St. John's Nurses Standing Up To Employer Attack on Patient Care Standards

December 01, 2004 

More than 1,700 registered nurses at St. John’sin St. Louis, Mo.are preparing for the fight of their lives – at a time when they would rather be helping patients fight for theirs. Negotiations between nurses and St. John’s administrators broke off today as hospital administration continues their attack on professional nursing standards. RNs are preparing to mobilize support from local unions in St. Louis and throughout the region whose members spend millions of health care dollars at St. John’s and other Sisters of Mercy Health System facilities.

Food and Commercial Workers' President Takes Action to Protect Colorado Supermarket Workers

November 18, 2004

The United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW) is taking action today to prevent three supermarket giants from forcing employees to give up their health benefit plan. The loss of affordable health benefits could leave UFCW members and their families on the brink of economic crisis. UFCW International President Joe Hansen announced today that he has permanently blocked the company proposals presented on November 1, 2004, from Safeway, King Soopers and Albertsons.

Colorado Supermarket Contract Voting Halted

November 09, 2004

Joseph Hansen, International President of the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW), exercised his authority under Article 23(A) of the International Constitution to halt voting on the offer presented on November 1, 2004, from Safeway, King Soopers and Alberstons to more than 13,000 UFCW members represented by Wheat Ridge, Co., Local 7.

Working America Turns Out For Change

November 02, 2004

Working America turned out in unprecedented numbers to support an agenda of change. Working families are demanding a different direction for the next four years, regardless of the final vote count.

Communities Back UFCW Members’ Right to Affordable Health Care

October 28, 2004

UFCW members aren’t alone in the fight for affordable health care, as an overwhelming percent of supermarket shoppers surveyed side with their local grocery store workers on employee concerns.

UFCW's Top 10 List

October 26, 2004

Read our top 10 reasons to get out to the polls on November 2 and vote!

On the Unveiling of a Public Display Marking the Body Count of U.S. Losses in Iraq in the Heart of Washington, D.C.

October 13, 2004

Today, the 1.4 million member United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW) unveils a massive display in the heart of the nation's capital marking the daily body count of Americans killed and wounded in Iraq.

Sobre la develación de un Memorial Público en el corazón de Washington, D.C., llevando la cuenta de bajas en Irak.

October 13, 2004

El día de hoy, la Unión Internacional, de 1.4 millones de miembros, Trabajadores Comerciales y de Alimentos Unidos (UFCW por sus siglas en inglés) develó en memorial gigantesco en el corazón de nuestra capital que lleva la cuenta de estadounidenses muertos y heridos en Irak...

Food And Commercial Workers Leader Takes Helm Of Largest Working Women Network In The Country

September 02, 2004

Long-time labor activist Susan L. Phillips was elected as the fourth National President of the Coalition of Labor Union Women (CLUW) on August 28, 2004. She succeeds Gloria Johnson, who served as CLUW president since 1993.

New UFCW Contract Raises Living Standards for Dakota City Workers

August 08, 2004

Members of the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Union Local 222 turned out today to vote their approval for the agreement covering 3,000 workers at the Tyson Dakota City plant.

Canada Wal-Mart Workers Stand Up for a Voice on the Job

August 03, 2004

A Wal-Mart located in Jonquière, Quebec, Canada is on its way to becoming the only unionized Wal-Mart in North America after a ruling on Monday by the Quebec Labour Relations Board (QLRC) to grant employees union certification with the United Food and Commercial Workers Union (UFCW) Canada.

Statement of Joe Hansen, UFCW International President, in Support of John Kerry

July 27, 2004

President Hansen Statement from the Democratic National Convention

Wal-Mart's "Open Door" Slams Shut for Women Workers

June 22, 2004

The "door" in Wal-Mart's much touted "open door policy" of personnel management does not open wide enough to let women into higher paid jobs or management positions, according to allegations contained in a suit brought against the nation's largest private employer.

UFCW Supports Nurse Staffing for Patient Safety and Quality Care Act of 2004

May 06, 2004

Washington DC—The United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW) applauds nurses nationwide, today, on National Nurse Day, and every day, for their commitment and dedication to their patients and the nursing profession.

Community Mobilization Secures Health Care for ACME Workers

May 04, 2004

Workers at Albertsons-Owned Chain Ratify New Contract Health care for working families is not a just workplace concern – it’s a community concern.

