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December 17, 2019

Helping Our Locals Succeed

Making sure locals have the resources to improve their ability to welcome more workers into our union family and bargain better and stronger contracts is a key priority for the UFCW. These resources range from legal guidance regarding today’s NLRB to using reflective engagement to connect with members and potential members to calculating the value of our union contracts.

Here are a few resources available from the International that were highlighted in OnPoint this year:

What Locals Need to Know About the NLRB and Employer Withdrawals of Recognition

 UFCW Is Calling on Congress to Protect Our Members’ Pensions

 Giving Thanks For UFCW Members Who Work Hard During the Holidays

 One of the Most Important Ways We’re Growing Our Union Family

 What Every Union Needs to Know About Today’s NLRB

 UFCW Retail Conference Focuses on Building Bargaining Power Through Coordination

 New NLRB Ruling Impacts Organizers in Cafeterias or Snack Bars

 UFCW Acts to Stop Dangerous Pork Plant Rule, Protect Workers and Consumers

 UFCW Helps Instacart Worker Testify to Congress on Gig Economy

 Everything You Need to Know About Blast Texts

 UFCW Members to Hear From 2020 Candidates at Presidential Forums

 UFCW Conference Aims to Strengthen Legal Protections for Our Members

 Region 2 Builds New Talent Pipeline With Internship Program

 Help Make LLS Light the Night a Success

 Helping Locals With Compliance to Strengthen Bargaining

 Tech Resources Available to Help Locals Build Union Membership

 Protecting Our Members at Work

 Michigan Local 876 Members Make Their Voices Heard in Congress

 Organizer Training Helps Region 1 Grow Our Union Family

 This Wednesday: How to Tell Member Stories With an iPhone

 Local 400 and International Rally in Support of Pension Reform

 UFCW Makes History With New California Cannabis Worker Training

 Ohio Members Call on State Lawmakers to Pass Pro-Worker Bills

 UFCW Calls on Congress to Strengthen Chemical Worker Safety

 Keeping Our Members Safe in the Summer Heat

 How Locals Can Strengthen Worker Protections in Contracts

 Summer Training Provides Locals With Negotiation Communications Tools

 Helping Locals Navigate a Proposed Change to National Labor Standards

 Strengthening Workplace Safety for Our Members in Health Care

 New Partnership Helps Keep Families and Kids Safe

 Everything You Need to Know About ULP Work Stoppages

 Standing Together With Stop & Shop Workers

 UFCW Urges Congress to Close the Gender Pay Gap

 How These Locals Saved $1.4 Million and Reinvested in Organizing

 New Legal Guide Helps Stewards Protect Members’ Rights

 Locals Lobby to Protect Workers’ Rights

 Helping Our Members Understand Their Rights

 New Tool Calculates Contract Value

 Legal Department Helps Locals Navigate Labor and Employment Law

 Helping Locals Calculate the Value of Contracts

 Helping Our Members Stay Safe and Healthy in the Workplace

 Sidekick App Helps Locals Communicate Value to Members

 Get Involved in the UFCW’s Free College Awareness Campaign

 Working With Locals to Demonstrate Value to Members

 Building Better Resources and Language to Help Locals Negotiate Stronger Contracts

 

 

December 17, 2019

Growing Our Union Family

In 2019, workers from around the country who work in a variety of industries ranging from food and non-food retail to health care stood together for a better life by joining our union family. A list of organizing victories is included in this article.

Maria Lucas, who works at L&R Distributors in Monroe Township, N.J., joined UFCW Local 2013 on August 8 for better treatment in the workplace.

“Every great dream begins with a dreamer,” said Lucas. “We just have to convince other people that they have the power. This is what they can do by participating to make change. It is important to stand up for your rights, and regardless of who you are and where you come from, to hold your head up high with dignity and respect.”

Blaine Hill, who works at Vireo Health’s Maryland Medical Solutions in Hurlock, Md., joined UFCW Local 27 on March 22 for better pay and benefits.

“It’s exciting to know that we will have job security and will have the power to bargain for improvements to our jobs,” said Hill.

Here are the organizing victories that appeared in OnPoint this year:

Zara Workers in New Jersey Join Local 888 to Strengthen Good Jobs

New England Workers Join Local 1445 to Make Health Care Jobs Safer

Save-A-Lot Workers in Ohio Join Local 880

Meat Processing Workers in Colorado Stand Together for a Better Life

Region 7 Welcomes More Members to Our Union Family

Goodwill Workers Join Local 655 in St. Louis for a Better Life

Kentucky Auto Workers Join Local 227

New Jersey Warehouse Workers Stand Together for a Better Life

Sodexo Workers in Kentucky Join Local 227

Massachusetts Nursing Home Workers Unite for Good Jobs, Better Wages

Transit Drivers in Massachusetts Stand Together for a Better Life

Mississippi Cottonseed Co-op Workers Join ICWUC

New York Nursing Home Workers Vote to Join RWDSU/UFCW

Washington Health Care Workers Join Local 21

Grocery Workers in Milwaukee Join Local 1473

Growing Number of New York Zara Workers Join RWDSU/UFCW

THRIVE Network Workers Join Local 888 for a Better Life

UFCW Welcomes Vireo Health Workers in Maryland to Union Family

 

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