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!

To learn more about the Employee Free Choice Act click here.

“In our glorious fight for civil rights, we must guard against being fooled by false slogans, as ‘right to work.’ It provides no rights and no works. Its purpose is to destroy labor unions and the freedom of collective bargaining… We demand this fraud be stopped” Martin Luther King Jr. Click Here for more info.

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

• American Crystal Sugar Workers LOCKED OUT
  
• NLRB News

American Crystal Sugar Workers LOCKED OUT
After voting overwhelmingly to reject the final offer from American Crystal Sugar, some 1,300 workers in Minnesota, North Dakota and Iowa have been locked out. This morning, BCTGM Local 167G President John Riskey read a statement at all affected facilities. "Today, American Crystal Sugar workers...showed up to work only to find their company has locked them out."

"Today, American Crystal Sugar workers in Moorhead, East Grand Forks, Crookston, and Chaska, MN, Hillsboro and Drayton, ND, and Mason City, IA showed up to work only to find their company has locked them out.

Instead of letting 1300 people continue working while a fair contract is negotiated, American Crystal Sugar executives have instead decided to hurt our communities with an unnecessary lockout.

The company has the power to immediately end this lockout and return to the negotiating table.

We want to get back to work and back to the negotiating table as soon as possible. We’re not asking for much. We’re asking for a contract that doesn’t put our jobs in jeopardy. We’re asking to continue health coverage that won’t put our families in financial ruin if someone gets sick. We’re asking to continue the short-term disability coverage we’ve been paying for nearly 30 years. We’re asking for an agreement that benefits the company, farmers, workers, and the entire community.

For years, Sugar Workers have stood shoulder to shoulder with the company to protect the sugar industry from harmful government policies and unfair trade agreements.

This partnership has allowed farmers to get a good price for their crop, the company to make record profits, and for the workers to earn a living to support their families and local businesses.

It has been a win-win situation. We want to continue this partnership and want to go back to work. ”Statement from BCTGM Local 167G President John Riskey"

NLRB:
Great news! The NLRB—the independent agency responsible for enforcing labor law—has proposed new rules to start cleaning up the broken, loophole-ridden union election system that gives employers the opportunity to harass, intimidate and even fire workers trying to have a union at work.

Right now, the NLRB is accepting public comments about the new rule. Can you let the NLRB members know workers are counting on them to help level the playing field? Click on the link below to Act Now!

Act now: Support the NLRB’s commonsense rule to help level the playing field for workers.

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.