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Posts Tagged: UFCW Local 5

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September 9, 2015

UFCW Locals Make Headlines This Labor Day

labor day, Region 1, UFCW Local 227, UFCW Local 23, UFCW Local 38, UFCW Local 5

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.

April 28, 2015

New City Ordinance Protects Grocery Workers

UFCW Local 5

L5 Grocery

Last week, the City Council in Alameda, Calif., signed a new ordinance requiring companies purchasing large grocery stores to retain workers for at least 90 days if the stores’ ownership changes. The ordinance will protect the jobs of grocery workers after a sale or transfer takes place for stores that are more than 15,000 square feet. Alameda is home to a dozen grocery stores, and the new rules would cover five of those. As written, the ordinance covers Alameda’s Safeway, Lucky’s, and Nob Hill grocery stores. The ordinance is modeled on a 2005 ordinance passed by Los Angeles lawmakers that survived a state Supreme Court challenge and has also been adopted by San Francisco, Santa Monica and Gardena.

UFCW Local 5 provided testimony during hearings in support of the ordinance and stressed the importance of grocery workers not having to live in fear that they are going to immediately lose their jobs if the stores’ ownership changes.

“Stores change hands frequently in the grocery industry. This ordinance will give us the opportunity to stay on staff with a new employer and continue to provide the public with the quality service and products they are accustomed to and deserve. And it will give us peace of mind that our jobs are safe following a store ownership change,” said Joe McAdams, a Safeway meat cutter and member of UFCW Local 5.

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