Keeping You Up To Date
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UFCW Child Care Grant
We’re thrilled to announce the UFCW Childcare Grant, supporting our hardworking members with their childcare needs.
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The Advocate Summer 2024
Go and check out the Summer 2024 Advocate Edition featuring Partners Coffee Workers Organizing win joining Local 1500, Workers Memorial Event photos, and the Scholarship Winners of 2024. #TheAdvocate
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General Membership Meeting June 2024
Watch the March 2024 UFCW Local 1500 General Membership Meeting on YouTube.
Upcoming Events
September 11th 2024 General Membership Meeting
Wednesday, September 11, 2024
7:00 pm
Scholarship Deadline
June 1 – December 31, 2024
Labor Day Parade and March 2024
Saturday, September 7, 2024
9:00 am
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About UFCW Local 1500
The United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW) is one of the largest unions in the United States, representing approximately 1.3 million workers in both the retail food industry and the wholesale/distribution sectors. UFCW has a long history of advocating for social justice through political activism, corporate campaigns, and collective bargaining negotiations.
Member Spotlight
In 1987 Alicia Boake began her career as a part-time employee in the Baldwin Pathmark. It was also in that same year, that Alicia developed her relationship with UFCW Local 1500.
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UFCW Store Map
Use our interactive store map to find your UFCW representative, based on your location.
Health &
Safety Update
UFCW Local 1500 members have jobs requiring you to
work closely with the public, so it’s important to know
how to stay healthy and avoid panicking or spreading
misinformation about the virus. Follow these tips to help stop the spread of germs.
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Join the Union &
Build a Stronger Workplace
The UFCW strongly believes that workers should have a
voice in their jobs. The only way to achieve a true voice
in your workplace is to have a Union contract.
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