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Local 351 Showcases<br />
BCTGM-Made Goods at State Fair<br />
BCTGM Local 351 (Albuquerque, New Mexico) joined<br />
with the New Mexico Central Labor Council on<br />
September 8 at the New Mexico State Fair <strong>to</strong> promote<br />
the importance of unions <strong>and</strong> celebrate BCTGM-made<br />
goods.<br />
According <strong>to</strong> Local 351 President/Business Agent<br />
Earl Reed, Sara Lee <strong>Bakery</strong> donated bread <strong>and</strong> buns<br />
<strong>and</strong> Smith’s Food <strong>and</strong> Drug donated cakes <strong>to</strong> be given<br />
away <strong>to</strong> fair visi<strong>to</strong>rs in an hourly drawing.<br />
“The primary purpose of our participation in the<br />
State Fair was <strong>to</strong> promote BCTGM made bread products<br />
that are produced in Albuquerque,” notes Reed. “But<br />
we also used the opportunity as an organizing <strong>to</strong>ol<br />
<strong>and</strong> were able <strong>to</strong> collect several leads from workers<br />
interested in joining our union,” Reed adds.<br />
Local 351 Pres. Earl Reed<br />
prepares a box of goodies for<br />
the prize drawing.<br />
Local 351 Vice Pres.<br />
Justice Johansen<br />
res<strong>to</strong>cks the union goods<br />
at the BCTGM booth at the<br />
New Mexico State Fair.<br />
Raquel Johansen (left), daughter of Local 351<br />
Vice Pres. Justice Johansen, presents a cake <strong>to</strong><br />
a contest winner at the New Mexico State Fair.<br />
A fair visi<strong>to</strong>r shows off her<br />
BCTGM-made bread following<br />
her winning raffle drawing.<br />
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