Building Blocks Project
The lack of affordable and quality food available to consumers through traditional Supermarkets has reached crisis levels. Communities are affected both economically and with health related problems. Good jobs are being lost due to store closings and we are failing to create new jobs through new Supermarket development. Diabetes, obesity and heart related illnesses are at epidemic levels.
That is why United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local 1500, New York State's largest Union representing Supermarket workers, is rolling out an aggressive initiative which aims to turn back the tide on this serious problem.
Through our "Building Blocks Project", we intend to form a long term coalition of Labor Unions, healthcare, hunger and nutrition advocates, food access experts, elected leaders, community activist and faith based leaders to ensure that all communities have the basic Building Blocks of good food, good jobs and good health. When a community is built upon this foundation, it produces positive results for all residents of New York State.
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