News | Local 655

UFCW CHARITY FOUNDATION GRANT: HOW TO APPLY

February 3rd, 2023

On Feb. 15, grant applications will open for grocery workers in Missouri, Georgia and Kansas. This program will provide $600 to qualified employees in the retail grocery industry. We are currently working to place information in all of our stores and...(Read More)

Schnucks Farmington: Tentative Agreement

January 17th, 2023

Below you’ll see a completed copy of a tentative recommended proposal between UFCW Local 655 and Schnucks Farmington. All changes are color coded and carefully explained. Don’t forget to review the proposal and join us for any questions y...(Read More)

Holten Meat: Contract Proposal / Propuesta de contrato

November 28th, 2022

Contract Proposal – Holten Meat Propuesta de contrato – Holten Meat...(Read More)

Contract Update: Holten Meat / Actualización de contrato: Holten Meat

November 16th, 2022

English: Your contract proposal is now online in both English and Spanish. Click the link to see it and don’t forget to join us next week for our telephone town hall meeting! Español: Su propuesta de contrato ahora está en línea en inglés y esp...(Read More)

Straubs Contract Proposal

November 9th, 2022

Check out the contract proposal for all Straubs partners below and be sure to join us at our union hall Thursday, Nov. 17th – 10:00am & 7:00pm, to ask any questions and cast your vote!...(Read More)

Midtowne Market Tentative Agreement

November 9th, 2022

Check out the document below to review the tentative agreement with Midtowne Market. We will be holding a contract vote for all Midtowne employees at Limelight Events – Wednesday, Nov. 16th – 10:00am & 7:00pm. See you then!...(Read More)

McKesson – Joint Management Labor Committee Meeting Notes

October 12th, 2022

Below are the notes from the regular meeting of the McKesson JMLC meeting from Sept. 22, 2022...(Read More)

UFCW Attends Black CannaBiz Expo and Conference November 16, 2022
Earlier this month, several UFCW leaders and rank-and-file members attended the Black CannaBiz Expo and Conference in New Orleans, La., to share their unique perspectives on how racial and social equity in the cannabis industry can only be achieved by prioritizing workers’ rights. At the three-day conference, Aquila Barbosas Rodrigues from UFCW Local 1445, Zion […]
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UFCW Responds to Midterm Election Results November 16, 2022
Last week’s midterm elections saw many workers’ rights supporters win their races in federal and state elections across the country. “UFCW’s members helped deliver a powerful message by casting their votes for the candidates that best represent the needs of our nation’s hard-working essential workers,” said UFCW International President Marc Perrone in a statement. “Across the […]
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USDA Announces First-Round Investments into U.S. Meat and Poultry Industry November 9, 2022
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced a set of first-round investments under their Meat and Poultry Processing Expansion Program. $73 million will be invested across 21 grant projects with the goal of increasing competition and expanding meat and poultry processing capacity in the United States. “As America’s meatpacking and food processing union, UFCW applauds the Biden […]
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UFCW Celebrates Native American Heritage Month November 1, 2022
The month of November is Native American Heritage Month, a time to pay tribute to Native Americans and their contributions to our communities, country and union family. While we currently have a month to celebrate and recognize the importance of Native American Heritage, it took nearly a century of hard work by indigenous advocates to […]
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OUTreach Offers Creating Change Conference Scholarships October 24, 2022
UFCW OUTreach is offering five full-paid scholarships for rank and file UFCW members to attend next year’s Creating Change Conference in San Francisco. The conference, which will take place on Feb. 17 to 21, 2023, is organized by the national LGBTQ Task Force. This is the sixth year that UFCW OUTreach has provided scholarships to the […]
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