The United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW) » safeway http://www.ufcw.org a VOICE for working America Tue, 15 Oct 2013 18:42:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 Safeway worker who came to pregnant woman’s aid reinstated http://www.ufcw.org/2012/05/24/safeway-worker-who-came-to-pregnant-womans-aid-reinstated/ http://www.ufcw.org/2012/05/24/safeway-worker-who-came-to-pregnant-womans-aid-reinstated/#comments Thu, 24 May 2012 16:33:04 +0000 UFCW http://groceryworkersunited.org/?p=336 By now, news of Ryan Young, the Safeway meat clerk who came to a pregnant woman’s aid when her boyfriend started kicking her, has spread across the country. Unfortunately, the the news of Ryan’s heroic deed also came with news that he was to be suspended without pay for the incident, due to Safeway’s zero-tolerance policy for violence.

Ryan Young featured on the news after his suspension from Safeway Photo credit: Change.org

However, upon hearing this news, swarms of people have come to Ryan’s defense, and it has paid off. UFCW Local 5, Ryan’s local union, began supporting Ryan by immediately challenging the suspension. It took several weeks, but Ryan has finally been reinstated at Safeway.

Head over to the UFCW blog to read the full story!

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