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Departments and Divisions
The UFCW International Union is organized by departments and divisions to effectively serve the interests of UFCW members.
Capital Stewardship Program
The UFCW Capital Stewardship Program spearheads the union’s efforts to protect the retirement security of its members and promote corporate best practices and reform.
Civil Rights and Community Action Department
The Civil Rights and Community Action Department is dedicated to advancing the principles and practices of equality, freedom, and economic and social justice...
Collective Bargaining Department
The Collective Bargaining Department works in concert with UFCW regions and local unions to protect and improve the jobs and wages of UFCW members...
Communications Department
The Communications Department creates an image and identity for the UFCW that generates member involvement, promotes organizing and growth, and garners support in the field of public opinion for UFCW campaigns...
Distillery, Wine and Allied Workers Division
As with all manufacturing sectors, the wine and spirits industry is undergoing rapid economic transformations and shifting consumer demands, while a changing demographic landscape is altering the industry’s workforce...
Food Processing, Packing and Manufacturing Division
The Food Processing, Packing and Manufacturing Division represents more than 350,000 industrial and processing workers in the meatpacking, food processing, chemical, garment and textile, and distilled spirits industries...
Global Strategies Department
Through the Global Strategies Department, the UFCW plays a premier leadership role in reaching out and fostering solidarity with labor unions around the world to the collective benefit of all workers...
Legal Department
The Legal Department’s main concern is securing the protections that employees are entitled to under law, while working to find new ways to advance the interests of UFCW members and all working people...
Legislative and Political Action Department
In all phases of the legislative and political process and at all levels of government, the Legislative and Political Action Department works to advance and protect the interests of UFCW members, their families, and their communities...
Negotiated Benefits Department
The mission of the Negotiated Benefits Department is to provide technical and collective bargaining support to UFCW local unions on issues related to bargained health insurance and pensions...
Occupational Safety and Health Office
The Occupational Safety and Health Office develops programs and materials to improve safety on the job for workers in a wide range of occupations—from meatpacking and food processing plants to grocery stores, nursing homes and garment and textile factories...
Organizing Department
Since being re-established in 2000, the Organizing Department has energized and strengthened the UFCW’s long-term organizing strategy with a proactive approach that identifies, challenges and transforms them into opportunities to bring a voice to more of America’s workforce...
Retail Stores Division
The retail stores division assists the members, local unions, and regions/councils in organizing workers and contract negotiations in the retail industry...
