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  • UFCW Members Highlight the Importance of Voting November 3, 2020
    Leading up to Election Day, UFCW members across the country took the time to record videos on the UFCW Votes site to share their thoughts about this election and why they exercised their right to vote. “This election is going to matter so much for so many people, including me and you..” – Steven Brown, UFCW Local 1059 “Let’s […]
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  • Keeping Members Informed About Their Rights and Union Support October 2, 2020
    Keeping members informed about their rights and the resources our union provides is essential to protecting them on the job. As part of this effort, the International’s Legal Department is helping locals comply with the provision of the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (LMRDA) that requires unions to notify members about  their rights and […]
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  • Local 400 Omega Protein Workers Stage Daring Sea Rescue September 24, 2020
    Members of Local 400 working on the Omega Protein fishing boat “Smuggler’s Point” recently rescued six people whose boat had caught fire in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast near the Maryland – Virginia line. Omega Protein Corporation is a leading producer of food ingredients, dietary supplements and animal feed, and their products include fish […]
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  • UFCW Local 770 Overhill Farms Workers Improve Workplace Safety Protocols August 18, 2020
    Members of UFCW Local 770 who work at Overhill Farms in Vernon, Calif., are leading the effort to make their workplace safer during this pandemic. Members at the two food processing plants formed a COVID-19 Safety Committee to address and find solutions to workplace safety concerns about protecting workers from contracting the coronavirus. The committee […]
    Maura Pond
  • Preventing Heat Stress at Work July 24, 2020
    With outside temperatures soaring and with many workers wearing more PPE than their job would usually require, it is more important than ever this year that employers and workers stay vigilant about preventing heat illness at work. The use of personal protection equipment (PPE) to keep workers safe from COVID-19 is essential for public safety, […]
    Maura Pond
  • UFCW and Over 100 Health Experts Call for Mask Mandates Nationwide July 14, 2020
    On July 10, the UFCW announced a new partnership with over 100 health experts in a call to enact public mask mandates in all 50 states to combat the spread of COVID-19. In a full-page advertisement in The New York Times on Sunday, July 12, the UFCW and a coalition of health experts called on governors, members of Congress, […]
    Maura Pond
  • While some employers roll back “hero pay,” new UFCW agreement with Cargill makes it permanent June 17, 2020
    In an in industry-shifting win for meatpacking workers, over 7,000 Cargill workers who are members of UFCW Locals 2, 293 and 540 recently ratified strong, new contracts that include better wages and benefits. The workers are employed at Cargill plants in Dodge City, Kan.; Fort Worth, Texas; and Schuyler, Neb. The UFCW negotiated a $2 […]
    Maura Pond
  • UFCW International President Marc Perrone on the death of George Floyd June 6, 2020
    UFCW International President Marc Perrone issued the following statement about the death of George Floyd: “Millions of Americans across the country are rightfully angry about the murder of George Floyd and the abhorrent injustices we have witnessed for far too long. Now more than ever, we must stand together to end the hate and discrimination […]
    Maura Pond
  • UFCW Calls on Top Supermarket Companies to Reinstate Hazard Pay May 22, 2020
    On May 20, the UFCW hosted a national press call with leading reporters from across the country to address the fact that many of America’s largest supermarket and food retail companies – including Kroger, Walmart and Amazon – have recently ended so-called “hazard or hero pay” even as the pandemic continues across the country. During […]
    Maura Pond
  • UFCW Local 304A member speaks about life as a packinghouse worker during COVID-19 on “The Daily” podcast May 5, 2020
    When UFCW Local 304A member Achut Deng started her job at Smithfield in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, she was happy to find work that would allow her to build a better life for her three boys than the one she’d had growing up in refugee camps in Africa. Work at the plant is hard, but […]
    Maura Pond

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