Dairy Workers Join BCTGM
Nearly 100 workers at Land-O-Sun Dairy in Richmond, Va., withstood a strong anti-union campaign by management and voted last week to join the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers, and Grain Millers (BCTGM) Local 358.
The plant manufactures and ships all varieties of fresh milk. The workforce, nearly all African American, sought a union to end favoritism and discrimination, especially in job bidding.
Even though 70 percent of the workers signed cards seeking a union, the company demanded a National Labor Relations Board election. If the Employee Free Choice Act had been enacted, the workers would have been able to decide for themselves how they wanted to choose a union.
