Most Recent Press Releases |
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McCain Trades Away America’s Middle Class Future |
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July 02, 2008 |
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Senator McCain has borrowed from the Bush Administration’s playbook of supporting trade agreements that have devastated the economy and sent good, middle class jobs overseas. He has consistently voted for unfair trade agreements, including the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and the Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA), and supported China’s entry into the World Trade Organization despite its ongoing history of human rights and workers’ rights violations.
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United Food and Commercial Workers International Union President Joe Hansen Statement on Wal-Mart’s Latest PR Stunt |
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June 27, 2008 |
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Wal-Mart’s announcement yesterday that it would notify its employees about the EITC is another company effort to polish its image.
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Grocery Workers in Tennessee, Kentucky, and Alabama Achieve Fair Agreement with Kroger Company |
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June 26, 2008 |
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Grocery workers represented by the United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local 1995 have reached a tentative agreement with their employer, the Kroger Company.
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UFCW Staff Testifies Before House Subcommittee on Steps to Improve Chemical Plant Safety and Security |
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June 26, 2008 |
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John S. Morawetz, Director of Health and Safety at the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union’s (UFCW) International Chemical Workers Union Council (ICWUC), testified before the House Subcommittee on Transportation Security and Infrastructure Protection today about steps that can be taken to improve chemical plant safety and security for workers and surrounding communities in light of the recent explosion of a Goodyear plant in Houston earlier this month.
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Former Bashas’ Worker Testifies About Workplace Injuries and Management Intimidation Practices |
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June 19, 2008 |
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A. C. Span, a former Bashas’ worker, testified before the House Committee on Education and Labor today about the under-reporting of workplace injuries and management intimidation practices he witnessed as an employee at a Bashas’ warehouse in Arizona.
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Change and Hope for America’s Workers |
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June 04, 2008 |
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Last night’s victory by Senator Barack Obama was not only a magnificent moment for our nation, but an historic opportunity for working men and women to reclaim the American Dream.
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UFCW Launches Campaign in Britain Against “the Two Faces of Tesco” |
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June 04, 2008 |
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One of America’s biggest unions, the 1.3 million-strong United Food and Commercial Workers union, today launched a UK campaign to expose “The Two Faces of Tesco”.
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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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