Realizing Our Strength: The Case for Contract Workshops - Part Two

Part Two of a three-part series by an Arizona rank-and-file member, highlighting strategies to empower Local 99. (Read more)

UFCW Local Leads Fight to Win Washington’s Strongest Tenant Protections

Grocery and retail workers in Tacoma, Washington, triumphed in securing strong tenant protections, overcoming opposition from city officials and landlords. (Read More)


Realizing Our Strength: The Case for Contract Workshops - Part One

In part one of a series of articles, a rank-and-filer from Arizona argues that an educated membership makes a strong union. (Read more)

ECONOMIST REPORTS PROPOSED MERGER OF KROGER AND ALBERTSONS NOT HEALTHY FOR LABOR

A new economic report delves into the proposed mega-merger of grocery chains Kroger and Albertsons in ways that have not been fully examined over the past year. (Read more)

Enforce Your Contract to Get Maximum Hours

A rank-and-filer from the Detroit area UFCW Local 876 discusses enforcing his contract to maximize hours and minimize exploitation. (Read more)

 

Taking Initiative to Mobilize Members

A member from a right-to-work Local in the south talks about his experience mobilizing members to attend union meetings.

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WITHOUT US, NOTHING WORKS

A member of UFCW Local 1000 speaks to his experience working for Kroger, the conclusion he’s come to about how to effect meaningful change.

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MORE THAN REFORM: BUILDING THE LABOR REVIVAL

"I have a defiant faith that the world we deserve can only be built with working hands. Against the sea of despair we have been blessed with the duty to protect this ember and with our labor, we must wage a struggle to turn back that rising tide so the fire of revival can catch and spread across our nation."

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