UFCW 8-Golden State, UFCW Local 5 and UFCW Local 648, have continued joint negotiations with major supermarket employers in Northern California this month. Combined, these locals represent over 55,000 retail…
On Thursday, October 14, 2021, UFCW 8-Golden State members working at Cost Less Foods locations in the Central Valley ratified a new agreement. The new three-year agreement secures health &…
UFCW 8-Golden State members working at Rite Aid locations in Southern California, along with members at Southern California UFCW locals, have ratified a new contract with their employer. The new…
Negotiations with Perfect Union and High Times continued through last month, as we work towards reaching new agreements. Additional dates for bargaining are planned for October. Progress has been made…
UFCW 8-Golden State has reached a tentative contract agreement with Cost Less Foods. The three-year agreement secures health & welfare benefits, pension funding and provides meaningful wage increases for members.…
UFCW 8-Golden State’s current agreements with several major supermarket employers are set to expire on Oct. 9 and 10. These employers include Food Maxx, Raley’s/Bel Air/Nob Hill, Safeway/Vons and Save…
Bay Area resident Zachary McDonnell Casciato was excited to tell his family of East Coast Teamsters that he was finally a “union guy.” Casciato, 33, has been working with cannabis…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW), the union for 250,000 meatpacking and food processing workers, including 26,000 Tyson Foods workers across the country, announced the first…
Southern California UFCW Locals and Rite Aid have agreed to a contract extension, maintaining the current agreement through September 22, 2021. This ensures terms of the contract remain in effect…
Members of UFCW 8-Golden State employed at Darling Ingredients voted ”yes” on their new contract negotiated by the Union. Darling Ingredients Inc. is a global leader in converting edible and…
UFCW 8-Golden State members at Gallo Wines voted decisively to ratify a new Union-negotiated contract with their employer.The new agreement includes significant wage increases, ratification bonuses and an enhancement to…
UFCW 8-Golden State members at Foods Co supermarkets in the Bakersfield area voted to ratify a new three-year contract. The agreement raises standards on wages and hours, maintains health benefits,…
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