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BAKERY, CONFECTIONERY, TOBACCO WORKERS AND GRAIN MILLERS UNION LOCAL 114 7931 NE Halsey Street, Suite #205 • Portland, Oregon 97213 Phone 503-256-1177 • Fax 503-256-8551 • 1-800-442-8281 Gene D. Beaudoin Business Agent gene@bctgm114.org Terry W. Lansing Secretary-Treasurer terry@bctgm114.org Jan K. Almond Office Manager jan@bctgm114.org CONGRATULATIONS TO FRANZ BAKERY AND THE GENERATIONS OF UNION BAKERS WHO HAVE MADE “THE GOOD BREAD” FOR NEARLY 100 YEARS! World’s Longest Hot Dog Bun is Union-Made To commemorate its 100th anniver- sary, Franz Family Bakeries made a record-breaking 100-foot hot dog bun at its plant in Northeast Portland. The bun was union-made by mem- bers of Bakery Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers Local 114. Franz employees have been represented by the Bakers Union since the early 1900s. Today there are about 140 union members at the Portland bakery. The previous record for the longest hot dog bun, according to the Guinness Book of World Records, was 57.5 feet. “It’s one foot for every year that we’ve been in business,” said company president Marc Albers of the new record. Engelbert Franz started baking “the GOOD BREAD” in Portland in 1906. A few years later he built the plant on what is the current location of the Franz Bak- ery in Northeast Portland. Engelbert Franz died in 1954, leaving his son, Joe Franz, to take over the busi- ness. He passed away in 1988. Franz is owned by United States Bak- ery, which has six plants — doing busi- ness as Williams Bakery in Eugene, Smith’s Cookie Co. in McMinville, Sny- der’s in Spokane, Wash., and Gai’s in HAPPY 100th BIRTHDAY FROM THE PROUD MEMBERS OF BCTGM LOCAL 114 Seattle. The plants — all Bakery Union shops — produce everything from bread, buns, hearth breads, rolls, English muffins and bagels to cookies, muffins, doughnuts and other sweet goods. Last year, the company spent $3 mil- lion refurbishing its Franz bread line and installing new packaging equipment. It is finishing up construction on a $42 mil- lion bakery in Springfield, Ore., that will replace the Williams Bakery in Eugene. Employees there also are members of Bakers Union Local 114. Bakers Local 114 member Juan Zapata (above, left) helps maneuver the world’s largest hot dog bun out of Franz Bakery in Northeast Portland. The company had to remove the front window of the plant to complete the task. Also helping are Local 114 members James Robinson and Bill Legg (in the back). Once outside, the bun was wheeled down to Pioneer Square (top photo) where it was part of a 100th anniversary celebration July 7. PAGE 12 NORTHWEST LABOR PRESS JULY 21, 2006
