{"id":21565,"date":"2016-05-06T09:31:45","date_gmt":"2016-05-06T13:31:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ufcw.org\/?p=21565"},"modified":"2020-09-08T17:27:05","modified_gmt":"2020-09-08T17:27:05","slug":"more-workers-organizing-in-the-face-of-wealth-inequality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ufcw.org\/more-workers-organizing-in-the-face-of-wealth-inequality\/","title":{"rendered":"MORE WORKERS ORGANIZING IN THE FACE OF WEALTH INEQUALITY"},"content":{"rendered":"
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UFCW announces 100 organizing wins in roughly 100 days in 2016.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Washington, D.C.<\/strong> \u2013Today, the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW), America\u2019s largest private sector labor union, announced its 100th organizing campaign win of 2016. UFCW\u2019s 100 wins in 100 days reflects the frustration felt by hard-working people across this country. The economic pressure felt by working Americans is higher than ever and more and more of them are looking to unions for relief.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\u201cA national conversation about wealth inequality is occurring in packing houses and on the floors of retail stores all over the country,\u201d <\/strong>said UFCW International President Marc Perrone. \u201cUFCW has 100 examples of how these conversations are moving workers to form a union and take action. Workers are realizing that partnering with an established union can help secure the wages and benefits that put them on a path to a better life.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Wealth inequality has become a dominant issue in this year\u2019s Presidential primaries. In both parties, large crowds of voters assembled for candidates campaigning on a message of economic populism. Concurrently, UFCW field organizers saw that same enthusiasm cross over into their campaigns. Increased attention to wages and inequality has motivated people to become UFCW members.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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