{"id":29939,"date":"2018-07-20T16:22:50","date_gmt":"2018-07-20T16:22:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ufcw.org\/?p=29939"},"modified":"2020-09-08T17:25:11","modified_gmt":"2020-09-08T17:25:11","slug":"indianapolis-kroger-store-celebrates-100-ufcw-membership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ufcw.org\/indianapolis-kroger-store-celebrates-100-ufcw-membership\/","title":{"rendered":"Indianapolis Kroger store celebrates 100% UFCW membership"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"paragraph\">\n<p class=\"lead wp-block-paragraph\">UFCW Local 700 members who work at the Kroger J1 store in Indianapolis celebrated their wall-to-wall union store status when the last nonmember at the store joined our union family in June.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The approximately 60 hard-working men and women who work at Kroger J1 know there is strength in numbers and are proud of the fact that everyone who works at the store is a member of UFCW Local 700. Union Representative Mary Parker noted that membership is a result of building power and relationships, and members in the store respect and rely on one another. Stewards play an integral role in ensuring that the company plays by the rules we negotiated, and members know one another and welcome new workers into our union family.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThere is power in numbers,\u201d said UFCW Local 700 President Joe Chorpenning. \u201cA store with 100 percent membership is the foundation for building a better life for our members. This is how we negotiate strong contracts \u2013 solidarity every day in the workplace.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Well done, brothers and sisters! Keep up the good work!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"image\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"713\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ufcw.org\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/61\/files\/2018\/07\/Kroger-J1-Store-Indianapolis-Local-700-003.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-29940\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ufcw.org\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/61\/files\/2018\/07\/Kroger-J1-Store-Indianapolis-Local-700-003.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ufcw.org\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/61\/files\/2018\/07\/Kroger-J1-Store-Indianapolis-Local-700-003-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ufcw.org\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/61\/files\/2018\/07\/Kroger-J1-Store-Indianapolis-Local-700-003-768x548.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UFCW Local 700 members who work at the Kroger J1 store in Indianapolis celebrated their wall-to-wall union store status when the last nonmember at the store joined our union family in June. 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