{"id":19686,"date":"2015-03-19T17:04:03","date_gmt":"2015-03-19T21:04:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ufcw.org\/?p=19686"},"modified":"2020-08-24T19:11:10","modified_gmt":"2020-08-24T19:11:10","slug":"statement-from-ufcw-international-president-marc-perrone-on-news-of-target-wage-increase","status":"publish","type":"press_releases","link":"https:\/\/www.ufcw.org\/press-releases\/statement-from-ufcw-international-president-marc-perrone-on-news-of-target-wage-increase\/","title":{"rendered":"Statement from UFCW International President Marc Perrone on News of Target Wage Increase"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Every Retail Worker has the Right to a Decent Living, a Reliable Schedule, Quality Affordable Health Care, and Respect on the Job<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>WASHINGTON, D.C.<\/strong>\u2014<strong>Marc Perrone<\/strong>, International President of the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ufcw.org\/\">United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW)<\/a><\/strong>, today released the following statement about the news reports on Target\u2019s wage increase and the collective gains secured by workers in the retail industry.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cA higher hourly wage for the hard-working men and women in retail is a first step in the right direction. For far too long, our UFCW family and those outside our family who deserve a better life have been fighting for more than just higher wages. We are fighting for good benefits, a safe and just workplace, and fair scheduling that allows all workers the hard-earned right to support themselves and their family.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile the\u00a0struggle\u00a0against\u00a0irresponsible\u00a0companies continues, I believe the momentum is growing. Bad employers who put their bottom line before the people who work to make these companies succeed must change. These families deserve better. While steps forward are positive, we\u00a0will\u00a0not stop our fight to raise standards, provide more hours, stable scheduling, and good jobs for all of our family.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">###<\/p>\n<p><em>The <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ufcw.org\"><em>United Food and Commercial Workers International Union<\/em><\/a><em> (UFCW) represents more than 1.3 million workers, primarily in the retail and meatpacking, food processing and poultry industries. The UFCW protects the rights of workers and strengthens America\u2019s middle class by fighting for health care reform, living wages, retirement security, safe working conditions and the right to unionize so that working men and women and their families can realize the American Dream. For more information about the UFCW\u2019s effort to protect workers\u2019 rights and strengthen America\u2019s middle class, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ufcw.org\">www.ufcw.org<\/a>, or join our online community at <\/em><a href=\"..\/..\/TFS2635\/AppData\/Local\/Microsoft\/Windows\/Temporary%20Internet%20Files\/Content.Outlook\/UF8394FE\/www.facebook.com\/UFCWinternational\"><em>www.facebook.com\/UFCWinternational<\/em><\/a><em> and <\/em><a href=\"..\/..\/TFS2635\/AppData\/Local\/Microsoft\/Windows\/Temporary%20Internet%20Files\/Content.Outlook\/UF8394FE\/www.twitter.com\/ufcw\"><em>www.twitter.com\/ufcw<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ufcw.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/LivingWageSign.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-large wp-image-19687\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ufcw.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/LivingWageSign-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"LivingWageSign\" width=\"700\" height=\"466\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every Retail Worker has the Right to a Decent Living, a Reliable Schedule, Quality Affordable Health Care, and Respect on the Job WASHINGTON, D.C.\u2014Marc Perrone, International President of the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW), today released the following statement about the news reports on Target\u2019s wage increase and the collective gains secured [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":227,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[7,13,15],"tags":[96,243],"class_list":["post-19686","press_releases","type-press_releases","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-industries","category-press-releases","category-retail","tag-community","tag-target"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Statement from UFCW International President Marc Perrone on News of Target Wage Increase - The United Food &amp; 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