime time on Free Speech TV.Be sure to add the FSTV channel on Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Roku, on the FSTV iOS app, or find it in the regular channel lineup on DirecTV or Dish.Radio listeners – You can find us in most major markets, including New York City on WBAI 99.5 FM, Los Angeles on KPFK 90.7 FM, Chicago on WCPT AM 820, Columbus on 98.3/92.7 FM, Minneapolis on AM950, and many others. Check your local listings.Questions or comments? Email Rick@thericksmithshow.comSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Todd Manusos from Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union Local 3G (BCTGM), tells their story about the strike at Kellogg. Why an injury to one is truly an injury to all.
Tim and Carolyn are joined by two BCTGM members on strike at Kellogg's, Heather Greene and Andrew Johnson.
This week, From the BCTGM Voices Project, more voices from the ongoing strike by Kellogg's workers…on the Working People podcast, Max talks to striker Dan Osborn, who's worked at Kellogg's Omaha plant for 18 years…and on Laborlines, labor researcher and organizer Eric Dirnbach says 'Millions are quitting their jobs but need to organize instead'…Then, from the For A Better World podcast, No blood for milk; Workers call on Chobani for justice. On Labor Radio on KBOO FM, Michael and Elliott discuss the federal eviction moratorium. And we wrap up with the On Writing podcast, where Lang Fisher describes her writing process and how it's changed, as well as what success means in her industry. Bonus track: Labor history in 2:00. The year was 1934; that was the day that the bank robber known as Pretty Boy Floyd was gunned down by federal agents in Ohio. Highlights from labor radio and podcast shows around the country, part of the national Labor Radio Podcast Network of shows focusing on working people's issues and concerns. #LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO @BCTGM @BCTGM @WorkingPod @laborlinejohn @fairworldprj @WGAEast @ILLaborHistory Edited by Patrick Dixon and Melanie Smith; produced by Chris Garlock; social media guru: Harold Phillips with Mel Smith.
This week, we feature two reports on the strike by Kellogg's workers, members of the BCTGM -- that's the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union – the first comes to us from the BCTGM Voices Project, the second is from The Checkout, which takes us right to the Kellogg's picket lines. Then, on the Union Talk podcast, a conversation with nurses on vaccine hesitancy within their patient communities and their own nursing community. This week on the Working to Live in Southwest Washington podcast, Shannon and Harold talk with April Sims about redistricting and how it will affect working people. Next up we have two reports from the classroom: on Educating From the Heart, a new rule by the State Board of Education restricts teachers' ability to teach critical thinking, and, from the Solidarity Breakfast podcast, safety in schools in Victoria. And on the Million Dollar Organizer podcast, travel perks and the difference between a union organizer and a union representative. How can actors avoid ending up on the cutting room floor? We'll find out on The SAG-AFTRA podcast. We wrap up with the voice of the legendary Mother Jones at the recent Blair Mountain Battle Centennial, from Empathy Media Lab. Bonus track: Labor history in 2:00. The year was 1979; that was the day that the National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights took place in Washington D.C. Highlights from labor radio and podcast shows around the country, part of the national Labor Radio Podcast Network of shows focusing on working people's issues and concerns. #LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO @BCTGM @checkoutradio @FloridaEA @empathymedialab @ILLaborHistory @sagaftra @3CRsolidarity @SWWACLC Edited by Patrick Dixon and Melanie Smith; produced by Chris Garlock; social media guru: Harold Phillips with Mel Smith.
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): 5 Ways to Support the #KelloggStrike Social Media Flyer #KelloggStrike Fact Sheet Picket/Letter-Writing Locations & Strike Funds
Episode #82 NotesKevin Bradshaw Local 252G Memphis, Tennesse BCTGM0:30 - What is your role at Kellogg's?01:10 - Why are you on strike? And what has Kellogg's done to instigate the strike?2:30 - How has COVID exasperated some of the issues with working conditions?4:00 - What are you standing for?5:00 - How can folks support you?8:00 - Dan Osborne, President Local 50G Omaha, Nebraska BCTGM9:00 - What instigated the wave of strikes we're seeing at Kellogg's facilities?10:00 - What has it been like with COVID in Kellogg's facilities?12:30 - What is at stake for this strike?14:30 - Is Kellogg's threatening to move production facilities to other countries?17:30 - How can folks support BCTGM?20:00 - Closing thoughts.
