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September 9, 2015

UFCW President Perrone Pens Labor Day Op-Ed: “America’s Families Deserve a Better Life”

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a-better-life-finalUFCW International President Marc Perrone published an op-ed on Medium that asks everyone to look at Labor Day in a different way.

The following are excerpts from the op-ed:

“Labor Day should be a time when hard-working people join together to demand a better life. It should be a day when workers say enough is enough and call for the better wages, better benefits, and better life that they deserve.

“Across the country, men and women who help to feed, serve, clothe, and build this country are struggling like never before in low-paying full- or part-time jobs.

“America’s hard-working men and women must realize that our nation’s broken political system is unlikely to fully fix these issues, and poor wages and benefits will not be addressed by irresponsible companies more interested in PR stunts than improving the lives of their workers.

“So this Labor Day, every American must ask themselves: How long can this nation endure when so few have so much, and so many have so little? For the sake of all of our families, this must change. And that change must begin now.

“The real key to hard-working people finding the economic success they deserve is allowing them to join with others and negotiate together for better lives. That’s what Labor Day must be about.

“There is no corporate or political hero coming to the rescue for America’s working and middle-class families. But there is a pathway to real change, if we partner together and seize it.

“Because when all is said and done, no one in America should have to fight for a better life alone.”

September 9, 2015

UFCW Locals Make Headlines This Labor Day

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L23 Labor Day

UFCW Local 23 marches in their local Labor Day parade.

This Labor Day weekend, UFCW locals across the country joined together with other unions and their communities to celebrate the true meaning of Labor Day. Many locals including UFCW locals 5, 38, 227, and Region 1, sent a message about the need to improve the lives of hard-working men and women through fair wages, good schedules, and paid sick leave through editorials in their local papers.

UFCW locals and members worked hard to showcase their union this Labor Day weekend.Also be sure to check UFCW Facebook pages to see photos from all of the parades, picnics, and other Labor Day festivities. Click here to watch a clip of UFCW Local 23 marching in Pittsburgh. Share your local’s Labor Day actions in the comments.

L75 Labor Day

UFCW Local 75 members attend a community Labor Day picnic.

L555 Labor Day

UFCW Local 555 members volunteer at a local Labor Day picnic.

L400 Labor Day

UFCW Local 400 members march in a community Labor Day parade.

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