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

July 10, 2026July 14, 2026

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Fifteen UFCW 663 members secured more guaranteed hours and Union healthcare access because they held Jerry’s Foods accountable to contract staffing language. “I spent almost four years asking to be reclassified so I could get more hours, and it never happened. I had to...

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Local 663 Seward Co-op Workers Stick Together & Win Interpretation Credit

August 30, 2019September 1, 2019

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Local 663 Members Develop Interpretation Credit Framework through Labor Management Committee at Seward Community Cooperative In 2017, workers at Seward Community Cooperative organized and chose to come together as UFCW Local 663 for better wages, benefits and working conditions. Through wins gained through the...

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Shop Union for Father’s Day on June 16!

June 12, 2019

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Shop Union for Father’s Day! Let’s celebrate Father’s Day together! We celebrate our hardworking union fathers who make our Local 663 work, and all the dads out there working hard for your families. From our union family to yours, here are our UFCW Local...

Benefits

New Tickets Program Adds Value for Union Members

March 11, 2019March 12, 2019

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New Union Benefit for Local 663 Union Members We’re thrilled to announce we have partnered with Tickets At Work for a DISCOUNT program that provides our union members more union value for your membership! This program offers exclusive rates that give you access to 20 –...

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March Raises for Many Members in Metro Grocery Contracts

January 9, 2019March 14, 2019

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Raises Coming Many of our Local 663 union members in Metro Grocery can expect to see raises this March. This is guaranteed because of the contracts negotiated, voted on, and ratified in 2018 by workers just like you. Everyone wants and deserves a paycheck that...

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UFCW Local 663 Members approve new 3-year union contract for Brainerd Lakes Grocery Workers

December 10, 2018December 10, 2018

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, December 10, 2018 UFCW Local 663 Continues to Lead Unionized Grocery Industry in Variable Annuity Pension Plan that secures futures for hundreds of working families in the Northland BRAINERD- United Food & Commercial Workers Local 663 members ratified a new...

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Ancillary Benefits for Part Time positions in Metro Grocery Contracts in 2019

October 30, 2018November 6, 2018

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“I’m looking forward to our ancillary benefits starting in January. That’s something I’m most proud of winning in our union contract.” –Lindy Ward, 663 member, Cub Foods Chanhassen We know that staying healthy and safe so we can enjoy our lives is important–it...

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Cooper’s County Market in Chaska: Local 663’s oldest independent union grocer featured on Twin Cities Live’s “Good Company”

July 5, 2018August 29, 2018

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Gary Cooper knows the grocery industry. Chaska’s oldest business in town, Cooper’s County Market has been around for 101 years. Cooper’s is home to UFCW Local 663’s oldest independent union grocery store. UFCW Local 663 members are proud to be a part of making...

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Shop Union for your July Fourth Holiday!

July 3, 2018June 25, 2019

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Remember to pick up your Fourth of July goodies at one of our union grocery stores and food cooperatives! When you shop union, you support the union difference. The union difference provides a more secure workplace for employees through guarantees of wages, raise, benefits...

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

Local 663 Seward Co-op Workers Stick Together & Win Interpretation Credit

Shop Union for Father’s Day on June 16!

New Tickets Program Adds Value for Union Members

March Raises for Many Members in Metro Grocery Contracts

UFCW Local 663 Members approve new 3-year union contract for Brainerd Lakes Grocery Workers

Ancillary Benefits for Part Time positions in Metro Grocery Contracts in 2019

Cooper’s County Market in Chaska: Local 663’s oldest independent union grocer featured on Twin Cities Live’s “Good Company”

Shop Union for your July Fourth Holiday!

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

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

Half Price Books Workers in Apple Valley Unionizing for Better Wages, Staffing, and Job Protections

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