The BCTGM Voices Project

Author: BCTGM International Union

Highlighting the real people who make up The Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers (BCTGM) Union. Communications Director Michelle Ellis brings monthly interviews and Digital Insights to inspire authentic online dialogue between leadership, organizers and current and future members.
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040: The Past, Present and Future of BCTGM Tobacco Industry Workers
Tuesday, 1 July, 2025

Following a brief journey through the history of the Tobacco Workers International Union (TWIU), we review what led to its merger with the Bakery and Confectionery Workers International Union in 1978. Leaders at three different BCTGM Tobacco Local Unions then discuss the current status of the tobacco industry, its Union density in the South, the effects of the changing culture around tobacco use, and a little about the differences in tobacco products that are BCTGM-made in Canada vs. the United States. Guests: Aaron Graves, JTI Liggett, President, BCTGM Local 176T / International General Executive Board Member Pierre-Luc Doucet, Rothman’s, Benson and Hedges, President, BCTGM Local 261T / International General Executive Board Member Kevin Lindsey, Swedish Match/ZYN, President, BCTGM Local 196T Chris Graves, Swedish Match/ZYN, Vice President, BCTGM Local 196T Mike Aldrich, Swedish Match/ZYN, Financial Secretary, BCTGM Local 196T