Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union

The Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union (BCTGM) is a labor union in the United States and Canada primarily representing workers in the food processing industry. The union was established in 1886 as the Journeyman Bakers Union. The contemporary BCTGM was formed in January 1999 as a merger of the Bakery, Confectionery and Tobacco Workers' International Union and the American Federation of Grain Millers.

Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union
AbbreviationBCTGM
Formation1886 (1886)
TypeTrade union
HeadquartersKensington, Maryland, US
Location
    • Canada
    • United States
Membership
73,694
President
Anthony Shelton
Secretary-treasurer
David Woods
Affiliations
Websitebctgm.org

The BCTGM is affiliated with the AFL–CIO, the Canadian Labour Congress and the International Union of Foodworkers (IUF).

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