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| 2008 | ||||||||||
| Millions of Workers Being Denied Billions in Hard-Earned Wages | ||||||||||
| November 12, 2008 | ||||||||||
| Conservative estimates place the sum of illegally withheld wages at $20 billion. Millions of Americans are denied overtime, forced to work off the clock, and unjustly docked pay. American workers reasonably expect that the laws governing wages passed by the United States Congress and state legislatures will be respected by their employers. | ||||||||||
| UFCW Local 222 Staff Member Carmen Hacht Receives Health and Safety Award | ||||||||||
| November 10, 2008 | ||||||||||
| UFCW Staff Member Carmen Hacht is Recipient of Health and Safety Award | ||||||||||
| A New Day for Working Families | ||||||||||
| November 07, 2008 | ||||||||||
| The United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW) endorsed President-elect Barack Obama’s candidacy in February because his run for the White House was based on renewing hope for the middle class—on restoring the American Dream for America’s workers. | ||||||||||
| PriceRite Workers and Grocery Workers’ Union Reach Out to Shoppers in Fight for Good Jobs in Providence | ||||||||||
| November 07, 2008 | ||||||||||
| UFCW members and PriceRite workers rally for good union jobs in Providence | ||||||||||
| HISTORIC VICTORY FOR WORKING FAMILIES | ||||||||||
| November 05, 2008 | ||||||||||
| The United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW) endorsed President-elect Barack Obama’s candidacy in February because his run for the White House was based on renewing hope for the middle class—on restoring the American Dream for America’s workers. UFCW members nationwide were excited and energized by Barack Obama’s message. And that excitement and energy unleashed an unprecedented nationwide mobilization and outreach effort that reached millions of working families across the country to help secure Obama’s historic victory. | ||||||||||
| Joint Statement of Smithfield and UFCW | ||||||||||
| October 28, 2008 | ||||||||||
| The parties have reached a settlement of the lawsuit pending in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Richmond Division. | ||||||||||
| UNITED INDIANA GROCERY WORKERS ACHIEVE HIGHER LIVING STANDARDS | ||||||||||
| September 29, 2008 | ||||||||||
| Workers in Indiana's grocery industry now have better jobs and a stronger voice at the bargaining table, thanks to a new agreement between UFCW Local 700 and the Kroger Company. | ||||||||||
| DENISON FARMLAND WORKERS RATIFY NEW FOUR-YEAR CONTRACT | ||||||||||
| September 26, 2008 | ||||||||||
| The United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 440 and Farmland are pleased to announce a new four-year contract covering the 1,400 workers at the Denison, Iowa, pork processing facility. | ||||||||||
| UNITED FOOD AND COMMERICAL WORKERS URGES CONGRESS TO MAKE RETIREMENT SECURITY PART OF FINANCIAL RESCUE PACKAGE | ||||||||||
| September 25, 2008 | ||||||||||
| The United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW) is calling on Congress to include pension security as part of the financial rescue package expected to pass by day’s end tomorrow. | ||||||||||
| DENISON FARMLAND WORKERS REACH TENATIVE AGREEMENT | ||||||||||
| September 24, 2008 | ||||||||||
| Farmland Foods and the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 440 returned to the bargaining table this week and reached a tentative agreement. | ||||||||||
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