On April 30, the UFCW released a statement in response to the passage of the Farm Bill in the U.S. House of Representatives.
“With the passage of the Farm Bill, members of Congress solidified the slashing of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), greenlit handouts to powerful agricultural interests, and failed to address critical issues facing workers,” UFCW International President Milton Jones said in a statement. “As the UFCW warned, this legislation falls woefully short during a time of high grocery prices and upheaval in the food supply chain.”
“As the Trump Administration considers raising line speeds at meatpacking plants to dangerous levels and continues to fight federal workers’ collective bargaining rights, not a single provision in this Farm Bill will improve standards or safety for food workers. Food affordability for consumers continues to be ignored as well, with SNAP cuts left in place and no measures to protect families from predatory pricing tactics.”
“Food workers, including hundreds of thousands of UFCW members, deserve better than this Farm Bill. Congress has an array of bills worth considering to improve the lives of workers and consumers, like the Stop Price Gouging in Grocery Stores Act. This Farm Bill is not one of them.”