CoronavirusPress Release Joint Letter to the Nation’s Governors December 23, 2020 Open Letter to the Nation’s Governors: As we celebrate the great milestone…adminDecember 24, 2020
Coronavirus DES Announces Child Care Scholarship Program for Essential Workers PHOENIX - (December 18, 2020) The Arizona Department of Economic Security (DES) announced a new…adminDecember 21, 2020
CoronavirusNews Essential Workers: Now and Always Ad The word is going out to communities across Arizona: Members of UFCW Local 99 deserve…adminNovember 24, 2020
CoronavirusNews About 20% of grocery store workers had Covid-19, and most didn’t have symptoms, study found Grocery store work puts employees at serious risk for infection, a new study found, particularly…adminOctober 30, 2020
CoronavirusNewsPress Release America’s Largest Meatpacking Union Condemns Trump Admin. For Failure to Hold Smithfield Accountable for Outbreak of COVID-19 Worker Deaths and Infections Union Calls New Trump Admin. Meatpacking Fine a “Slap on the Wrist” After Plant Failed…adminSeptember 11, 2020
CoronavirusNewsPress Release Biden Call for National Mask Mandate Highlights Push by America’s Largest Food & Retail Union to Protect Workers on Frontlines of COVID-19 Union for Grocery and Meatpacking Workers Facing Daily Risks in Pandemic Urges Governors to Mandate…adminAugust 15, 2020
CoronavirusNewsTownhall President McLaughlin reports to members on COVID-19 crisis, organizing and negotiations In his latest telephonic town hall on July 8, President Jim McLaughlin called on Local…adminJuly 10, 2020
Coronavirus McLaughlin requests answers: Why are companies scaling back COVID protections? As new cases of COVID-19 continue to spike in Arizona, New Mexico and Utah, we…adminJuly 3, 2020
CoronavirusPress Release America’s Largest Food & Retail Union Confirms Growing COVID-19 Impact on Frontline Workers New Numbers Released: Over last 100 Days – 238 Frontline Worker Deaths from COVID-19, Nearly…adminJune 25, 2020
CoronavirusPress Release American Farmers, Ranchers and Food Workers Call for Better Worker Protections at Meatpacking Plants to Stop COVID-19 Outbreaks and Protect Food Supply Diverse Group Makes Urgent Call on Trump Administration to Take Immediate Safety Steps to Prevent…adminJune 3, 2020