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Posts Tagged: UFCW Local 8GS

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July 22, 2014

UFCW and RWDSU Members Support Guitar Center Workers with National Day of Action

Guitar Center, RWDSU, RWDSU Local 1034, RWDSU Local 338, UFCW Local 1, UFCW Local 1000, UFCW Local 1208, UFCW Local 135, UFCW Local 1360, UFCW Local 1428, UFCW Local 1439, UFCW Local 1442, UFCW Local 1459, UFCW Local 1473, UFCW Local 152, UFCW Local 1546, UFCW Local 1564, UFCW Local 21, UFCW Local 27, UFCW Local 328, UFCW Local 367, UFCW Local 400, UFCW Local 455, UFCW Local 464A, UFCW Local 540, UFCW Local 700, UFCW Local 75, UFCW Local 7R, UFCW Local 881, UFCW Local 8GS, UFCW/RWDSU Local 108

UFCW and UFCW/RWDSU members participated in a national day of action on July 11 to show their support for Guitar Center workers. Members leafleted customers and talked to workers at Guitar Center stores about workers joining the UFCW/RWDSU to have a union voice on the job and to also call on the company to bargain in good faith with workers during contract negotiations. Workers at Guitar Center stores in Chicago, New York, and Las Vegas have already voted to join the UFCW/RWDSU.

UFCW Locals 1, 7R, 8GS, 21, 27, 75, 135, 152, 328, 367, 400, 455, 464A, 540, 700, 881, 1000, 1208, 1360, 1428, 1439, 1442, 1459, 1473, 1546, and 1564 along with UFCW/RWDSU Locals 108, 338, and 1034 participated and more than 50 Guitar Center stores were leafleted across the country. Guitar Center workers are demanding fair wages, affordable benefits, paid sick days, and a fair contract. Locals can support Guitar Center workers by:

-Calling Guitar Center corporate headquarters at 818-735-8800 or tweeting @GuitarCenter and telling CEO Mike Pratt that workers deserve a fair contract

-Calling 212-684-5300 or emailing changeguitarcenter@gmail.com to become involved in the campaign

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July 15, 2014

Southern California Locals Unite To Support Food 4 Less Grocery Workers

UFCW Local 1167, UFCW Local 135, UFCW Local 1428, UFCW Local 1442, UFCW Local 324, UFCW Local 770, UFCW Local 8GS

Workers at Southern California Food 4 Less locations from UFCW Locals 1428, 770, 135, 1167, 324, 1442, and 8GS all came together in a strong show of solidarity last week for a fair contract.

Customers standing in support of Food 4 Less workers at Local 770's action.

Customers standing in support of Food 4 Less workers at Local 770’s action.

Kroger, the parent company of Food 4 Less and Ralph’s, has been treating its Food 4 Less employees worse than those at Ralph’s, and when they went into negotiations with workers on June 19th, they offered nothing but takeaways.

Not willing to stand for unfair treatment, on June 26th a majority of members from the local unions voted overwhelmingly to strike should one become necessary. But after returning to the bargaining table on July 2nd, Kroger’s offer was no better.

So this week, on Wednesday July 9th, members and workers from each of the Food 4 Less locals came out in full force to hold actions at dozens of Food 4 Less stores across southern California. There, they asked customers and community members to stand with them in their fight for a fair contract, and were met with an outpouring  of positive feedback.

UFCW members collected signatures from customers pledging their support for the workers, passed out information, and proudly wore their solidarity buttons at the actions.

At one of the actions attended by members of Local 1428, workers from non-unionized retailers like Big Lots and Lowry’s came out to support the workers, and talked about how they wished they had union representation at their workplaces.

The locals will return to the bargaining table again within the next few weeks, strong and united.

An assistant manager at Big Lots signs a petition in support of Food 4 Less workers at the Local 1428 action.
A Food 4 Less worker wears her "Hard Work Fair Pay" button.

A Food 4 Less worker wears her “Hard Work Fair Pay” button.

Passing out info about a fair contract to customers and community members.

Passing out info about a fair contract to customers and community members.

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