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Delegates unanimously adopt UFCW resolutions on surveillance pricing and anticompetitive corporate practices<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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UFCW leaders spoke up in support of resolutions on organizing, immigration, and worker safety<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. \u2013 <\/strong>This week, delegates from the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW)<\/u><\/a><\/strong>, which represents 1.2 million essential workers across North America, attended the AFL-CIO\u2019s 30th Constitutional Convention<\/u><\/a><\/strong>, supporting the reelection of AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler<\/strong> and Secretary-Treasurer Fred Redmond<\/strong> and a range of resolutions covering major UFCW priorities.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\u201cThis convention demonstrated the unity and strength of the labor movement at this pivotal moment for our country,\u201d said UFCW International President Milton Jones, co-chair of the AFL-CIO\u2019s convention credentials committee<\/strong>. \u201cWe are thankful for the solidarity of the entire labor movement in advancing UFCW resolutions on AI, affordability, and corporate megamergers. Our union leaves this convention committed to continuing to invest in new organizing, stand up for immigrant workers, and fight for the safety of all working people on the job.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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During the convention, the AFL-CIO<\/strong> adopted two resolutions introduced by UFCW<\/strong> \u2013 Resolution 25<\/u><\/a><\/strong>, which urges federal and state agencies to oppose harmful megamergers that diminish worker power, and Resolution 26<\/u><\/a><\/strong>, which urges lawmakers to ban surveillance pricing and electronic shelf labeling as part of UFCW\u2019s \u201c<\/strong>Affordable Groceries and Good Jobs Campaign<\/u><\/a><\/strong>.\u201d <\/strong>UFCW delegates also spoke in support of other resolutions that impact members.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\u201cWhen employers can exploit fear, when workers are afraid to report wage theft, unsafe conditions, or abuse, it drives standards down for everyone,\u201d said RWDSU President and UFCW Executive Vice President Stuart Appelbaum, speaking in support of <\/strong>Resolution 4<\/u><\/a><\/strong> regarding immigration<\/strong>. \u201cMass raids, detention, and the threat of deportation don\u2019t protect workers\u2014they silence them. That\u2019s not immigration policy. That\u2019s union-busting. This resolution meets that reality head on.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\u201cWith higher union density, we will win stronger contracts, inspire more workers to go union, and raise living standards for all workers,\u201d said UFCW Local 770 President Kathy Finn, speaking in support of <\/strong>Resolution 2<\/u><\/a><\/strong> regarding new organizing.<\/strong> \u201cAll of this is only achieved by investing in organizing and going toe-to-toe with the massive corporations who dominate our economy.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\u201cThe safety of our food depends on the safety of the workers who process it,\u201d said UFCW Local 1473 President Jake Bailey, speaking in support of <\/strong>Resolution 8<\/u><\/a><\/strong> regarding worker safety and line speeds.<\/strong> \u201cThe administration\u2019s move risks taking us back to the days of Upton Sinclair\u2019s \u2018The Jungle,\u2019 an era where terrible working conditions in meatpacking plants left workers sick and injured at alarming rates. Meatpacking workers have fought for decades to bring our food supply chain to where it is today, and we will fight to ensure their safety on the job.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\u201cWhen corporate giants don\u2019t have to compete with each other for labor, they have the power to suppress workers in every industry,\u201d said UFCW International Vice President Fallon Ager-Norman, speaking in support of UFCW\u2019s Resolution 25 regarding anticompetitive corporate behavior.<\/strong> \u201cWe need strong corporate cops on the beat, standing up for working people, because who enforces the law matters. We urge all delegates to support this resolution, join the fight against corporate power, and take back our economy.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\u201c[Electronic shelf labels] only threaten to worsen the affordability crisis and are simply a tool for price gouging,\u201d said UFCW International Vice President Regina Lambert, speaking in support of UFCW\u2019s Resolution 26 regarding affordable groceries and good, grocery union jobs.<\/strong> \u201cOur champions in Congress have already introduced legislation to ban these practices and we have introduced bills in a dozen state legislatures. People should shop and be able to know that they\u2019re paying the same price as everyone else for the same product.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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CONTACT:<\/strong> Finn Storer press@ufcw.org<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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