031: Meet Darrell Copeland, Hostess Local 84 and Asst. Chief Shop Steward Michael Wilson

The BCTGM Voices Project
11/10/2022 28 min
031: Meet Darrell Copeland, Hostess Local 84 and Asst. Chief Shop Steward Michael Wilson

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Southern Region International Rep. Darrell Copeland has been working with Hostess members in Georgia to improve union involvement in their plant, which operates in a Right-to-Work-for-Less state.
 
In this two-part episode, Copeland takes us through his personal journey as an emerging leader in the BCTGM - and then teams up with Local 84 Asst. Chief Shop Steward Michael Wilson to explain how they are strengthening the workers’ bargaining power at Hostess Brands.

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