We start this week's show with the threat of a looming strike in Hollywood where members of IATSE are protesting ridiculous hours and inadequate pay. Business agent C. David Cottrill joined Kris LaGrange on UCOMM Live to offer the lowdown. The nationwide Nabisco strike may be over, but there are still lessons to be learned from the experience. On the BCTGM Voices Project Michelle Ellis met with Darlene Carpenter from Local 358 in Richmond who shared her experiences of the picket line. Are manufacturing jobs returning to the US? Scott Paul from the Alliance for Manufacturing visited the Rick Smith Show to discuss the Ford Motor Company's plans to invest in new facilities. Radio Labour considers the fate of international seafarers during the pandemic. Rarely afforded the status of essential workers in spite of playing a central role in global supply chains, many simply been abandoned on vessels at sea or in ports, ineligible to leave because of quarantine restrictions. Steven Cotton from the International Transport Workers Federation offers details. Cam Smith joined Solidarity Breakfast this week to discuss marauding right wing mobs on the streets of Melbourne and the ways in which anti-vax and extremist forces are coming together in Australia. On the Blue Collar Gospel hour Jack Henry joined the show to read a couple of poems from his recently published collection Driving W/ Crazy, living with madness. We return to the Art and Labor Podcast, where the crew is joined by Jessalyn Aaland, a bargaining committee member at the SFMOMA union. They discussed, among other things, the dubious privilege of working at MOMA, negotiating rent with your landlord, and, if the question of if you were to be a train, what type of train would you be? Then lastly you will not have read in The New York Times about tech workers there walking off the job in protest of Times management's aggressive efforts to resist unionization. Product manager Nora Keller spoke to Mimi Rosenberg on Building Bridges Radio. Highlights from labor radio and podcast shows around the country, part of the national Labor Radio Podcast Network of shows focusing on working people's issues and concerns. #LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO Edited by Patrick Dixon and Melanie Smith; produced by Chris Garlock; social media guru: Harold Phillips with Mel Smith.
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
#LaborRadioPod The Nabisco Strike is over - https://bctgm.org/2021/09/18/nabisco-strike-ends-bctgm-members-overwhelmingly-accept-new-contract/ Why did Nabisco workers go on strike in the first place, though, and what were they fighting for? Shannon and Harold sit down with Mike Burlingham and Jesus Martinez, two BCTGM Local 364 (https://www.facebook.com/BCTGM-Local-364-Portland-Oregon-621776167954560) members, to talk about the conditions in the Portland Nabisco plant and the reasons they stayed on strike for over a month. Then Doug Long and John Murphy, two former presidents of Local 364, tell Harold and Shannon about the support striking workers received from the community, and what Nabisco pulling out of BCTGM's multi-employer pension plan meant for the workers and retirees like them. The strike may be over, but we still need to protect American jobs - keep checking the label when you're buying Nabisco products at your local grocery store - https://bctgm.org/PDFs/NabiscoSTRIKE_ChecktheLabel.pdf - and if they're not made in America, leave them on the shelf! Remember working people in Southwest Washington, this is YOUR podcast! Email us at podcast@swwaclc.org and let us know what you think about the show, and what you'd like to hear in future episodes! We're a proud member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network - find more radio shows and podcasts that speak to working people about working people's issues at www.LaborRadioNetwork.org.
Union City Radio's Annual Labor Day show September 6, 2021 (11a-12p) Broadcast on WPFW 89.3FM Hosted by Chris Garlock & Elise Bryant This hour: On the Line at the Warrior Met & Nabisco strikes. Warrior Met strike: UMWA Communications and Governmental Affairs Director Phil Smith and singer-songwriter Tom Breiding. Nabisco strike: BCTGM Local 358 President Keith Bragg and Corey Waddy, bakery worker and BCTGM 358 member. Songs: Now It's Here, and All You Scabs Bound to Lose, both by Tom Breiding. Produced by Chris Garlock; engineering by Michael Nasella.
Union City Radio's Annual Labor Day show September 6, 2021 (11a-12p) Broadcast on WPFW 89.3FM Hosted by Chris Garlock & Elise Bryant This hour: On the Line at the Warrior Met & Nabisco strikes. Warrior Met strike: UMWA Communications and Governmental Affairs Director Phil Smith and singer-songwriter Tom Breiding. Nabisco strike: BCTGM Local 358 President Keith Bragg and Corey Waddy, bakery worker and BCTGM 358 member. Songs: Now It's Here, and All You Scabs Bound to Lose, both by Tom Breiding. Produced by Chris Garlock; engineering by Michael Nasella.
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
Episode #71 NotesInterview #1 with Lisa Gregory and Carl Miller of BCTGM1:15 - Food industry experience2:00 - Working on the Nabisco bakery production line.4:00 - Lisa's role at BCTGM Union.5:00 - What has it been like working in food manufacturing during COVID?9:00 - How many union members fell ill during COVID?11:30 - On organizing efforts at their food manufacturing facility.17:00 - The effects of working under onerous management.18:00 - On PRO-ACT and how it would help unionizing efforts.22:00 - What has inspired the current wave of strikes at Nabisco?28:00 - What's at stake with these union organizing efforts, and how you can help. Mike Burlingham, Portland Local 364 of BCTGM33:30 - On Mike's work experience at Nabisco.35:30 - What does it mean to be a baker? What's the job like?37:00 - What is it like working in the facility during COVID?42:00 - How have business decisions made affected jobs and livelihoods of the workers?47:00 - What has inspired the current wave of Nabisco strikes?55:00 - How you can support the organizing efforts.
