Grocery Workers
UFCW Grocery Workers are Stronger Together! |
 UFCW grocery workers are more than a million strong throughout North America. If you live in Hawaii, Florida, Fairbanks, AK, Prince Edward Island, or virtually any point in between, it is likely that you will buy food in a retail food store where we work. We work for the largest companies in the industry and for many smaller independent companies in cities and towns both large and small.We work in the familiar occupations of stocker, checker, cashier, meat cutter and produce clerk. We also work behind the scenes on computer systems that adjust product prices and inventory management processes. Many UFCW members who enjoy the benefits of union membership today successfully organized their stores and won the right to union representation.
Why union?
After a majority of workers in your store come together to form a union, you will elect a negotiating committee from among your co-workers. The negotiating committee will then survey workers to see what they want in their contract. With the assistance of union negotiators, the committee will bargain with management to negotiate a contract. Legally, both sides must bargain in "good faith," meaning they must be willing to work together and reach an agreement on a contract. Issues typically discussed are wages, benefits, and working conditions. Once a majority of workers approve a contract, it immediately goes into effect. Click here for more information on the UFCW Grocery Workers United bargaining program that’s uniting grocery workers nationwide.
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