📆 In just two months, letter carriers across the country will be hitting their routes and collecting your non-perishable food donations as part of the nation’s largest one-day food drive. Mark your calendars for May 9 and help us #StampOutHunger!
At 10:00 AM (Pacific) today/ (1PM Eastern Time), the UFCW’s Free Language Program "Spring Quarter" applications will open! Enrollment is on a first-come, first-served basis. Learn more at www.ufcw.org/language/
#Solidarity to the #UFCW members on strike at #JBS in Greeley, Colorado. They're standing together to improve unsafe working conditions and fight for a better future for their community. #SolidarityWorks!
Congratulations to our members at Boar's Head on winning a strong new union contract!
The four-year agreement adds an additional holiday, maintains affordable health care, and provides generous across-the-board raises. Way to go!
www.ufcw400.org/2026/03/14/b...
Headline: Judge orders V.A. to restore union contract with 300,000 workers.
300,000+ federal workers at the VA getting their union contracts restored is a HUGE win for workers and veterans.
Union-busting wasn’t “putting veterans first.” Federal workers can better serve our communities when they have a stronger voice on the job. https://nyti.ms/4dkDFJO
St. Patrick’s Day | AFL-CIO
Our good luck charm is a union card 🍀
Happy St. Patrick’s Day from America’s unions! Remember to celebrate today with union-made goods: aflcio.org/StPatricksDay
Lucky Charms are a magically delicious way to start your day, union-made by our BCTGM and @rwdsu.bsky.social siblings ✊🍀
Check out our full list of union-made goods to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day!
Tell your senators: Don't make voting harder for working people. Call: 844-733-3172 | AFL-CIO
The SAVE America Act is a voter suppression scam targeting working people who don’t have the time or money to get a passport or stand in a DMV-style line to chase down their documents. Make your voice heard. Tell your senators: stop the SAVE America Act! https://bit.ly/4rvhAeV
#UFCW8 Members at Adventist Ratify New Contract - “We secured meaningful improvements, including the largest wage increase at the hospital while also protecting the members’ priorities,” said Jacques Loveall, UFCW 8 President. #SolidarityWorks
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Grocery stores are replacing paper tags with electronic shelf labels—letting prices change instantly. Before a big storm, essentials like water, canned goods, and toilet paper could spike. Policymakers can ban these labels.
Take action: www.ufcw.org/actions/campaig...
Tell your lawmakers to keep Electronic Shelf Labels out of your stores
You may have noticed that grocery chains across the country are rapidly rolling out Electronic Shelf Labels (ESLs), these digital price tags can change instantly.
Source: www.ufcw.org/actions/campaig...
Grocery stores are switching to electronic shelf labels, enabling instant price changes. Before a storm, essentials like water, canned goods, and toilet paper could spike—profiting off urgent need. Policymakers can ban these labels.
Make your voice heard: www.ufcw.org/actions/campaig...
This #ValentinesDay get your special someone flowers from a #Union Florist! By shopping in a #UnionShop you are ensuring a better community for you and your neighbors.
Thank you for shopping #UnionMade!
#UFCW #UFCW8 #AFLCIO
#SolidarityWorks
The #UFCW Charity Foundation is awarding scholarships of up to $12,000 to UFCW members and their eligible dependents. Education changes lives, don’t miss this opportunity!
📅 Applications open February 9 – May 10, 2026
🔗 Learn more and apply: ufcwcharityfoundation.org/sc...
El Programa de Becas 2026 de la Fundación Benéfica UFCW concede becas de hasta 12 000 dólares a los miembros de la UFCW y a sus familiares dependientes que cumplan los requisitos.
📅 Plazo de solicitud: del 9 de febrero al 10 de mayo de 2026
🔗 ufcwcharityfoundation.org/sc...
As a UFCW member, you and your family are eligible for an exclusive scholarship through the Union Plus Scholarship Program! Awards range from $500 to $4,000 for study beginning in the Fall of 2026.
Don't miss out! Apply by January 31 at unionplus.org
#OtD 25 Jan 1986 the Hormel meat plant in Ottumwa, IA, was shut down by a mass picket of strikers from the Austin plant, who were fighting pay cuts. Management fired most staff with support of the UFCW union. Workers fought til June but were defeated stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9741...
Our hearts are with our union brother Alex Jeffrey Pretti’s loved ones.
America’s unions demand that ICE leave Minnesota before anyone else is hurt and that local authorities conduct a full, transparent investigation that will lead to accountability.
Kaiser: silence is NOT negotiation. It’s time to come back and bargain in good faith.
Solidarity with the Alliance of Healthcare Unions and the 31,000+ UNAC/UHCP nurses and health care workers on strike at Kaiser Permanente fighting for a fair contract.
“The labor movement was the principal force that transformed misery and despair into hope and progress.”
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. understood that unity, at work, our homes, and in our communities, is essential to building a better life for working people.
#MLK #UFCW8 #1u #SolidarityWorks
The 2026 Union Plus #Scholarship Application deadline is 12:00 PM EST, Saturday January 31, 2026.
You do not need to be a Union Plus Credit Card holder to apply for this scholarship and students may re-apply each year.
More detail: www.unionplus.org/scholarships/
#UFCW #UFCW8
New year. Same solidarity. Stronger future.
Cheers to a year of strength, unity, and all we achieved together!🎉
#UFCW #UFCW8 #SolidarityWorks
This #Christmas, we’re grateful for the dedication and hard work of our sisters and brothers who make the holidays possible. Wishing you and your loved ones a #MerryChristmas filled with rest, joy, and time together.
#SolidarityWorks
#UFCW8-Golden State
#UFCW8 members at #MarVal Foods & Gene’s Fine Foods have ratified a strong new contract with raises, healthcare, retirement gains & workplace improvements. Member unity made this win possible — #SolidarityWorks!
🔗 ufcw8.gs/mvg25
#UFCW8 members can apply to enroll in Free Language Program Winter quarter starting Friday, December 12 at 9AM PST / 1PM EST. Enrollment is on a first come, first served basis! To learn more, click the link below. bit.ly/3FBvRSn
#UFCW8 members at Harris Ranch Beef have ratified a strong 2-yr contract with wage increases, bonuses, reduced medical costs, better attendance/bereavement policies, increased seniority pay & protection of long-standing benefits. #SolidarityWorks!
🔗 ufcw8.gs/harris25
Tentative Agreement reached for #UFCW8 members at California Community Credit Union! The 3-yr deal includes wage increases, LISA retirement contributions, $0 medical premiums, more flexible vacation & continued H&W/pension protections.
#SolidarityWorks
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We are #thankful for our #UFCW family, friends, and the privilege to represent working people. Thank you for shopping #Union and supporting good jobs in your community!
Happy #Thanksgiving!
#SolidarityWorks
#UFCW8
We wish you a joyful holiday season & we know holidays can be stressful. Lean on your benefits and be kind to one another. We're all in this together. You're never alone as a member of this Union.
#SolidarityWorks!
#UFCW8 #thankful
Crisis resources: www.UFCW8.org/crisis-resources/
This #Thanksgiving week, our hard-working members are helping families prepare for special moments during the holidays! Please extend some grace and kindness to every cashier, clerk, server, and service staff you meet. They show up for us—let’s be #thankful for them.
#SolidarityWorks
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