Monthly Archives: August 2019

Staff members from UFCW Local 152 recently attended a Middle Township Committee meeting in Middle Township, N.J., in support of a proposal for a medical cannabis facility in the area.

UFCW Local 152 Union Representative and Organizer Hugh Giordano spoke in support of the plan to build a new facility to grow and sell medical cannabis products, saying that it would bring good, high-paying jobs to the Middle Township area. UFCW Local 152’s support of the medical cannabis facility helped to influence the Middle Township Committee to unanimously approve issuing a letter of support for the proposal. The committee meeting and Giordano’s remarks were covered by the The Press of Atlantic City.

UFCW Local 152’s support of the medical cannabis facility in Middle Township is part of their Cannabis Campaign—a larger effort to build a successful cannabis industry and grow our union family wherever cannabis is legalized.

UFCW Local 152 is committed to standing with cannabis workers to not only create good jobs, but to also represent them so that their employers provide the good wages and benefits they have earned, and the fair treatment in a safe work environment they deserve. You can learn more about UFCW Local 152’s effort to support cannabis workers in their area here.

The new 2020 application for the Union Plus Scholarship is now available to UFCW members and members of their families who are students. Now celebrating its 28th year, the Union Plus Scholarship Program awards scholarships based on outstanding academic achievement, personal character, financial need, and commitment to the values of organized labor. The program is offered through the Union Plus Education Foundation.

Union Plus Scholarship awards are granted to students attending a two-year or four-year college, graduate school, or a recognized technical or trade school. This year, over 7,100 applications were received from 65 unions and all 50 states, plus the District of Columbia and two U.S. territories, representing an almost 20 percent increase in applications from 2018. The 2019 Union Plus Scholarship awards were recently announced, including five members and family members of our UFCW union. This year’s UFCW winners are:

Payton Amend of Soper, Okla. Amend, whose father, David Amend, is a member of UFCW Local 540, has been awarded a $1,000 scholarship.

Guadalupe Godinez of Chicago. Godinez, whose mother, Silvia Godinez, is a member of UFCW Local 1546, has been awarded a $4,000 scholarship.

Marisol Gomez Marrufo of Muleshoe, Texas. Gomez Marrufo, whose parents, Carlos and Christina Perea, are members of UFCW Local 540, has been awarded a $1,000 scholarship.

Brittany Martinez of Granville, Ohio. Martinez, who is a member of UFCW Local 1059, has been awarded a $3,500 scholarship.

Julia Walli of Lombard, Ill. Walli, whose mother, Jennifer Walli, is a member of UFCW Local 881, has been awarded a $1,000 scholarship.

The deadline for the 2020 Union Plus Scholarship application is January 31, 2020. You can learn more about the Union Plus Scholarship Program here.