Members Win Line Speed Safety Improvements Amid Federal Deregulation FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 22, 2025 Worthington–This week, union members of United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 663 at JBS Worthington voted to ratify a new union contract, winning key improvements in safety, attendance...
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JBS Meatpacking Workers Call for Improved Health & Safety at Worthington Plant
For Immediate Release April 18, 2025 Worthington, MN–United Food & Commercial Workers Local 663 meatpacking workers called on JBS Foods in Worthington to improve health and safety at their Worthington plant. Meatpacking is one of the most dangerous jobs in the country, and injuries...
Job Title: Communications SpecialistStatus: Full-timeImmediate Supervisor: Communications DirectorLocation: Brooklyn CenterDate: 10/10/2023Starting Salary: $55,000 JOB SUMMARY PURPOSE: UFCW Local 663 is seeking a Communications Specialist who can use social media and other tools to help deepen and build worker organizing. The ideal candidate will have...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEOctober 5, 2023 Austin, MN –United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 663 union members at Hormel reached a tentative agreement last night on October 4. The details of the tentative agreement are being shared with union members first in membership only...
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Essential Meatpacking Workers reject Hormel’s “Final” Offer and Demand Hormel Does Better
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...
March will honor legacy of workers’ rights as current union contract sets to expire in September Media Advisory for Monday, September 4, 2023 Austin, MN– On Monday, September 4, United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 663 union members who work at Hormel will...
UPDATED! Information you should have ready for the application process Sign up Here for UFCW Local 663 Updates and send to a fellow frontline worker! The application will use knowledge-based authentication (KBA) to prove the applicant’s identity. The KBA process will require basic information...
Anticipated application dates The State of MN is continuing to work on the Frontline Worker Pay application system. They anticipate the 45-day application period to be open June 8 through July 22, 2022. These dates are subject to change. Am I eligible for Frontline...
Click here to be notified by UFCW Local 663 when the State of Minnesota’s online application for $750 frontline checks goes live! To be eligible for Frontline Worker Pay, the applicant: must have been employed at least 120 hours in Minnesota in one or...
UFCW Local 663 members stand up for all frontline essential workers and safety for all meatpacking and poultry processing workers in Minnesota Members show up Frontline essential workers like you show up. We know it. Employers know it. Communities know it. Legislators know it....