{"id":55134,"date":"2024-07-21T19:16:32","date_gmt":"2024-07-21T19:16:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ufcw.org\/?post_type=press_releases&#038;p=55134"},"modified":"2024-07-22T19:31:38","modified_gmt":"2024-07-22T19:31:38","slug":"ufcw-statement-on-president-biden-not-seeking-re-election","status":"publish","type":"press_releases","link":"https:\/\/www.ufcw.org\/press-releases\/ufcw-statement-on-president-biden-not-seeking-re-election\/","title":{"rendered":"UFCW Statement on President Biden Not Seeking Reelection"},"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\"><strong>WASHINGTON, D.C.<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Today, the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ufcw.org\/about\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u00a0United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW)<\/a>, which represents 1.2 million essential workers in grocery, meatpacking, food processing, retail, and other essential industries, released a statement following President Biden\u2019s announcement that he will not seek reelection.<\/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\"><strong>UFCW International President Marc Perrone released the following statement:<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"quote\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><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 respect President Biden\u2019s difficult and patriotic decision to step down from the 2024 presidential election. As one of the most pro-union presidents in America\u2019s history, he has uplifted our members during a global pandemic, stood with us on picket lines, and worked tirelessly advocating for our country\u2019s workers.<\/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\">\u201cMake no mistake about it, workers&#8217; rights are on the ballot this November and working class families need a presidential candidate that puts them first, not one that is eroding their rights.\u00a0<\/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\">\u201cIt is absolutely imperative that the future Democratic presidential nominee fully embraces President Biden\u2019s strong labor legacy in their fight against former President Donald Trump for the sake of working families across the country.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/blockquote>\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=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">###<\/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=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><em>The UFCW International is the largest private sector union in the United States, representing 1.2 million workers and their families in grocery, meatpacking, food processing, health care, cannabis, retail, and other essential industries. UFCW members serve our communities in all 50 states, Canada and Puerto Rico. Learn more about the UFCW at\u202f<\/em><em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/ufcw.org\/\">ufcw.org<\/a><\/em><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WASHINGTON, D.C.\u00a0\u2013 Today, the\u00a0United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW), which represents 1.2 million essential workers in grocery, meatpacking, food processing, retail, and other essential industries, released a statement following President Biden\u2019s announcement that he will not seek reelection. UFCW International President Marc Perrone released the following statement: \u201cWe respect President Biden\u2019s difficult and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":416,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[449,13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-55134","press_releases","type-press_releases","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-official-statements","category-press-releases"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>UFCW Statement on President Biden Not Seeking Reelection - The United Food &amp; Commercial Workers International Union<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ufcw.org\/press-releases\/ufcw-statement-on-president-biden-not-seeking-re-election\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"UFCW Statement on President Biden Not Seeking Reelection - The United Food &amp; Commercial Workers International Union\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"WASHINGTON, D.C.\u00a0\u2013 Today, the\u00a0United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW), which represents 1.2 million essential workers in grocery, meatpacking, food processing, retail, and other essential industries, released a statement following President Biden\u2019s announcement that he will not seek reelection. 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