Right now, Congress is considering slashing funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as food stamps, by as much as $230 billion or 20 percent over the next 10 years.
SNAP is a vital program that helps families struggling with food insecurity and provides jobs for grocery store and meat processing workers. In fact, 80 percent of SNAP dollars are spent at traditional grocery stores where UFCW members work. But SNAP doesn’t just keep business coming into our stores and plants, it also helps to reduce poverty and keep our communities fed.
The UFCW is urging all locals and members to oppose any efforts to cut SNAP benefits, apply work requirements, place stricter requirements on who can qualify for benefits or further limit what foods can be purchased with this benefit.
Click here to send a letter to Congress urging them not to cut SNAP benefits and share this letter with your network. Together, we can protect this important benefit for low-income Americans and safeguard UFCW jobs.