Most Recent Press Releases |
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NATIONAL COMMISSION INVESTIGATING MISCONDUCT BY IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT AGENTS HOLDS PUBLIC HEARING IN DES MOINES |
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April 29, 2008 |
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A recently formed national commission examining raids by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents held its third regional hearing today at Plymouth Church in Des Moines, Iowa.
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IMPRESS USA, Inc. WORKERS IN BLOOMSBURG RATIFY NEW CONTRACT |
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April 23, 2008 |
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United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local #38 announces the successful ratification of a new three-year contract with Impress USA, Inc. at their plant located in Bloomsburg, PA. Approximately 145 workers at this location make metal food cans for Del Monte, Simmons, and Suter food companies, among others.
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CARGILL WORKERS IN ALBERT LEA, MN RATIFY NEW CONTRACT |
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April 14, 2008 |
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Three hundred workers in Cargill Meat Solutions’ Albert Lea plant (formerly Schweigert Foods) have ratified a new contract which delivers wage increases, establishes a defined benefit pension plan, and makes tremendous improvements in health care-at a significant savings for workers.
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UFCW APPLAUDS HOUSE DEMOCRATS FOR STANDING UP FOR AMERICA’S WORKERS |
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April 11, 2008 |
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Yesterday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and a majority of House Democrats put the needs of America’s workers first by delaying consideration of the Colombia Free Trade Agreement.
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NATIONAL COMMISSION INVESTIGATING MISCONDUCT BY IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT AGENTS HOLDS PUBLIC HEARING IN BOSTON |
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April 08, 2008 |
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A recently formed national commission examining raids by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents held its second regional hearing today in the Massachusetts State House. The hearing focused on the local impact of workplace and community immigration raids in Massachusetts and Connecticut and examined how the execution of the raids is part of a wider pattern of ICE misconduct occurring across the country.
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UFCW Members in Baltimore-Washington Reach Tentative Agreement with Grocers |
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March 30, 2008 |
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Grocery Workers United Effors Pay Off for Baltimore/Washington Workers
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SUPERMARKET WORKERS NATIONWIDE MOBILIZE FOR GOOD JOBS AND AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE |
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March 27, 2008 |
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Grocery workers are standing up to protect good jobs with affordable health care at supermarkets across the country today. Members of the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) International Union in multiple cities are outside of major supermarkets communicating with customers in support of the 26,000 Safeway and Ahold workers in Baltimore, Md., and Washington, D.C., who may be forced on strike because the companies refuse to offer a fair contract that reflects their success.
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CHAO AND OSHA: TOO LITTLE TOO LATE |
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March 03, 2008 |
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The Bush Administration’s Department of Labor in a Hurricane-Katrina-like response is visiting the Savannah, Georgia, Imperial Sugar plant today after an explosion more than three weeks ago killed 12 workers and left others critically burned.
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NATIONAL COMMISSION TO INVESTIGATE MISCONDUCT AND VIOLATIONS OF THE LAW BY IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT (ICE) AGE |
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February 25, 2008 |
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Commission of leading experts convenes in Washington; Lays out plan for answering claims of illegal activity as part of workplace immigration raids across the U.S.
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FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS RELEASE TELEVISION AD URGING SUPPORT FOR BARACK OBAMA FOR PRESIDENT |
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February 24, 2008 |
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Members of the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW) released a television commercial today urging support for Barack Obama for President that will begin running in markets across the state of Ohio starting Tuesday. The UFCW endorsed Obama for President on Valentine’s Day.
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