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		<title>UFCW Statement on Ruling Striking Key Provisions of Arizonas Immigrant Law</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Todays decision is an important first step toward protecting Arizona families, taking a stand against racial profiling, and upholding our Constitution, which clearly states that immigration is a federal responsibility. ]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<title>Shaws Warehouse Workers Ratify New Contract, Ending Strike</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Associates at the Shaws Methuen (Mass.) distribution center have ratified a mediator-recommended settlement agreement, ending the strike that began March 7. The four-year contract continues Shaws long-standing history of providing good wages, comprehensive and affordable health care and a generous retirement plan. It also allows the company to operate more efficiently and address changing business conditions in a very competitive marketplace. Both sides are committed to working together to meet the needs of the business and its customers. ]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<title>UFCW STATEMENT REGARDING DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE CHALLENGE TO ARIZONA IMMIGRATION LAW</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ It is clear that Arizonas immigration bill is a recipe for racial profiling that runs counter to the values and ideals that make our nation strong. The decision by the Justice Department to challenge this law is a clear sign that enforcing immigration law is the role of the federal government. ]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<title>FOOD WORKERS UNION APPLAUDS OBAMAS COMMITMENT TO IMMIGRATION REFORM</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ For too long, our nations immigration system has fueled exploitation, discrimination and abuse. It has allowed unscrupulous employers to drive down wages and working conditions in industries across the nation, while creating an underground economy where labor laws are shredded and workers are afraid to report serious safety concerns. ]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<title>UFCW Members Celebrate New Contract with Giant Eagle</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ On Friday, June 25, thousands of Giant Eagle supermarket workers from Western Pennsylvania and West Virginia ratified a new contract with Giant Eagle. ]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<title>One Year After Tragedy in Garner, Safety Regulations Cant Wait</title>
		<link>http://www.ufcw.org/press_room/index.cfm?pressReleaseID=501</link>
		<description><![CDATA[ The following is a statement from Jackie Nowell, Director of Occupational Safety and Health at the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union: ]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<title>Activists Call for End to Gender Discrimination During Walmart Shareholder Meeting </title>
		<link>http://www.ufcw.org/press_room/index.cfm?pressReleaseID=500</link>
		<description><![CDATA[ Washington, DC  The following statement is from the Wake Up Walmart campaign of the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW): ]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<title>MOTTS WORKERS PEEL AWAY CONTRACT TO THE CORE AND FIND NOTHING BUT A ROTTEN APPLE... DECLARE A STRIKE</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Over 300 full time manufacturing workers at the Motts plant in Williamson, New York went out on strike this morning at 6:00 a.m because of painful wage cuts while the company enjoyed a record year of $555 million in profits.  The work stoppage was caused as a direct result of the Motts executives (a subsidiary of Dr. Pepper Snapple Group) unfair labor practices as they tried to peel away good jobs and wages, including not bargaining in good faith.  The company had publicly declared an impasse and plans to implement their last contract terms, which offered nothing but a reduction in hourly wages and drastic healthcare and pension concessions for the skilled, dedicated workforce at the Williamson manufacturing. ]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 May 2010 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<title>FOOD WORKERS UNION ASKS DOJ/USDA PANEL TO INVESTIGATE WALMARTS ROLE IN DRIVING AGRICULTURE CONSOLIDATION</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ The United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW), which represents more than 250,000 men and women in the meatpacking and food processing industry, released the following statement today regarding the Department of Justice/USDA workshop on agriculture and antitrust enforcement issues in the poultry sector ]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2010 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<title>FOOD WORKERS UNION FILES FEDERAL LAWSUIT CHALLENGING ARIZONA&apos;S ANTI-IMMIGRANT LAW</title>
		<link>http://www.ufcw.org/press_room/index.cfm?pressReleaseID=497</link>
		<description><![CDATA[ The United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW) today joined in a lawsuit filed in federal court challenging the constitutionality of Arizonas recently passed immigration law, S.B. 1070. Other plaintiffs in the lawsuit include the Service Employees International Union and various civil rights organizations.
