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UFCW Local 663 Workers at Seward Community Co-op Ratify industry leading contract

October 3, 2023April 21, 2024

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Workers receive among highest starting wages for co-ops around the country FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEOctober 3, 2023 Minneapolis, MN –United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 663 union members at Seward Community Co-op unanimously ratified an industry leading union contract on Monday that provides livable...

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Essential Meatpacking Workers reject Hormel’s “Final” Offer and Demand Hormel Does Better

September 15, 2023September 15, 2023

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Austin, MN–This week, workers at the Hormel plant in Austin, Minnesota voted overwhelmingly to reject a final offer from the company. Voting took place September 13 and 14 at the plant and UFCW union hall in Austin. The worker driven UFCW Local 663 bargaining...

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Grocery workers reach tentative agreement with Kowalski’s, averting strike planned for Aug 4-6

July 28, 2023August 28, 2023

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Friday, July 28, 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 Friday, August 4 at Kowalski’s have reached a tentative agreement for a two year contract that...

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Grocery workers ratify contract with Lunds & Byerlys that provides historic gains in wages and pay equity

July 1, 2023July 25, 2023

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Saturday, July 1, 2023 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jessica Hayssen, 651-261-8559 Minneapolis–Today, grocery workers who were slated to walk off the job last Thursday morning instead overwhelmingly ratified their next two year contract with Lunds & Byerlys that provides historic wage increases and pay...

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Minnesota REI Workers Win Union Election

June 9, 2023June 14, 2023

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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

May 9, 2023May 9, 2023

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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...

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Workers Compensation Attorneys a phone call away

March 18, 2022March 18, 2022

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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

July 28, 2021July 28, 2021

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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, 2021April 1, 2021

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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

April 1, 2021April 1, 2021

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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 –...

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UFCW Local 663 Workers at Seward Community Co-op Ratify industry leading contract

Essential Meatpacking Workers reject Hormel’s “Final” Offer and Demand Hormel Does Better

Grocery workers reach tentative agreement with Kowalski’s, averting strike planned for Aug 4-6

Grocery workers ratify contract with Lunds & Byerlys that provides historic gains in wages and pay equity

Minnesota REI Workers Win Union Election

Ahead of Minimum Wage Report, Workers and Labor Leaders Praise Gains in Minneapolis & St. Paul, Continue Push for Statewide Wage Increase

Workers Compensation Attorneys a phone call away

Minnesota Gov. Walz $250 Million COVID Hazard Pay Working Group Urged by Frontline Workers to Expedite Aid as Delta Surge Heightens Workplace Risks

Statement from UFCW Local 663 President Matt Utecht on Victory for Pork Processing Workers

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

Minnesota’s UFCW Members Head to the Capitol to Fight for Good Jobs and Affordable Groceries for All

Workplace Justice Report – March 2nd, 2026

UFCW 663’s Healthcare Plan Improvements Starting 2026

Workers File Class Action suit against Hormel Foods

UFCW 663 Member Speaks at Fight The Oligarchy Tour with Bernie Sanders and Peggy Flanagan

L&B Cashier Wins Backpay with Support From Coworkers

How One Steward Helped a Coworker Recover An Entire Year of Backpay

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