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On April 18, <strong>BCTGM</strong>Local 25 (Chattanooga,Tenn.) membersemployed by RichProducts ManufacturingCorp. in Murfreesboro,Tenn. celebrated theirone-year anniversary withthe <strong>BCTGM</strong>. To commemoratethe event, unionmembers and their familiesgathered for a ban-ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONquet at the Lions Clubhall. According <strong>to</strong> Local 25 Business Agent Tommy Kelly, it was a very festive event that included homemade food,door prizes and plenty of union fellowship. “These people represent everything that a union stands for. The membershiparranged this dinner and made it a huge success. I am proud <strong>to</strong> be associated with this group of peopleas we move forward <strong>to</strong> reach our goal of one hundred percent union membership in this plant,” concludes Kelly.<strong>BCTGM</strong>-PACLocal 9 (Seattle) Fin. Secy.Robert Davis (right) presentsU.S. Sen. Patty Murray (D-Washing<strong>to</strong>n) with a <strong>BCTGM</strong>-PAC donation in support of herre-election campaign. Murrayhas a long record of voting insupport of labor issues.Following recentcontract negotiationswith ConAgra,<strong>BCTGM</strong> Intl. Rep. DanGust and the Local143G (Rapid City,S.D.) negotiationscommittee membersmet with U.S. Sen.Tom Daschle (D-S.D.)in his district office.POLITICAL ACTIONPictured here (fromleft <strong>to</strong> right) is L. 143G Pres. Wes Jamison, Daschle, Steward KellyStephens, L. 143 Vice Pres. Dana Deville, Gust, and Steward Terry Hulce.EDUCATION & MOBILIZATION Pictured here is a group of Local317T (Greensboro, N.C.) stewards who attended a shop stewards seminarin February taught by Intl. Rep. Barry Baker. Topics covered included grievancehandling, organizing, political action, the 2004 presidential electionsand more.14<strong>BCTGM</strong> News