Minn. Workers Become 7th Store to Unionize in National Wave FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, June 9, 2023 Contact: Jessica Hayssen, 651-261-8559 Maple Grove, MN – Today, an overwhelming 85% of Minnesota REI workers in Maple Grove voted to join the United Food and Commercial...
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Ahead of Minimum Wage Report, Workers and Labor Leaders Praise Gains in Minneapolis & St. Paul, Continue Push for Statewide Wage Increase
On Behalf of MN AFL-CIO, UFCW, UNITE HERE, SEIU and more For Immediate Release Sunday, May 7, 2023 Ahead of Minimum Wage Report, Workers and Labor Leaders Praise Gains in Minneapolis & St. Paul, Continue Push for Statewide Wage Increase MINNESOTA – Ahead of...
By Jim Schommer, Union Representative Pre-COVID, if you attended a membership meeting in person you have probably met and listened to one of the attorneys from Erickson, Bell, Beckman and Quinn P.A. At least one of them would try to make it to our...
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Minnesota Gov. Walz $250 Million COVID Hazard Pay Working Group Urged by Frontline Workers to Expedite Aid as Delta Surge Heightens Workplace Risks
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 28, 2021 CONTACT: Jessica Hayssen, jessicah@ufcw663.org, 651.261.8559 BROOKLYN CENTER, MN – Today, United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 663, the union for over 13,200 Minnesota essential workers in food, retail and healthcare, testified at the first state public hearing on...
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Statement from UFCW Local 663 President Matt Utecht on Victory for Pork Processing Workers
April 1, 2021 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Español abajo Brooklyn Center, MN–Statement from UFCW Local 663 President Matt Utecht following the announcement by UFCW of a major victory for workers in America’s pork industry, with a federal district court in Minneapolis ruling that the U.S....
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UFCW: Tribunal Federal descarta la peligrosa regla de velocidad en las líneas de cerdo del Departamento de Agricultura (USDA) de Trump una gran victoria para los trabajadores esenciales de empacadoras de carne
Read English version here PARA PUBLICACIÓN INMEDIATA: 31 de marzo del 2021 El esfuerzo conjunto de UFCW y Public Citizen (Ciudadano Publico) fortalece las protecciones para 30,000 trabajadores sindicales porcinos en primera línea de la pandemia COVID-19 en todo el país WASHINGTON, DC –...
Español Abajo On Thursday, March 18th, ALL UFCW Local 663 union members that want to have a COVID-19 vaccination will be able to receive it if you work at Butterfield Foods or Tony Downs Madelia. The times for the clinics are as follows: Butterfield...
10 de Marzo del 2021 Querido miembro, Programa de vacunas para miembros de UFCW Local 663 en JBS ahora en etapas de planificación Tu sindicato está trabajando arduamente para ti junto con JBS y los funcionarios estatales para planificar sitios de vacunación masiva para...
25 de febrero del 2021 Querido miembro: Hoy, el gobernador Walz anunció el cronograma ampliado de acceso a COVID-19 para trabajadores esenciales específicos que incluye a los trabajadores de las tiendas de comestibles y empacadoras de carne. Se puede ver más abajo en la...
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Statement from UFCW Local 663 President Matt Utecht on Governor Walz’s expanded COVID-19 vaccine access announcement
February 25, 2021 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Brooklyn Center, MN–Statement from UFCW Local 663 President Matt Utecht on Governor Walz’s expanded COVID-19 vaccine access announcement today: “Minnesota essential workers on the front lines in grocery stores, meatpacking plants, and food processing facilities continue to face...