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  1. cbc.ca/news/business/victoria-

    WOO congratulations! It can be done. I'm so glad that the false "independent contractor" mode of exploitation is breaking down. Labour organizers and workers have been working so hard for this.

    #Unions #UFCW #UnionStrong #Uber #BCPoli #VictoriaBC

  2. cbc.ca/news/business/victoria-

    WOO congratulations! It can be done. I'm so glad that the false "independent contractor" mode of exploitation is breaking down. Labour organizers and workers have been working so hard for this.

    #Unions #UFCW #UnionStrong #Uber #BCPoli #VictoriaBC


  3. I do not understand why they are not "employees".
    They are not independent contractors....
    UFCW agreed that they "are somewhere in the middle", and I agree that it is better they have some rep.. .but I am concerned about the model.
    #uber #regulate #BCpoli #labour #ufcw

    theglobeandmail.com/business/a


  4. I do not understand why they are not "employees".
    They are not independent contractors....
    UFCW agreed that they "are somewhere in the middle", and I agree that it is better they have some rep.. .but I am concerned about the model.
    #uber #regulate #BCpoli #labour #ufcw

    theglobeandmail.com/business/a

  5. Here's some good news for a Monday morning. The Uber drivers in Victoria, BC who unionized last year have signed their first collective agreement.

    I guess it was ratified on April 28, but I only read about it today. Hopefully this will lead to improved conditions for Uber drivers all across Canada.

    I don't use or support Uber generally, but if I'm ever out in Victoria, I'll make an exception.

    readthemaple.com/uber-drivers-

    #Uber #UFCW #Union #Driver

  6. Here's some good news for a Monday morning. The Uber drivers in Victoria, BC who unionized last year have signed their first collective agreement.

    I guess it was ratified on April 28, but I only read about it today. Hopefully this will lead to improved conditions for Uber drivers all across Canada.

    I don't use or support Uber generally, but if I'm ever out in Victoria, I'll make an exception.

    readthemaple.com/uber-drivers-

    #Uber #UFCW #Union #Driver

  7. Colorado #Slaughterhouse Workers Ratify New Contract
    world-outlook.com/2026/04/18/c

    from #WorldOutlook
    April 17, 2026

    On April 12, 2026, members of United Food and Commercial #Workers (#UFCW) Local 7 ratified a new agreement with the JBS Swift beef processing plant in Greeley, #Colorado. A #union press release announcing the vote — with 93% in favor — said the contract contained "all gains, countless improvements, and not a single concession."

    "This ... is a testament to the incredible resolve of our members," said Local 7 president Kim Cordova. "These workers stood together on the picket line for three weeks, through extreme weather, because they knew their worth and refused to be disrespected."

    #news #politics #USpol #labor #LaborMovement
    #immigrants #WorkersRights
    @unions

  8. Colorado #Slaughterhouse Workers Ratify New Contract
    world-outlook.com/2026/04/18/c

    from #WorldOutlook
    April 17, 2026

    On April 12, 2026, members of United Food and Commercial #Workers (#UFCW) Local 7 ratified a new agreement with the JBS Swift beef processing plant in Greeley, #Colorado. A #union press release announcing the vote — with 93% in favor — said the contract contained "all gains, countless improvements, and not a single concession."

    "This ... is a testament to the incredible resolve of our members," said Local 7 president Kim Cordova. "These workers stood together on the picket line for three weeks, through extreme weather, because they knew their worth and refused to be disrespected."

    #news #politics #USpol #labor #LaborMovement
    #immigrants #WorkersRights
    @unions

  9. #Colorado #Meatpackers End #Strike, Will Return to Work
    world-outlook.com/2026/04/06/c

    from #WorldOutlook
    April 6, 2026

    “The company walked away,” Cordova told the crowd of more than 800 #workers from the day shift picket lines. “They believed that you would not walk out on strike.”

    But of the 3,800 workers in the plant represented by the #union, 94% did walk on March 16, marking the first major packinghouse strike in 40 years.[1]

    The workers’ action had an impact, according to the union. About 60% of the cattle earmarked for JBS went to competitors as the company tried to operate with the remaining hourly workforce and supervisors.

    “The problem is the way we are being treated,” Hector Vargas told World-Outlook before the April 3 union meeting at the parking lot. “To keep up with work means taking a beating. And you cannot go to the bathroom. They make you wait a long time — if they let you go.”

    #news #politics #USpol #labor #LaborMovement
    #immigrants #WorkersRights #UFCW

  10. #Colorado #Meatpackers End #Strike, Will Return to Work
    world-outlook.com/2026/04/06/c

    from #WorldOutlook
    April 6, 2026

    “The company walked away,” Cordova told the crowd of more than 800 #workers from the day shift picket lines. “They believed that you would not walk out on strike.”

