UFCW Local 663 elected Executive Officers, Executive Board and Union Representatives' biographies and photos. If you have additional questions please contact the Union Office.
Rena is originally from California and is Chinese American by way of Mexico. Her father was a restaurant worker and mother a domestic worker. They performed hard, low waged work and their jobs had no…
More InfoMichael Potter was born in Syracuse, NY in August 1959. He attended Our Lady of Solace and Most Holy Rosary High School in Syracuse. In 1981 he enlisted and served four years in the United States…
More InfoJudi has been a member of UFCW Local 663 since 1990 when she was hired by Cub Foods as a floral clerk. She is currently the floral manager at the Coon Rapids South…
More InfoJohn began his grocery career at Applebaum’s in St. Paul in 1978. He went full-time in Minneapolis in 1986 at Rainbow Foods, then went to Haug Companies in Plymouth. In addition to serving on the…
More InfoChris got his start in the grocery business in 1990 with GJ’s SuperValu and is now at Festival Foods as a meatcutter. He has served on several negotiating committees, and in 2016 learned a great deal…
More InfoMark started working full-time as a meatcutter at Rainbow Foods in 1991 and is currently employed as a meatcutter with Corporate Cub Foods. He served on the negotiation committee in 2014 and 2016.…
More InfoYolanda was born and raised in South Texas along with her husband, Pablo. They moved to Worthington, MN in 1989 where they have both been proud members of former Local 1161, now Local 663 at JBS.…
More InfoAyayew started in the meatpacking industry at John Morrell Sioux Falls in 1992 in the production department. In 1997 he moved to Worthington to work at JBS, at the time it was called Swift. A union…
More InfoAntonio moved to the U.S. in 1995 from Jalisco, Mexico. He’s worked since 1996 worked at JBS. He began in the night ham division and in 2002, began the day shift in long boning. He’s been on the…
More InfoCourtney began her grocery industry career in 2001 at Rainbow foods and worked just about every position within its’ walls. Many times she travelled to other stores helping to price during audits and…
More InfoJess Alexander began at UFCW Local 663 in 2017. His goals include making life better for the people in our union’s industries because that working families work hard, do a good job and should earn a…
More InfoRena is originally from California and is Chinese American by way of Mexico. Her father was a restaurant worker and mother a domestic worker. They performed hard, low waged work and their jobs had no…
More InfoMichael Potter was born in Syracuse, NY in August 1959. He attended Our Lady of Solace and Most Holy Rosary High School in Syracuse. In 1981 he enlisted and served four years in the United States…
More InfoJessica Hayssen joined the UFCW Local 663 family in 2017 and is proud to amplify the stories of the hard work that Local 663 members do and how they give back to the community. She believes that the…
More InfoAmber Allen started in the industry in September 1996 as a bakery clerk for McGlynn's Bakery. In 1998 she joined Local 663 and was promoted to bakery manager; Amber has worked for several different…
More InfoIn July 2011, Doug accepted the opportunity to join the staff of Local 663 as a business agent. Prior to this Doug worked hard in the grocery industry for the past 34 years – the last 21 years as a…
More InfoJim started in the industry as a carryout for Thriftway in Crystal. He was hired by Rainbow Foods in 1984 as a meat cutter and started going to union meetings to learn more of what they were all…
More InfoJess Alexander began at UFCW Local 663 in 2017. His goals include making life better for the people in our union’s industries because that working families work hard, do a good job and should earn a…
More InfoLisa started her union career as a production line worker in what is now JBS in 1991. From there she became a union steward and in 2015 I became the walking steward. She enjoys learning and…
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