While the pandemic caused snack sales to skyrocket, Nabisco raked in billions. Nabisco employees were then considered essential workers and hailed as heroes. Now, those same employees are at risk of losing their jobs. Since early August, Nabisco workers in Georgia, Oregon, Illinois, Virginia, and Colorado have been on strike as the snack giant modifies employee contracts to eliminate pension plans, increase shift times, and eliminate overtime pay. Episode IV delves into Nabisco's first strike in 52 years, the history of America's not-so-favorite cookie, and its association with tobacco and stock market bros. We stand with BCTGM union members and Danny Devito when we say: NO CONTRACTS, NO SNACKS --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
This week, three strike reports. The first two are on the 3-week-old FritoLay strike in Topeka, Kansas, where the strike issues include forced overtime that's so bad the workers call them “suicide shifts.” On the BCTGM Voices Project, we'll hear from the picket line at FritoLay with Local 218 Chief Steward Paul Klemme in Topeka, and then the Working People podcast talks with Cheri Renfro, who's worked at the Frito-Lay plant in Topeka for 9 years. Then on The Valley Labor Report: Why did the UAW go on strike at Volvo in Dublin, Virginia? From The Rick Smith Show, Jamie Martin discusses a scheme to limit access to college in Pennsylvania, and on Solidarity Works, Steel Workers Vice President Leeann Foster discusses safety and sustainability in the paper and forestry industries. The UK-based Union Dues podcast features an in-depth discussion with Zita Holbourne, co-founder of Black Activists Rising Against the Cuts and co-chair of the Artists Union of England. On the Heartland Labor Forum, Thomas Frank talks about populism and science and we wrap up this week with an interview on the 7th Street Chronicles podcast that will really open your eyes and hearts as Charlotte firefighters go deep on trauma and mental health. Bonus tracks: The 1913 Michigan Copper Miners Strike Begins, on Labor History in 2:00, and a teaser for the latest episode of the San Francisco Mime Troupe's Tales of the Resistance: Persistence. Highlights from labor radio and podcast shows around the country, part of the national Labor Radio Podcast Network of shows focusing on working people's issues and concerns. #LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO @WorkingPod @DCLabor @BCTGM @WorkingPod @LaborReporters @RickSmithShow @steelworkers @duesunion @Heartland_Labor @SFTroupers Edited by Patrick Dixon, Melanie Smith and Chris Bangert-Drowns; produced by Chris Garlock; social media guru: Harold Phillips
BCTGM Union Local 218 Frito-Lay Strike and Kansas AFL-CIO
Long trains, two-person crews and rail safety on Talking SMART…On Labor Radio on KBOO, Painters launch "Summer of Chaos"… My Labor Radio explores how money from the American Rescue Plan is being spent in Indiana… The Valley Labor Report exposes union busting at MSNBC…Liz Medina talks to Robert Ovetz, author of "Global Workers and Class Struggle" on En Masse…The BCTGM Voices Project features one of the Bakery Workers' most enthusiastic young leaders…from On the Line: Stories of BC Workers, indigenous longshoremen and the IWW… Rick Smith on this week's LRPN Profiles, from Empathy Media Lab. Highlights from labor radio and podcast shows around the country, part of the national Labor Radio Podcast Network of shows focusing on working people's issues and concerns. #LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO @WorkingPod @smartunionworks @kboo @mgevaart @LaborReporters @EnMassePodcast @BCTGM @BC_LHC @empathymedialab Edited/produced by Patrick Dixon and Melanie Smith; produced by Chris Garlock; social media guru: Harold Phillips
One of the BCTGM's most enthusiastic young leaders - Local 351 (Albuquerque, NM) President Andrew Gutierrez - offers his perspective on community outreach, political action and staying connected to his membership both in-person and on social media.
International President Anthony Shelton reflects on his BCTGM upbringing and journey the Union's highest office. In gratitude of the leaders who came before, he discusses his service-based vision for the future of our organization.
