This April, we won a huge victory against Jerry’s! When Local 663 members in part time positions came forward and expressed they were not being offered the minimum hours that are stated in their union contract, UFCW Local 663 filed a grievance. The grievance...
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UFCW Local 663 members had an incredible day of visioning One Union, training and beginning to build over 1000 Strike Captains in the Metro area and 500 in food processing by the end of this year. President Rena Wong and Secretary Treasurer Michael LaCoste...
March 20, 2024 An election for president was held for the entire UFCW Local 663 membership on March 20, 2024. Rena Wong has been elected by an overwhelming majority of the membership to the executive position of President of UFCW Local 663.
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Essential Grocery Store Workers Demand Fair Wages from Brainerd Cub Foods & Pequot Lakes SuperValu Grocer at State Capitol
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, March 5, 2024 Brainerd worker delegation calls upon Cub Grocer Chris Quisberg to negotiate for fair wages at Bi-Partisan Bag off event during MN Grocers Association’s Lobby Day St. Paul, MN –On Wednesday afternoon, a Brainerd Lakes worker delegation of...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 14, 2024 Madelia, MN–United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 663, who represents 5,000 essential meatpacking workers across Minnesota, held a Zoom press conference with Unidos MN to call on meatpacking employers to establish a child well-being fund. Union members...
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Brainerd Lakes Essential Grocery Store Workers Reject Employer Offers for Second Time at Cub Foods, SuperValu, Super One Foods
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, January 19, 2024 Brainerd Lakes, MN –On Thursday, members of United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 663 who work at Quisberg’s and Miner’s grocery foods stores overwhelmingly voted to reject their employers’ offers for a second time. Over the...
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Grocery Store Workers on Strike Over Unfair Labor Practices at Brainerd Lakes Cub Foods, SuperValu, Super One Foods
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, December 22, 2023 Brainerd Lakes, MN – Today, over 500 members of United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 663 who work at Quisberg’s and Miner’s grocery foods stores began an Unfair Labor Practices (ULP) strike against the grocery employers...
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UFCW Local 663 Essential Workers Ready to ULP Strike Brainerd Lakes Grocers Before Christmas
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEDecember 20, 2023 Brainerd Lakes, MN –United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 663 essential grocery workers in the Brainerd Lakes area continue to prepare for a Christmas time ULP Strike. Workers announced the ULP strike dates last week because their rights...
The UFCW Local 663 executive board mourns the loss of life in Israel and Palestine. We express our solidarity with all workers for the right to live peacefully, with dignity and respect. Palestinian and Israeli civilian populations must be protected. We hope for a...
Brainerd/Baxter Cub Foods, Super One Foods Baxter/Crosby and Pequot Lakes SuperValu union members set to strike during Christmas over rights violated FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEDecember 12, 2023 Brainerd, MN –Today, United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 663, together representing more than 650 essential grocery...