{"id":53604,"date":"2023-11-17T17:10:01","date_gmt":"2023-11-17T17:10:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ufcw.org\/?post_type=victories&#038;p=53604"},"modified":"2023-11-17T17:10:01","modified_gmt":"2023-11-17T17:10:01","slug":"kansas-sanitation-service-workers-join-ufcw-local-2","status":"publish","type":"victories","link":"https:\/\/www.ufcw.org\/actions\/victories\/kansas-sanitation-service-workers-join-ufcw-local-2\/","title":{"rendered":"PSSI Workers in Kansas Join Local 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<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\">Over 400 Packer Sanitation Services Inc. (PSSI) workers in Dodge City and Liberal, Kan., recently joined UFCW Local 2 for a better life.<\/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<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ufcw.org\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/61\/files\/2023\/11\/local-2-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-53605\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ufcw.org\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/61\/files\/2023\/11\/local-2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ufcw.org\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/61\/files\/2023\/11\/local-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ufcw.org\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/61\/files\/2023\/11\/local-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ufcw.org\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/61\/files\/2023\/11\/local-2-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.ufcw.org\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/61\/files\/2023\/11\/local-2-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\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 workers, who are employed as food safety janitors and value service laborers at meatpacking plants represented by UFCW Local 2, joined our union family because they wanted the same benefits and protections as their colleagues who are represented by our union. They contacted UFCW Local 2 to manifest their interest in getting organized, and staff from the local talked to the workers to better understand their specific needs and highlighted the benefits of belonging to our union family. This organizing win is part of an&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/forlocals.ufcw.org\/2023\/06\/26\/ufcw-announces-agreement-with-pssi-to-offer-union-contracts-to-workers-across-the-country\/\">agreement<\/a>&nbsp;the UFCW has with PSSI to offer union representation at PSSI locations across the country.<\/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\">\u201cWe received an overwhelming response because these workers have seen firsthand the benefits of having a union backing you up,\u201d said UFCW Local 2 President Martin Rosas.<\/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\">These workers recently ratified their first union contract that secures better wages and benefits.<\/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\">\u201cI am excited UFCW Local 2 has been able to negotiate a fair contract with full benefits that will secure appropriate representation in the workplace,\u201d said Nora Aguilera, a PSSI employee from Liberal. \u201cNow we feel the union will fight for us and we will be treated with dignity. God bless you!\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over 400 Packer Sanitation Services Inc. (PSSI) workers in Dodge City and Liberal, Kan., recently joined UFCW Local 2 for a better life. The workers, who are employed as food safety janitors and value service laborers at meatpacking plants represented by UFCW Local 2, joined our union family because they wanted the same benefits and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":426,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[10,640],"tags":[602],"class_list":["post-53604","victories","type-victories","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-packingprocessing","category-social-services","tag-ufcw-local-2"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>PSSI Workers in Kansas Join Local 2 - The United Food &amp; Commercial Workers International Union<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Over 400 Packer Sanitation Services Inc. 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