Uncategorized Archives - Page 2 of 4

Uncategorized

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

October 3, 2023July 2, 2026

6791

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...

Uncategorized

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

September 15, 2023July 2, 2026

5875

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...

News Uncategorized

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

July 28, 2023July 2, 2026

5918

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...

News Uncategorized

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

July 1, 2023July 2, 2026

7988

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...

Uncategorized

Minnesota REI Workers Win Union Election

June 9, 2023July 2, 2026

5057

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...

Uncategorized

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

May 9, 2023July 2, 2026

2399

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...

Uncategorized

Drivers Licenses for All at the Capitol on January 3, 2023

January 2, 2023July 2, 2026

199

Uncategorized

Workers Compensation Attorneys a phone call away

March 18, 2022July 2, 2026

3316

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...

Uncategorized

March 2, 2022July 2, 2026

218

March 2022 UFCW 663 members Dan Barnes, Zuleima Nunez Figueroa, Matt Karnes and Antonio Jimenez lobbied for meatpacking safety legislation at the Minnesota Senate Office Building on March 16, 2022. Pictured with President Utecht, Organizing Director Rena Wong and UFCW legislative contact Robert Lopez....

Uncategorized

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 2, 2026

4982

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...

Uncategorized

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

Drivers Licenses for All at the Capitol on January 3, 2023

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

Half Price Books Workers in Apple Valley Win Union Election

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

Workers File Class Action suit against Hormel Foods

Seward Co-op Workers Win Lower-Cost Healthcare, Higher Wages, and More Flexibility with PTO in Union Contract

15 Grocery Workers Reclassified, Gain Access to More Benefits After UFCW 663 Wins Grievance

About Us

Contact Details

Brooklyn Center, MN

Worthington, MN

Austin, MN