{"id":66300,"date":"2026-09-09T11:06:24","date_gmt":"2026-09-09T15:06:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ufcw.org\/?post_type=victories&#038;p=66300"},"modified":"2026-09-09T11:06:25","modified_gmt":"2026-09-09T15:06:25","slug":"warehouse-workers-at-colorado-purina-factory-join-ufcw","status":"publish","type":"victories","link":"https:\/\/www.ufcw.org\/actions\/victories\/warehouse-workers-at-colorado-purina-factory-join-ufcw\/","title":{"rendered":"Warehouse Workers at Colorado Purina Factory Join UFCW"},"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\"><em><strong>Paper trail:<\/strong>\u00a0Diego Marquez and Rodrick Leecan\u00a0show off the proof of their new union status.<\/em><\/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 46 new members operate heavy machinery and coordinate logistics and inventory control at the Denver plant, which manufactures high-end pet foods. The vote to join\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ufcw7.org\/\">UFCW Local 7<\/a>\u00a0came earlier this summer, inspired by a desire for a safer workplace, greater accountability from management, and a stronger voice on the job for both full- and part-time employees.<\/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\">Organizers credit an innovative \u201cI\u2019m Voting Yes!\u201d campaign, in part, for the win. Workers shared their reasons for voting in favor of unionization, then their names and photos were featured on a flyer. They also wore stickers showing their support for the unionizing effort, even during meetings with management intended to discourage organizing.<\/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\">Warehouse worker and new member Diego Marquez said being part of the campaign for fair treatment has brought him closer to his co-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\">\u201cWe needed the union to bring true transparency and accountability for all,\u201d he said. \u201cBeing part of UFCW Local 7 has given us a sense of pride and brotherhood that we didn\u2019t feel before.\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\">The plant produces more than 260,000 tons of pet food annually under brand names including Dog Chow, Cat Chow, Kit \u2018n Kaboodle, Alpo, Beneful, Purina ONE Beyond, Purina ONE, and Pro Plan.<\/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\">Organizers hope to start contract negotiations in the coming months.<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Paper trail:\u00a0Diego Marquez and Rodrick Leecan\u00a0show off the proof of their new union status. The 46 new members operate heavy machinery and coordinate logistics and inventory control at the Denver plant, which manufactures high-end pet foods. The vote to join\u00a0UFCW Local 7\u00a0came earlier this summer, inspired by a desire for a safer workplace, greater accountability [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":436,"featured_media":66302,"menu_order":0,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[48,10],"tags":[572],"class_list":["post-66300","victories","type-victories","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-organizing","category-packingprocessing","tag-ufcw-local-7"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Warehouse Workers at Colorado Purina Factory Join UFCW - The United Food &amp; Commercial Workers International Union<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Warehouse Workers at Colorado Purina Factory Join UFCW\" \/>\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\/actions\/victories\/warehouse-workers-at-colorado-purina-factory-join-ufcw\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Warehouse Workers at Colorado Purina Factory Join UFCW - The United Food &amp; 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