Safe Jobs are a Dying Breed Under Bush Administration

April 28, 2004

Statement from the United Food and Commercial Workers International

Kroger Risks Revenue Hemorrhage With Attack On Worker Health Benefits

April 26, 2004

Workers In Houston, Cincinnati, Louisville, Las Vegas, Northern California, Denver, Seattle And Detroit Mobilize For Fight To Save Health Care

Wal-Mart Workers Want A Voice

April 26, 2004 

A majority of workers at a Wal-Mart store in Weyburn, Saskatchewan, Canada, signed membership cards for a voice on the job with the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW), and have applied to Saskatchewan Labor Relations Board for certification with UFCW Local 1400. It is the second UFCW certification request for workers at Saskatchewan Wal-Mart in the last two months.

White House Dishes Up Pay Cuts For American Workers

April 22, 2004 

George W. Bush's new overtime rules pick up his pace for lowering living standards for American workers and putting more dollars into the bank accounts of his corporate campaign donors.

Working America Wants Answers

April 13, 2004 

(Washington, DC) At tonight's prime time press conference, President George Bush claims to be prepared to address the important issues facing Americans. But working families won't be in that room. President Bush won't be facing the tough questions that most Americans deserve to have answered.

Inglewood Voters Say No to the Walmartization of America

April 07, 2004 

Inglewood, California, Voters Reject Wal-Mart's Effort for Expansion

Kroger and UFCW Locals 455 and 408 Agree to Extend Contract

April 05, 2004 

After weeks of marathon bargaining sessions, UFCW Locals 455 and 408 and Kroger supermarkets have signed an extension to the current collective bargaining agreement that covers 11,000 workers in the Houstonarea. The two parties have been working with a federal mediator who recommended the extension in order to permit bargaining to continue.

Kroger Workers Ready to Hold the Line for Health Care

April 02, 2004 

The Facts and Faces Behind the Potential Strike at Kroger

Hansen Takes Charge at 1.4 Million Member Food and Commercial Workers Union

March 02, 2004 

Doug Dority Retires After Four Decades Of Union Building

Statement of UFCW Int'l President Doug Dority On the Southern California Strike

February 27, 2004 

Today, I am pleased to join with the officers of the seven Southern California UFCW local unions in their announcement of a tentative agreement in the longest major strike in the history of the UFCW, the largest and longest strike in the history of the supermarket industry, and the first major strike of the 21st century.

FIGHTING FOR AMERICA—FIGHTING FOR AMERICA’S HEALTH CARE

February 26, 2004 

Senator John Kerry will be on the picket line with UFCW members today at 1:00 p.m. at the Vons store at 710 Broadway (Lincoln & Broadway) in Santa Monica, California to highlight his commitment to national health care reform.

Renewed Support Re-Energizes SoCal Supermarket Strike

February 03, 2004

Over 15,000 March on Northern and Southern California Safeway Stores; Steve Burd May Be Forced to Resign; California Attorney General Sues Grocery Chains

New York Actors Stage Reading of New Play at Actor's Gang Theater to Benefit 70,000 Striking Grocery Workers

January 27, 2004

The Three Same Guys, by playwright Joe Roland, a staged reading, one night only at The Actor's Gang in Los Angeles, CA, on February 3, 2004, 7pm and 10pm. Seats $50.

Clergy and Laity United for Economic Justice

January 21, 2004

We are dismayed that three Fortune 50 companies—Safeway/Vons, Kroger/Ralphs, and Albertsons—led by Safeway CEO Steve Burd have forced 70,000 Southern California supermarket workers into the streets in an attempt to effectively eliminate their health care benefits.

Wal-Mart's War on Workers: Frontline Report from Las Vegas

January 12, 2004

Las Vegas -- The nation's largest retailer continues to violate its worker's rights. Wal-Mart faces new complaints and will have to defend itself before an NLRB judge for its illegal intimidation, harassment, and retaliation against workers organizing with the United Food and Commercial Workers Union (UFCW) in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Bush Advising Employers How to Cheat Low Wage Workers Out of Earned Pay

January 08, 2004

Working families are under attack by the Bush Administration yet again. Throughout his term, George W. Bush has consistently attacked workers by allowing federal contracts to go to companies that broke labor laws, easing enforcement of workplace laws, and proposing changes in overtime rules to drop 8 million workers from overtime eligibility – his latest attack on working America.