UFCW members from Region 1 attended the White House Summit on Working Families in New York and Boston to identify initiatives that benefit working families, businesses, and the economy. The forums also focused on creating a workplace that works for all
Americans, including access to paid sick and family leave.
Shane Allen of UFCW Local 919 hands out flyers at Hannaford Bros. in Brookfield, Mass.
In an on-going effort, UFCW Locals 328, 371, 919, 1445, and 1458, Region 1 and the Rhode Island chapter of Jobs with Justice are cooperating in an multi-state outreach effort to non-union retail workers in their area. For two weeks now, stewards, board members, local staff, and community allies have been talking to workers about the difference being a part of a union makes in their lives. As a starting point, the group is handing out flyers addressing the recent pay raises thousands of UFCW members at Stop & Shop received as part of their new contract.
Activists had hundreds of conversations with workers at more than 50 stores across New England, including well-known non-union chains like PriceRite and Hannaford Brothers. 