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Northern Calif. Save Mart Strike Vote Meeting Locations – Contract Deadline March 24 NegotiationsNewsRetail Food (Northern California )

Northern Calif. Save Mart Strike Vote Meeting Locations – Contract Deadline March 24

UPDATE: Tentative Agreement Reached Strike Vote Meetings Canceled Bargaining with Save Mart is set to…
UFCW 8March 22, 2022
March 24 Deadline Approaches for Save Mart Negotiations NegotiationsNewsRetail Food (Northern California )

March 24 Deadline Approaches for Save Mart Negotiations

For nearly six months, you have been subjected to significant uncertainty while we have grappled…
UFCW 8March 21, 2022
Avoid Self-Checkout Machines Secretary-Treasurer's Report

Avoid Self-Checkout Machines

In an age of online shopping, big corporations are spending millions on technology to make…
UFCW 8 AdminMarch 19, 2022
The Great Resignation — and a Time for Hope President's Report

The Great Resignation — and a Time for Hope

We’re entering our third calendar year of the COVID pandemic, and while our circumstances aren’t…
UFCW 8 AdminMarch 19, 2022
Southern Calif. Negotiations Update – Albertsons, Vons, Pharmacists and Stater Bros.  – March 18, 2022 NegotiationsNewsRetail Food (Southern California)

Southern Calif. Negotiations Update – Albertsons, Vons, Pharmacists and Stater Bros.  – March 18, 2022

We have heard from countless members how they feel over-worked, under-valued, over-exposed, and under-paid. Many…
UFCW 8March 18, 2022
Southern California UFCW Locals Continue Bargaining with Ralphs, Albertsons, Vons, Pavilions as Strike Authorization Votes Are Scheduled NegotiationsNewsRetail Food (Southern California)

Southern California UFCW Locals Continue Bargaining with Ralphs, Albertsons, Vons, Pavilions as Strike Authorization Votes Are Scheduled

March 8, 2022 -- United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Locals 8GS, 135, 324, 770,…
UFCW 8March 8, 2022
Southern CA Negotiations Update – Feb 24, 2022 NegotiationsNewsRetail Food (Southern California)

Southern CA Negotiations Update – Feb 24, 2022

What Happened At The Table This Week With Albertsons/Vons Discussions with Albertsons/Vons this week have…
UFCW 8February 24, 2022
UFCW Locals in Southern California Continue In-Person Negotiations with Albertsons, Vons and Ralphs NegotiationsNewsRetail Food (Southern California)

UFCW Locals in Southern California Continue In-Person Negotiations with Albertsons, Vons and Ralphs

In-person negotiations between Albertsons/Vons and Ralphs and UFCW Local Unions 8GS, 135, 324, 770, 1167,…
UFCW 8 AdminFebruary 22, 2022
Northern California Retail Food Negotiations Update – January 15, 2022 NegotiationsNewsRetail Food (Northern California )

Northern California Retail Food Negotiations Update – January 15, 2022

UFCW 8-Golden State, UFCW Local 5 and UFCW Local 648, have continued joint negotiations with…
UFCW 8January 15, 2022
Americans’ Support for Unions Keeps Rising Secretary-Treasurer's Report

Americans’ Support for Unions Keeps Rising

The latest survey results from the Gallup Organization add up to great news for those…
UFCW 8January 10, 2022
Leadership is Inspiring Others to Be Better People President's Report

Leadership is Inspiring Others to Be Better People

Recently I had the opportunity to deliver one of my favorite Jack Nicholson quotes before…
UFCW 8January 10, 2022
UFCW 8 Members Working at Cost Less Ratify Contract NegotiationsNewsRetail Food (Northern California )

UFCW 8 Members Working at Cost Less Ratify Contract

On Thursday, October 14, 2021, UFCW 8-Golden State members working at Cost Less Foods locations…
UFCW 8October 15, 2021
UFCW Southern California Members Ratify Contract with Rite Aid NegotiationsNewsRite Aid

UFCW Southern California Members Ratify Contract with Rite Aid

UFCW 8-Golden State members working at Rite Aid locations in Southern California, along with members…
UFCW 8October 15, 2021
Bargaining with Perfect Union and High Times Continues – October 2021 CannabisNegotiationsNews

Bargaining with Perfect Union and High Times Continues – October 2021

Negotiations with Perfect Union and High Times continued through last month, as we work towards…
UFCW 8October 7, 2021
UFCW 8-Golden State Reaches Tentative Agreement with Cost Less Foods NegotiationsNewsRetail Food (Northern California )

UFCW 8-Golden State Reaches Tentative Agreement with Cost Less Foods

UFCW 8-Golden State has reached a tentative contract agreement with Cost Less Foods. The three-year…
UFCW 8October 6, 2021
Rewarding Your Commitment and Sacrifice at Center of Contract Talks NegotiationsRetail Food (Northern California )

Rewarding Your Commitment and Sacrifice at Center of Contract Talks

UFCW 8-Golden State’s current agreements with several major supermarket employers are set to expire on…
UFCW 8October 1, 2021
The Cannabis Industry is Unionizing Cannabis

The Cannabis Industry is Unionizing

Bay Area resident Zachary McDonnell Casciato was excited to tell his family of East Coast …
UFCW 8September 10, 2021
Union for Tyson Meatpacking Workers Secures Historic National Agreement for Up to 20 Hours Paid Sick Leave, Worker Protections in Vaccine Mandate Food Processing

Union for Tyson Meatpacking Workers Secures Historic National Agreement for Up to 20 Hours Paid Sick Leave, Worker Protections in Vaccine Mandate

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW), the union for 250,000 meatpacking…
UFCW 8September 10, 2021
Southern CA Rite Aid Negotiation Update, August 17, 2021 NegotiationsRetail DrugRite Aid

Southern CA Rite Aid Negotiation Update, August 17, 2021

Southern California UFCW Locals and Rite Aid have agreed to a contract extension, maintaining the…
UFCW 8August 13, 2021
Darling Ingredients Members Render Their Verdict on Contract: YES! Food ProcessingNegotiations

Darling Ingredients Members Render Their Verdict on Contract: YES!

Members of UFCW 8-Golden State employed at Darling Ingredients voted ”yes” on their new contract…
UFCW 8August 10, 2021
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