PRO Act co-author Senator Patty Murray (D, WA) on why she created the bill and why she's fighting so hard to get it passed…Jesse Lee of the Center for American Progress on Biden's first 100 days…Florida's private school voucher program and segregation…How one union turned a 531-member loss into a 370-member gain…The not-so-mysterious mystery of the missing unemployment benefits…Fort Wayne's May Day rally for locked-out musicians. We've got reports from Working to Live in SW Washington, The Rick Smith Show, Educating From the Heart, BCTGM Voices, Monday Morning QB and MyLaborRadio. Highlights from labor radio and podcast shows around the country, part of the national Labor Radio Podcast Network of shows focusing on working people's issues and concerns. #LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO @SWWACLC @RickSmithShow @FloridaEA @BCTGM @WPFWMMQB @mgevaart Edited by Patrick Dixon and Chris Bangert-Drowns; produced by Chris Garlock; social media guru: Harold Phillips
How the American Rescue plan SAVED our Pensions, how the PRO Act will protect our right to Organize and how the Georgia Special Elections changed the game for Labor and the BCTGM. Guests for this Episode: Harry Kaiser, Political Dir./Asst. to President Anthony Shelton, BCTGM John Price, Organizing Dir., BCTGM David Driscoll-Knight, East Region Field Dir., AFL-CIO Richard Womack, Asst. to AFL-CIO Pres. Richard Trumka Jared Cummings, Rank & File Organizer, BCTGM Local 53 Exec. Board Margaret McLaughlin, International Rep./Organizer, BCTGM
On today's show, former Beverly Hills 90210 star Gabrielle Carteris talks with the America's Work Force Union Podcast about how she got involved in her union, SAG-AFTRA, where she's now president. On the Working People podcast, we hear about how staff at the American Civil Liberties Union are the latest non-profit employees to organize. Steelworkers in Boston know which side Labor Secretary nominee Marty Walsh is on; we'll hear about it on their Solidarity Works podcast. Our mini-theme this week is voices of workers…On the Educating from the Heart podcast, we hear from an anonymous teacher about the culture of fear and intimidation in Florida schools. The BCTGM Voices Project – the podcast from the Baker's union – talks with International Rep Lisa Gregory about growing up union, holding office at Baker's Local 58G and what she's learned about organizing and negotiating along the way. On GRIT Northwest, we meet Penny Painter, the supportive services coordinator for construction industry apprentices in the state of Oregon. And the Unify podcast visits with Bradley Parker, a young IBEW Local 105 member from Hamilton, Ontario, in Canada. Finally, we lost two giants of the labor movement this week, former AFL-CIO president John Sweeney and labor folksinger and activist Anne Feeney (check out the medley of her songs on today's podcast); we'll have a special edition of the Weekly out tomorrow honoring their memories. Highlights from labor radio and podcast shows around the country, part of the national Labor Radio Podcast Network of shows focusing on working people's issues and concerns. Also, check out our weekly livestream show, available on Facebook and YouTube, where you'll also find profiles of members of the Network. #LaborRadioPod @WorkingPod @AWFUnionPodcast @steelworkers @FloridaEA @BCTGM @GritNw @Unifypodcast Edited by Patrick Dixon and Evan Papp; produced by Chris Garlock; social media guru: Harold Phillips
BCTGM International Representative Lisa Gregory talks about growing up Union, holding office at Local 58G and all she has learned about organizing and negotiating along the way.
Teen Vogue labor columnist Kim Kelly joins AFL-CIO Policy Director Damon Silvers on this week's Labor Radio Podcast livestream show for a lively discussion – from a worker perspective -- about the Trump attack on the U.S. Capitol last Wednesday. Labor folksinger/songwriter George Mann was also our guest on the show this week; be sure to stick around at the end of the podcast for a bonus track from his latest CD, "The Coronavirus Sessions." UCOMM Live host Kris LaGrange talked about his super-PAC and the recent elections on the America's Work Force show this week, and on The BCTGM Voices Project – the brand-new podcast from the Baker's union, Director of Organization John Price discusses hopes for the National Labor Relations Board under Joe Biden, along with recent organizing campaigns. Nationally, construction workers account for as much as 25% of overdose fatalities and in Rhode Island, one in five of those who have overdosed worked in the construction industry. Labor Vision takes a look at how the Rhode Island Building and Construction Trades Council is working to address this deadly issue. And this week we start a new feature, the Labor Radio Podcast Network Member Spotlight. Network producer Evan Papp has been conducting a series of fascinating interviews with members of the Labor Radio Podcast Network and this week we meet RadioLabour's Marc Bélanger. On Labor History in 2:00, Courts Stand Against Workers. Highlights from labor radio and podcast shows around the country, part of the national Labor Radio Podcast Network of shows focusing on working people's issues and concerns. Also, check out our weekly livestream show, available at on Facebook and YouTube, where you'll also find profiles of members of the Network. #LaborRadioPod @BCTGM @AWFUnionPodcast @LaborVisionRI @RickSmithShow Edited by Patrick Dixon and Evan Papp; produced by Chris Garlock; social media guru: Harold Phillips
John Price discusses hopes for the National Labor Relations Board under a new U.S. President, obstacles overcome with new tools and personnel in 2020 and several recent Organizing campaigns.
The BCTGM Podcast is in the universe! Michelle Ellis introduces the format and purpose of this project.
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