This April, we won a huge victory against Jerry’s! When Local 663 members in part time positions came forward and expressed they were not being offered the minimum hours that are stated in their union contract, UFCW Local 663 filed a grievance. The grievance...
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UFCW Local 663 members had an incredible day of visioning One Union, training and beginning to build over 1000 Strike Captains in the Metro area and 500 in food processing by the end of this year. President Rena Wong and Secretary Treasurer Michael LaCoste...
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Essential Grocery Store Workers Demand Fair Wages from Brainerd Cub Foods & Pequot Lakes SuperValu Grocer at State Capitol
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, March 5, 2024 Brainerd worker delegation calls upon Cub Grocer Chris Quisberg to negotiate for fair wages at Bi-Partisan Bag off event during MN Grocers Association’s Lobby Day St. Paul, MN –On Wednesday afternoon, a Brainerd Lakes worker delegation of...
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UFCW Local 663 Essential Workers Ready to ULP Strike Brainerd Lakes Grocers Before Christmas
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEDecember 20, 2023 Brainerd Lakes, MN –United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 663 essential grocery workers in the Brainerd Lakes area continue to prepare for a Christmas time ULP Strike. Workers announced the ULP strike dates last week because their rights...
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Grocery workers reach tentative agreement with Lunds & Byerlys, averting strike planned ahead of July 4th holiday
June 27, 2023 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jessica Hayssen, 651-261-8559 Minneapolis, MN–Grocery workers who are members of UFCW Local 663 were slated to walk off the job Thursday morning at Lunds & Byerlys have reached a tentative agreement that would provide significant raises for...
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UFCW Local 663 Essential Grocery Store Workers Vote Overwhelmingly to Authorize ULP Strike at Lunds & Byerlys’ Stores
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJune 23, 2023 Contact: Jessica Hayssen, 651-261-8559 Minneapolis, MN –Today, United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 663, together representing more than 2500 grocery workers at Lunds & Byerlys across the west metro area announced an overwhelming membership vote that authorizes union...
Contract survey for retail grocery members to fill out by August 30!
Workers seek union recognition for better pay, working conditions and a seat at the table FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, April 13, 2022 MINNEAPOLIS, MN –Workers at Peace Coffee signed and submitted cards to the National Labor Relations Board on Wednesday to unionize with the...
Members please read the letter I sent to BCTGM Local 22 President, as well as the Teamster 120 letter sent to UNFI.
By Rich Morgan, SE Director of Packing I hope everyone had a good holiday season. On December 15th, 2021, UFCW Local 663 members at International Paper in Austin, Minnesota passed a 2-year extension to the Master Agreement by 98 percent. With this vote the...