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Poll Finds Marylanders Overwhelmingly Support Ban on Electronic Shelf Labels and Surveillance Pricing in Grocery Stores

69 percent believe electronic shelf labels will cause grocery prices to increase 68 percent support banning this technology in grocery stores, with strong majorities across party lines in favor POLLING MEMO AVAILABLE ANNAPOLIS, MD. – Today, the United Food and Commercial Workers International

Surveillance Pricing Legislation Supported by UFCW Advances in New Jersey

Last week, New Jersey legislators advanced a bill as part of the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union’s “Affordable Groceries and Good Jobs Campaign,” to ban the predatory practice of “surveillance pricing,” target the encroachment of AI-driven technology in

UFCW Backs Bills in Minnesota and Iowa to Combat Vertical Integration in Meatpacking 

Today, the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW), which represents 1.2 million essential workers across North America, including more than 250,000 workers in meatpacking and food processing, announced its support for state legislation to combat vertical integration in

UFCW Endorses the Food and Nutrition Delivery Safety Act

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW), America’s largest private sector union representing 1.2 million workers in meatpacking, food processing, grocery, retail, and other essential industries across North America, released a statement endorsing the reintroduction of

UFCW Slams Walmart’s Decision to Roll Out Electronic Shelf Labels Chainwide, Urges Lawmakers to Act Quickly

Electronic Shelf Labels Represent a Key Tool in Efforts to Roll Out Predatory Pricing Strategies in Brick-and-Mortar Retail WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW), which represents 1.2 million essential workers across North America, including more

UFCW Urging ‘NO’ Vote on Farm Bill in House Agriculture Committee

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW), which represents 1.2 million essential workers across North America, released a statement ahead of the U.S. House Committee on Agriculture’s markup of the Farm, Food, and National Security Act

UFCW Blasts USDA’s Proposed Line Speed Rule

“Today’s move risks taking us back to the days of Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle” WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW), which represents hundreds of thousands of meatpacking and food processing workers, released a statement condemning

UFCW Launches National Campaign to Ban Surveillance Pricing on Groceries

U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján Introduces the Stop Price Gouging in Grocery Stores Act State Lawmakers Across the Country Working to Protect Family Grocery Bills and Ban Electronic Shelf Labels UFCW’s “Affordable Groceries and Good Jobs Campaign” to Activate Grassroots

UFCW Warns Reclassifying Cannabis to a Schedule III Drug Not Enough for Workers

Today, the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW), which represents 1.2 million essential workers across North America, including thousands of workers in the cannabis industry, released a statement in response to the Trump Administration’s plan to reclassify cannabis

UFCW Warns Reduced SNAP Payments Not Enough for Families & Food Workers

“The USDA could use additional funding to make full payments this month, but it’s deliberately chosen not to.” ICYMI: UFCW Urges USDA Secretary Rollins to Fund Full SNAP Benefits for November WASHINGTON – Today, the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW), which

UFCW Urges USDA Secretary Rollins to Fund SNAP Benefits for November

WASHINGTON – Today, the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW), 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

UFCW Calls for Restoring Temporary Protected Status

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW), which represents 1.2 million essential workers across North America, released a statement urging lawmakers to reinstate Temporary Protected Status (TPS), as part of the National TPS Alliance’s Week of Action. 

UFCW Urges Washington to Put Working Families First and End the Government Shutdown

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW), America’s largest private sector union representing 1.2 million workers in meatpacking, food processing, grocery, retail, and other essential industries across North America, released a statement in response to the

ICYMI: Ohio UFCW Locals Endorse Sherrod Brown for Senate

COLUMBUS, OHIO – Last week, United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Locals 75, 880, and 1059 and Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU) Local 390, representing tens of thousands of workers across the Buckeye State, announced their endorsement of

UFCW Endorses U.S. Rep. Tlaib’s Stop Price Gouging in Grocery Stores Act

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW), America’s largest private sector union representing 1.2 million workers in meatpacking, food processing, grocery, retail, and other essential industries across North America, endorsed The Stop Price Gouging in Grocery Stores