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Soaring summer heat is approaching, which is a serious hazard for all our members, no matter where they work or what jobs they perform. With a lack of a federal OSHA heat standard, the UFCW’s Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Office is advising locals...

In May, 90 employees at Albertsons stores in Albuquerque and Rio Rancho, N.M., voted to join UFCW Local 1564. They’re looking for better wages, benefits, and workplace protections that come with a union contract.
Workers at the Albuquerque Eubank Blvd. N.E. location are employed as meat cutters, meat wrappers, butcher block clerks, and deli clerks. At the Rio Rancho Ridgecrest Dr. location, the workers are in the checking, stocking, receiving, produce, bakery...

Barnes & Noble baristas and booksellers at the chain’s South Burlington, Vt., location recently voted to unionize with UFCW Local 1459. Workers took inspiration from other booksellers who have won strong union contracts, and they were further encouraged...

School might be out for summer, but members can keep the learning going with two benefit programs: free language classes and a UFCW Minority Coalition​ scholarship opportunity.
The UFCW’s Free Foreign Language Program, which offers UFCW members the ability to learn over 70 languages for free online, opened for registration on June 18. These self-paced classes build on four conversational skills necessary to fully learn a new...