Tracking food industry priority for the COVID-19 vaccine
As the United States rolls out COVID-19 vaccines, companies in the food, beverage and agribusiness…
adminJanuary 19, 2021
Negotiations Update – Jan. 15, 2021
On Wednesday during a telephone town hall with the Local 99 advisory committee, the members…
adminJanuary 15, 2021
Negotiations Update – Jan 8, 2020
There aren’t any significant changes to report from negotiations this week though discussions with the…
adminJanuary 8, 2021
Quebec grocery union, management work to untangle expected curfew complications
A union representing thousands of food-store employees was meeting with management Wednesday afternoon to figure…
adminJanuary 7, 2021
Teamster workers call for improved COVID-19 safety at two Albertsons distribution centers
About 800 Teamsters members held protests this week at Albertsons Cos. distribution centers in Tolleson,…
adminJanuary 7, 2021
Grocers start administering COVID-19 vaccines to selected groups
Grocery chains including Albertsons, H-E-B, Hy-Vee and Walmart have started administering COVID-19 vaccines to high-priority…
adminJanuary 7, 2021
Los Angeles County approves hero pay for grocery workers, relief for renters
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted on several measures Tuesday to provide economic…
adminJanuary 6, 2021
Controversy Over Nebraska Meat Packing Plant Covid Vaccinations
The Governor’s statement earlier this week that only people working legally in Nebraska meat packing…
adminJanuary 6, 2021
‘Lazy,’ ‘Money-Oriented,’ ‘Single Mother’: How Union-Busting Firms Compile Dossiers on Employees
A leaked internal “polling” spreadsheet from one of the country’s top union avoidance firms offers…
adminJanuary 6, 2021
UFCW Calls on Albertsons to Halt Effort to Eliminate Jobs of Essential Grocery Workers Vital to Food Access for Millions Amid COVID Surge
The United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW), which represents 1.3 million frontline workers…
adminJanuary 5, 2021
