By now, you’ve heard about the campaign to put so-called “Right to Work” on the ballot, and have hopefully signed the petition. (If you haven’t signed, please find a location […]...(Read More)
Tell Gov. Greitens not to cut paychecks! A bill on Gov. Greitens’ desk would lower the minimum wage 23% despite the recent increase to $10/hour. This will impact 35,000 workers […]...(Read More)
As cities like St. Louis and Kansas City continue to move toward some increase in their local minimum wage, Missouri lawmakers in Jefferson City seem determined to interfere. Despite running […]...(Read More)
Statement from President David Cook on Andrew Puzder UFCW Local 655 President David Cook is pleased to see Andrew Puzder withdraw himself from considering to serve as Secretary of Labor in […]...(Read More)
A Message from President David Cook, First, I’d like to send a message directly to our lawmakers in Jefferson City and remind them of the history of Right to Work […]...(Read More)
Over the summer, Local 655 asked members to respond to a series of polls about the issues impacting workers on the job. We asked you about Minimum Wage, Paid Family […]...(Read More)
Friends, Last night during the Democratic Presidential Debate, the UFCW family aired an ad highlighting just how poorly WalMart has treated so many of its hard-working men and women. UFCW […]...(Read More)
Friends, Last night, the UFCW family had another victory as our partners working at Dierbergs Central Kitchen approved a new contract that, for the first time, gave every single one […]...(Read More)
Friends, Once again, greedy out-of-state interests are marching in to the Show-Me state to ram a law down our throats that makes it harder for you to get what you’ve […]...(Read More)
Friends, Last month, hard-working families and their allies beat back yet another attack on labor in the form of the wrong-headed Right-to-Work bill that was rammed through the legislative session. […]...(Read More)