 ]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 May 2010 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<title>Summer Water Can Be Dangerous in Stores and Warehouses</title>
		<link>http://www.ufcw.org/press_room/index.cfm?pressReleaseID=496</link>
		<description><![CDATA[ With rising temperatures and increased consumer demand, grocery stores, supermarkets, pharmacies, and the warehouses that supply them are moving and selling ever-increasing volumes of bottled water. When palletized, these products can pose significant risks to workers in our industry as a recent deadly tragedy illustrates. ]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<title>UFCW JOINS LEADING CIVIL RIGHTS AND LABOR ORGANIZATIONS TO PROTEST ARIZONAS UNJUST, UNCONSTITUTIONAL LAW</title>
		<link>http://www.ufcw.org/press_room/index.cfm?pressReleaseID=494</link>
		<description><![CDATA[ The United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW) today joined leading civil rights and labor organizations to announce an economic boycott of the state of Arizona. The boycott is in protest of Arizonas new law, SB 1070, which essentially legalizes racial profiling. ]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<title>UFCW PRESIDENT CONDEMNS ARIZONA&apos;S ANTI-IMMIGRANT LAW</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ UFCW President condemns Arizona&apos;s new anti-immigration law ]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<title>Statement by the UFCW on the Senate Immigration Reform Framework</title>
		<link>http://www.ufcw.org/press_room/index.cfm?pressReleaseID=493</link>
		<description><![CDATA[ ufcw statement on immigration framework ]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<title>FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS JOIN NATIONAL EFFORT TO BRING FRESH FOOD AND GOOD JOBS TO FOOD DESERT NEIGHBORHOODS</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ The United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) proudly announces its support for the Healthy Food Financing Initiative legislation introduced today by New York legislators Senator Kirstin Gillibrand (D-NY) and Congresswoman Nydia Velasquez (D-NY). ]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<title>FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS LAUD PASSAGE OF SWEEPING HEALTH CARE REFORMS</title>
		<link>http://www.ufcw.org/press_room/index.cfm?pressReleaseID=490</link>
		<description><![CDATA[ Washington DC Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed health care reforms that will better serve all Americans. Thanks to the commitment of President Obama and Democratic Members of Congress, we now have reform legislation that has eluded our nations grasp for a century. ]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<title>AFL-CIO, SEIU, UFCW URGE SENATE LEADERS TO MOVE COMPREHENSIVE IMMIGRATION REFORM FORWARD</title>
		<link>http://www.ufcw.org/press_room/index.cfm?pressReleaseID=489</link>
		<description><![CDATA[ SEIU, UFCW, and AFL-CIO send join letter to Senators Graham and Schumer re-asserting labor&apos;s unified position and unfailing commitment to passing comprehensive immigration reform this spring. ]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<title>UFCW STATEMENT ON PRESIDENTS OBAMAS SPEECH  AT THE EXPORT-IMPORT BANKS ANNUAL CONFERENCE</title>
		<link>http://www.ufcw.org/press_room/index.cfm?pressReleaseID=488</link>
		<description><![CDATA[ Statement by UFCW International President Joseph T. Hansen. ]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<title>UFCW Statement on DoJ/USDA Inquiry into Agribusiness Consolidation</title>
		<link>http://www.ufcw.org/press_room/index.cfm?pressReleaseID=487</link>
		<description><![CDATA[ When done properly, consolidation can stabilize the marketplace, make food cheaper, and raise standards across the industry. But when workers and communities arent part of the equation, its families and local economies that suffer. ]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<title>UFCW Members Celebrate New Contract with Stop &amp; Shop</title>
		<link>http://www.ufcw.org/press_room/index.cfm?pressReleaseID=486</link>
		<description><![CDATA[ On March 7, thousands of Stop &amp; Shop supermarket workers from Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut ratified new contracts with Ahold, the Dutch-owned parent company. ]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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