Pictured here isretired Local 114(Portl<strong>and</strong>, Ore.)baker AdolfDeMarco with hisgr<strong>and</strong>aughter,Katie Harman.While many gr<strong>and</strong>parentsbragabout their gr<strong>and</strong>children,DeMarcohas special reason,as Katie is Miss.Miss. AmericaAmerica 2002. Astudent at Portl<strong>and</strong>State University, Katie intends <strong>to</strong> obtain a Masters Degreein Bioethics <strong>and</strong> work in health care management.DeMarco, a former Safeway baker, “couldn’t be moreproud” of his gr<strong>and</strong>daughter.2002 TeamPictured here are the officers of Local 57 (Columbus,Ohio) who recently were elected unanimously via mailinballot. They are (front row, from left) Pres. Tim Alsip,Fin. Secy. Ves<strong>to</strong>r Newsome, (st<strong>and</strong>ing, from left) TrusteeChair Mike Sillins, Election Chair Rick Norris, Vice Pres.R<strong>and</strong>y Kocheran, <strong>and</strong> Trustees Phillip Barney <strong>and</strong> GlennShaw.The New DenverWith the retirement of Local 26 (Denver) Pres. WayneBrewer, members overwhelmingly elected Mary J.Snyder <strong>to</strong> fill the vacancy. Pictured here (from left) isTrustee Gloria Chavez, Pres. Snyder, Bus. Rep. DaveServold, incombent V.P./Fin. Secy.-Treas. Vivian A.Whitsel, Brewer, Trustee Monika Mitchell <strong>and</strong> (st<strong>and</strong>ingback row) Trustee Chair Lynn Jessen.CelebrateLocal 42 (Atlanta) recently held an open house <strong>and</strong> barbecuefor BCTGM members <strong>and</strong> their families in conjunctionwith a retirement celebration in honor of Bus.Man. Ronny Jackson. Pictured here, Jackson (secondfrom right) receives a special plaque for his many yearsof dedication <strong>to</strong> the BCTGM.BCTGM delegates <strong>to</strong> theOntario Federation ofLabour convention inToron<strong>to</strong> created a displayon the <strong>to</strong>bacco industry“<strong>to</strong> help educate thelabour movement on thereal <strong>to</strong>bacco jobs issue.”OFL DelegatesPictured here outside thebooth is the BCTGM delegation.Delegates included Frank Kostal, Bill Munn <strong>and</strong> Frank Murphy of Local 364T; Bill Foster Mike Hasler <strong>and</strong> RonCostigan of Local 323T; Bob Janowski <strong>and</strong> Vicky McMartin of Local 338T; Dave MacNeil of Local 325T; John Parachuck,Vickie Gardner <strong>and</strong> Bob Thompson of Local 254G; Al Choy of Local 242G; Leon Savard, Tom Wins<strong>to</strong>ne, Bob Headley <strong>and</strong>Al Clark of Local 327G; Reggie Firth of Local 388G; <strong>and</strong> International Vice Presidents Sean Kelly <strong>and</strong> Michael Konesko.14BCTGM News
East Central States Rally in BaltimoreBCTGM International PresidentFrank Hurt convened the recentmeeting of delegates <strong>to</strong> the EastCentral States Conference(ECSC) in Baltimore declaring,“Our job <strong>and</strong> responsibility asofficers is <strong>to</strong> do what is best forthe members. This was true onehundred years ago, <strong>and</strong> itremains the absolute truth of theBCTGM <strong>to</strong>day.”Hurt was joined by Inter -national Secretary-Treasurer/Direc<strong>to</strong>r of Organization David B.Durkee, Executive Vice PresidentJoseph Thibodeau, Assistant <strong>to</strong>the President Bob Harbrant,Region 1 Vice President ArtMontiminy <strong>and</strong> Region II VicePresident Bob Oakley, who servesas the union’s chief negotia<strong>to</strong>r.The 23 delegates from 12East Coast locals assembled <strong>to</strong>begin the pattern bargainingprocess for theMasterAgreement thatcovers morethan 7,000BCTGM membersemployedat wholesalebread <strong>and</strong> cakeplants in theunion’s first <strong>and</strong>second regions.Representativesmet <strong>to</strong> determinethe primary bargaininggoals—or rallying points—they will seekin upcoming negotiations withInterstate Br<strong>and</strong>s Company, thenation’s largest wholesale bread<strong>and</strong> cake company.Oakley re<strong>view</strong>ed existing contracts<strong>and</strong> discussed proposaloptions. The Policy Statement,incorporating the rallying pointsof the ECSC, was adopted unanimouslyby the committee <strong>and</strong>delegates elected representatives<strong>to</strong> lead the negotiations.The ECSC“Our memberswill be proud <strong>to</strong>have such aknowledgeable <strong>and</strong>experiencednegotiatingcommittee. . .”Frank Hurt,BCTGM International PresidentAsst. <strong>to</strong> the Pres. Bob Harbrant (left) <strong>and</strong> Vice Pres.Art Montiminy count delegate’s votes for the 2002ECSC negotiating committee.NegotiatingCommittee willbe led by Oakley<strong>and</strong> assisted byMontiminy.Members elected<strong>to</strong> serve on thecommitteeinclude Local 50(New York)President JoyceAls<strong>to</strong>n, Local 6(Philadelphia)President JohnCairns, <strong>and</strong>Local 334 (Portl<strong>and</strong>, Me.)Business Agent Oscar Hodgkins.Appointed <strong>to</strong> the PolicyCommittee were Local 118(Washing<strong>to</strong>n, D.C.) FinancialSecretary Allen Haight, Local 50Financial Secretary Tony Centi,Local 6 Financial Secretary BarryFields, Local 68 (Baltimore)President Gerald McAllister, Local802 (Buffalo, N.Y.) BusinessAgent Jim Short, Local 33 (Akron,Ohio) President Chester Fox,Local 116 (Syracuse, N.Y.)Financial Secretary Harold Bliss,Local 334 President PaulWilliams, Local 57 (Columbus,Ohio) Steward Raymond Mullin,Local 464 Business Agent BruceHummel <strong>and</strong> Local 348(Framingham, Mass.) PresidentTimothy Benjamin.President Hurt appointed Local57 Financial Secretary TreasurerVester Newsome as Secretary ofthe Committee. Delegates selectedPhiladelphia as the target city forthe negotiations that are slated <strong>to</strong>being on May 7.“Our members will be proud<strong>to</strong> have such a knowledgeable<strong>and</strong> experienced negotiatingcommittee. I am confident inyour abilities <strong>and</strong> trust that youwill reach an agreement that ourmembers can be proud of,” concludedHurt.March/April 2002 www.bctgm.org 15