    But of the 3,800 workers in the plant represented by the #union, 94% did walk on March 16, marking the first major packinghouse strike in 40 years.[1]

    The workers’ action had an impact, according to the union. About 60% of the cattle earmarked for JBS went to competitors as the company tried to operate with the remaining hourly workforce and supervisors.

    “The problem is the way we are being treated,” Hector Vargas told World-Outlook before the April 3 union meeting at the parking lot. “To keep up with work means taking a beating. And you cannot go to the bathroom. They make you wait a long time — if they let you go.”

    #news #politics #USpol #labor #LaborMovement
    #immigrants #WorkersRights #UFCW

  11. Her union has been going from workplace to workplace to talk with workers about the need for “a general strike pledge to protect workplaces and ...

    CHICAGO—“May Day is our day. It belongs to all working people,” declared Fred Redmond, secretary-treasurer of the AFL-CIO, at a virtual town hall of labor leaders hosted by People’s World on Thursday, April 16.#labor #afl-cio #essentialworkers #internationalsolidarity #internationalworkersday #internationalism #laborhistory #labormovement #mayday #maydaystrong #peoplesworld #ufcw
    Labor leaders tell People’s World town hall: ‘May Day is our day’

  12. Hey everyone, a friend of mine who works for #Kroger and is a #UFCW member recently was unfairly suspended from their job without pay. The link has the full story but if anyone can contribute to help our union sister out I'm sure they would greatly appreciate it.

    gofundme.com/f/stand-with-our-

    #MutualAid #union #kroger #support

  13. Hey everyone, a friend of mine who works for #Kroger and is a #UFCW member recently was unfairly suspended from their job without pay. The link has the full story but if anyone can contribute to help our union sister out I'm sure they would greatly appreciate it.

    gofundme.com/f/stand-with-our-

    #MutualAid #union #kroger #support

  14. @bluecollarwriter

    Canada, British Columbia: Victoria
    over 500 #Uber drivers unionized with United Food and Commercial Workers #UFCW local 1518 .

    Delta #Amazon workers unionized with #Unifor Local 114 the third Amazon site in North America, and the second in Canada, to #Unionize

    pressprogress.ca/british-colum

    #LaborMovement #Organize #Solidarity #unions

  15. @bluecollarwriter

    Canada, British Columbia: Victoria
    over 500 #Uber drivers unionized with United Food and Commercial Workers #UFCW local 1518 .

    Delta #Amazon workers unionized with #Unifor Local 114 the third Amazon site in North America, and the second in Canada, to #Unionize

    pressprogress.ca/british-colum

    #LaborMovement #Organize #Solidarity #unions

  16. UFCW’s assets: $199 million in 2014 - $521 million in 2022.

    Retail: 800,000 grocery workers
    118,000 in other stores.
    Food Processing, Meat-Packing and Manufacturing 250,000 workers.
    Distillery, Wine and Allied Workers 5,000 Cannabis10,000
    Health Care Division 55,000 workers.

    labornotes.org/2025/05/ufcw-pr

    #foodworkers
    #frombelow #labormovement #organize #rankandfile #solidarity #unions
    Essential Workers for Democracy #EW4D
    Retail, Wholesale, and Department Store Union #RWDSU a #UFCW affiliate.

  17. Good on the Girl Scouts for honoring the picket line during the area-wide strike at King Soopers.

    “These girls are really running their own small businesses, so we are trying to look at this as a learning opportunity. We know that there's frustration, but we're also trying to have troop leaders and parents talk to the girls about what a strike is, the history behind strikes, why people strike.”

    #labor
    #Union
    #Denver
    #UFCW

    cpr.org/2025/02/06/denver-girl

  18. Good on the Girl Scouts for honoring the picket line during the area-wide strike at King Soopers.

    “These girls are really running their own small businesses, so we are trying to look at this as a learning opportunity. We know that there's frustration, but we're also trying to have troop leaders and parents talk to the girls about what a strike is, the history behind strikes, why people strike.”

    #labor
    #Union
    #Denver
    #UFCW

    cpr.org/2025/02/06/denver-girl

  19. After #negotiations have stalled for weeks, #strike appears imminent for frustrated union workers at #KingSoopers #grocerystore chain in #Colorado. Mgmt has accused Kim Cordova, president of the United Food and Commercial #Workers Local 7, of bargaining in bad faith 

    The #UFCW is still in contract negotiations with #Albertsons, which owns #Safeway.

    enews.denverpost.com/q/JwsAzQC

  20. Barnes & Noble Inc. workers #Organize at seven stores across the United States & #Rutgers University in #NewJersey www.barnesandnobleunion.org

    The Retail, Wholesale & Department Store #Union (#RWDSU) represents 100,000 members throughout the United States. The RWDSU is affiliated with the United Food and Commercial Workers Union (#UFCW)

    rwdsu.org/news/bn-raise-the-wa

    #Labormovement #solidarity #unions