{"id":63288,"date":"2025-10-27T13:30:02","date_gmt":"2025-10-27T17:30:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ufcw.org\/?post_type=press_releases&p=63288"},"modified":"2025-10-27T13:30:04","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T17:30:04","slug":"ufcw-urges-usda-secretary-rollins-to-fund-snap-benefits-for-november","status":"publish","type":"press_releases","link":"https:\/\/www.ufcw.org\/press-releases\/ufcw-urges-usda-secretary-rollins-to-fund-snap-benefits-for-november\/","title":{"rendered":"UFCW Urges USDA Secretary Rollins to Fund SNAP Benefits for November"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Union launches grassroots campaign to demand Congress stand up for SNAP<\/em>. <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n
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READ THE LETTER<\/strong><\/a><\/u><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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WASHINGTON \u2013 <\/strong>Today, the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW)<\/a><\/u><\/strong>, which represents 1.2 million essential workers across North America, including workers in grocery, retail, meatpacking, and food processing, sent a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Brooke Rollins imploring her to use contingency funding and funding for other USDA nutrition programs to fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) for November. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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UFCW International President Milton Jones<\/strong> said:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\u201cFood assistance programs make sure that millions of families can put food on the table each month. It\u2019s not only helpful for families in need \u2013 it\u2019s also an economic multiplier. Our entire food system \u2013 including UFCW members at grocery stores, meatpacking plants, and food processing plants across the country \u2013 benefits when SNAP families can buy groceries.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\u201cRising costs at the grocery store already threaten household budgets, especially for low-income families. An interruption in food assistance will only make matters worse, and workers in meatpacking, food processing, and grocery could see a reduction in hours and wages if SNAP dollars aren\u2019t available to be spent in their stores or on their products. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\u201cSecretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins has the authority and funding available to make sure families receive food assistance as we approach Thanksgiving and the holiday season. Funding has already been redirected to maintain WIC benefits during this shutdown \u2013 SNAP should be no different.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\u201cCongress can come back together to end this shutdown, get food assistance to families, and prevent skyrocketing health care costs, but Republicans have shown no willingness to do so. Their failure means that Secretary Rollins has to act. The USDA must do the right thing and ensure all food assistance recipients receive their full benefit next month.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\n

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In addition to the letter to Secretary Rollins, the UFCW is launching a grassroots effort to demand that members of Congress stand up for food assistance and direct the USDA to release available funding to SNAP.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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BACKGROUND<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n\n
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