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Why Choose UMR?

Sep 22, 2020

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  • UFCW Celebrates Pride Month June 1, 2023
    The month of June is Pride Month, a time to celebrate the accomplishments of LGBTQ+ individuals in our union family. Pride Month is also an opportunity to reach out to LGBTQ+ workers seeking union representation, and commit to the ongoing pursuit of equal justice and true equity for the LGBTQ+ community. UFCW OUTreach has many resources available free […]
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  • UFCW Celebrates AAPI Heritage Month May 12, 2023
    The month of May is Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month, a time to pay tribute to AAPIs and their many contributions to our communities, country, and union family. The origins of this celebration date back to 1977, when Representative Frank Horton of New York and Senator Daniel Inouye of Hawaii introduced resolutions […]
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  • Celebrating Black History Month February 14, 2023
    This Black History Month, the UFCW celebrates the achievements of Black leaders in the civil rights and labor movements that have benefitted working Americans to this day. The two movements have historically been closely linked as they fought together for racial and economic justice. This year’s theme, “Black Resistance,” spotlights the perseverance of Black people […]
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  • Celebrate Valentine’s Day With Union-Made Products February 14, 2023
    Show some love this Valentine’s Day by buying union-made products. Here’s a list of products made by the hard-working members of the UFCW and our brothers and sisters at BCTGM: Chocolate: See’s Candies Russell Stover Ghirardelli Chocolates Hershey Kisses and Hugs Necco Sweethearts Tootsie Rolls Sparkling Wine: Andre Cook’s J. Roget JFJ Totts Wycliff Floral […]
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  • UFCW Members Help Make the Super Bowl Happen February 8, 2023
    The work of UFCW members will be represented at this year’s Super Bowl on Sunday, Feb 12.  The leather for every single NFL football, including the ones that will be used in Sunday’s Super Bowl, is crafted by members of UFCW Local 1546 who work at the Horween Leather Company in Chicago. The hard-working men […]
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  • UFCW Attends Black CannaBiz Expo and Conference November 16, 2022
    Earlier this month, several UFCW leaders and rank-and-file members attended the Black CannaBiz Expo and Conference in New Orleans, La., to share their unique perspectives on how racial and social equity in the cannabis industry can only be achieved by prioritizing workers’ rights.  At the three-day conference, Aquila Barbosas Rodrigues from UFCW Local 1445, Zion […]
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  • UFCW Responds to Midterm Election Results November 16, 2022
    Last week’s midterm elections saw many workers’ rights supporters win their races in federal and state elections across the country.  “UFCW’s members helped deliver a powerful message by casting their votes for the candidates that best represent the needs of our nation’s hard-working essential workers,” said UFCW International President Marc Perrone in a statement. “Across the […]
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  • USDA Announces First-Round Investments into U.S. Meat and Poultry Industry November 9, 2022
    The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced a set of first-round investments under their Meat and Poultry Processing Expansion Program. $73 million will be invested across 21 grant projects with the goal of increasing competition and expanding meat and poultry processing capacity in the United States. “As America’s meatpacking and food processing union, UFCW applauds the Biden […]
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  • UFCW Celebrates Native American Heritage Month November 1, 2022
    The month of November is Native American Heritage Month, a time to pay tribute to Native Americans and their contributions to our communities, country and union family.   While we currently have a month to celebrate and recognize the importance of Native American Heritage, it took nearly a century of hard work by indigenous advocates to […]
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  • OUTreach Offers Creating Change Conference Scholarships October 24, 2022
    UFCW OUTreach is offering five full-paid scholarships for rank and file UFCW members to attend next year’s Creating Change Conference in San Francisco. The conference, which will take place on Feb. 17 to 21, 2023, is organized by the national LGBTQ Task Force. This is the sixth year that UFCW OUTreach has provided scholarships to the […]
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