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		<title>Statement from UFCW President Joe Hansen on Appointment of Cecilia Mu&#xf1;oz to Director of the Domestic Policy Council</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Cecilia Mu&#xf1;oz is an outstanding choice for Director of the Domestic Policy Council. She has spent her entire career as a fierce advocate for social and economic justice. During her time at the National Council of La Raza, she led the fight to improve opportunities for all Hispanics. As Director of Intergovernmental Affairs at the White House, she has been the top liaison to state and local governments on issues important to working families and the Presidents senior advisor on immigration. Indeed, we hope her appointment to this important position represents a renewed commitment by the Administration to making comprehensive immigration reform the law of the land. ]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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		<title>Statement by UFCW International President Joe Hansen on President Obamas Recess Appointments</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Statement by UFCW International President Joe Hansen on President Obamas Recess Appointments to the Consumer Protection Financial Bureau and the National Labor Relations Board ]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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		<title>Statement from UFCW International President Joe Hansen on Final NLRB Election Rule</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Joe Hansen, International President of the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Union, today released the following statement after the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) approved a final rule to modernize the union election process. 
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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		<title>UFCW and Kroger Strengthen and Improve Pension Plans for Kroger Workers</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Washington, D.C. - The United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) local unions and Kroger Company have announced today an agreement to improve and secure pension funds, or defined benefit pension plans, for over 170,000 retired and active Kroger workers.   ]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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		<title>Statement from UFCW International President Joe Hansen on NLRB Election Rule</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ The NLRBs proposed rule to streamline the vote for union representation would be a modest but important first step toward fixing a broken process that favors CEOs over workers. Justice delayed is justice denied, and that is too often the case for workers that file a union election petition. Many employers delay, delay, and delay some more through frivolous litigation and other procedural tactics. They use this time to intimidate, harass, and in some cases fire pro-union employees. The result is an unfair election or no election at all. This proposed rule would ensure that when a majority of workers want to have a voice on the job, they will be able to do so, free of interference. ]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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		<title>Statement from UFCW International President Joe Hansen on Election Results in Ohio</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ The repeal of Senate Bill 5 is bigger than just one law or one state. It sends a message to all those who would try to silence the voice of American workers: you do so at your own peril. It shows that the right to bargain collectively for a better life is fundamental-not some perk that can be stripped away on a whim. The votes cast today in Columbus and Cleveland and everywhere in between will have aftershocks in Wisconsin, Michigan, Indiana, and Washington D.C.
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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		<title>NATIONAL BEEF WORKERS CHOOSE UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS FOR A UNION VOICE ON THE JOB</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ A majority of the 2,500 workers at National Beefs Dodge City, Kansas beef slaughter and processing facility voted to join UFCW District Local 2, in an election conducted by the National Labor Relations Board, on Thursday and Friday, November 3 and 4, 2011.  ]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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		<title>Statement from Joe Hansen, UFCW International President on Trusteeship of UFCW Local 348S in Brooklyn, New York</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Statement from Joe Hansen, UFCW International President on Trusteeship of UFCW Local 348S in Brooklyn, New York ]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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		<title>Statement from Joe Hansen, UFCW International President on Department of Justice Indictment of UFCW Local 348 Leadership</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Following is a statement from Joe Hansen, United Food and Commercial Workers Union (UFCW) International President on the Department of Justice&apos;s indictment of UFCW Local 348 leadership ]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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		<title>FARMLAND FOOD WORKERS SAY UFCW YES!</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ More than 125 workers at the Farmland Food meatpacking plant in Carroll, Iowa, voted October 25 for a voice on the job with United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 440.   Yesterday&apos;s vote adds the Farmland workers in Carroll to the Farmland Denison workers already represented by UFCW Local 440. ]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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		<title>Statement by UFCW President Joe Hansen on Walmarts Plan to Roll Back Health Care Coverage for Part Time Workers</title>
		<link>http://www.ufcw.org/press_room/index.cfm?pressReleaseID=569</link>
		<description><![CDATA[ Walmarts plan to roll back health care coverage for part-time workers and raise premiums for full-time employees should set off alarm bells for American workers. This lowering of working standards will have repercussions throughout the retail industryparticularly for part-time workers. ]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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		<title>UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS INTERNATIONAL UNION ENDORSES OBAMA 2012</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ The 1.3 million members of the United Food and Commercial Workers Union (UFCW) are ready to fight for the future of our country and to stand with leaders who will stand up for working families. President Barack Obama is that leader.
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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		<title>STATEMENT OF SUPPORT FOR OCCUPY WALL STREET MOVEMENT BY THE UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS INTERNATIONAL UNION</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ This is a movement started by ordinary Americans, fed-up with the growing inequality in this country - people who simply want good jobs and a shot at the American Dream. The UFCW shares that vision for America.  ]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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		<title>UFCW STANDS WITH MEDICAL CANNABIS RETAIL WORKERS</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ The United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW), the nations largest retail worker organization, demands an immediate end to the U.S. Attorneys misguided prosecution of operators of small dispensaries of legal medical cannabis in California. ]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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		<title>Workers Settle Lawsuit With Tyson Foods</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ More than 17,000 Tyson poultry workers in 41 plants in 12 states settled a $32 million dollar lawsuit in a 12-year struggle to get paid for work already performed. The United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW), as the leading union for meatpacking and food processing workers, initiated the suit against Tyson and played a critical role in obtaining justice for Tyson poultry workers and thousands of UFCW members affected by the suit. On Thursday, the United States District Court in Georgia approved the settlement. ]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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		<title>UFCW MEMBERS REACH TENTATIVE AGREEMENT WITH SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GROCERS</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Members of the United Food and Commercial Workers Union working at Ralphs (Kroger), Vons (Safeway) and Albertsons (Supervalu) in Southern California reached a tentative agreement today with the companies.
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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		<title>STATEMENT BY THE UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS INTERNATIONAL UNION REGARDING H.R. 2587</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ The following is a statement issued by the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union: ]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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		<title>UFCW MEMBERS AT HORMEL RATIFY NEW CONTRACT</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ New Four-Year Agreement Preserves Past Gains, Sets New Standards for Workers in Meatpacking and Food Processing Industries ]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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		<title>Statement in Support of President Obama&apos;s Plan to Put Americans Back to Work</title>
		<link>http://www.ufcw.org/press_room/index.cfm?pressReleaseID=561</link>
		<description><![CDATA[ STATEMENT BY UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS INTERNATIONAL UNION PRESIDENT JOSEPH HANSEN IN SUPPORT OF PRESIDENT OBAMAS PLAN TO PUT AMERICANS BACK TO WORK ]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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		<title>Mr. President, It Is Time to Think Big</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ This Labor Day, the national unemployment rate hovers around 9 percent, and more and more of the countrys wealth is concentrated in the hands of a few at the expense of working Americans.  It is clear that we need to think big and create a bold jobs plan that will lift Americans out of poverty and rebuild the middle class. ]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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