September, 2008

Collective Bargaining, Packing and Processing, Press Releases, UFCW Industries

DENISON FARMLAND WORKERS REACH TENATIVE AGREEMENT

Sep 24, 2008

(Denison, Iowa) – Farmland Foods and the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 440 returned to the bargaining table this week and reached a tentative agreement that addresses the bargaining unit’s concerns about the previous offer and increases Farmland’s production capacity.  Both parties look forward to a union ratification vote on September 25, 2008.

Farmland is a subsidiary of Smithfield Foods.

The UFCW is the voice for meatpacking and food processing workers, with more than 250,000 of the union’s 1.3 million members working in these industries.

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For more information, contact Mark Kuemmerlein, Farmland Foods, 816-243-2854 or Jill Cashen, UFCW, 202-728-4797.

 

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>A Chance at the American Dream

Sep 05, 2008

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Don’t you want the same chance as your neighbor to achieve the American Dream? Sadly, not every American has that chance. The UFCW is working together with hundreds of unions and progressive groups, with one goal in mind: to restore the American Dream for every American worker.
The surest way to accomplish that mission is to bring back the force that created the American middle class — good union jobs that protect workers.
That’s why we need the Employee Free Choice Act — critical legislation that would give more workers a way to form unions, and would form a path back to the American Dream by allowing more workers to negotiate for better wages, health care, and working conditions.
You can sign the petition to allow your voice to be heard. Let Congress know that you are in support of passing the Employee Free Choice Act!

Together, we can win a chance for every American worker to reach their own American Dream.
Click the following link to sign the petition to give more workers the freedom to choose a union:
· Sign the petition at www.ufcwforfreechoice.org