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Frontline Members build power at the MN Legislature

March 18, 2022March 18, 2022

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UFCW Local 663 members stand up for all frontline essential workers and safety for all meatpacking and poultry processing workers in Minnesota Members show up Frontline essential workers like you show up. We know it. Employers know it. Communities know it. Legislators know it....

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Retail booksellers join our Union!

February 8, 2022February 8, 2022

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By Jess Alexander, Union Representative/Organizer UFCW Local 663 has a new industry in our union family: retail bookstores! Workers at four Half Price Books stores in Minnesota unionized with the United Food and Commercial Workers this winter. On December 16 booksellers at the Coon...

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Meet new union rep, Paul Swanson

February 8, 2022February 8, 2022

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My name is Paul Swanson, I have been a member of our union since 1989. I started my career at Rainbow Foods as a part time stocker in the grocery department growing my career into a position as a Center Store Manager with Lunds...

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Meet new SW MN union rep, Lisa Thoma

February 8, 2022February 8, 2022

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My name is Lisa Thoma. I am from Worthington MN and I have worked at JBS since 1991. I have been a Union Steward for 28 years. I became the plant walking steward in 2010. My roles included helping members with their concerns in...

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Union Difference: Ancillary benefits open enrollment for majority of retail grocery union members

February 7, 2022February 7, 2022

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By Scott Larson, Union Representative Live the Union Difference with Ancillary benefits that improve your life Ancillary benefits were bargained into the UFCW 663 contracts for all non-benefited members. Open enrollment is January and February 2022. Benefits include: Dental, Vision, Life, Doctor on Demand,...

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Dar Gracias y Avanzar Juntos

December 3, 2021December 3, 2021

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Quiero empezar ofreciendo mi más sincero agradecimiento. Gracias por el trabajo importante que realiza. Usted es puesto a prueba todos los días en su línea de trabajo durante la pandemia de COVID en curso. Continúa subiendo a la cima para servir a sus comunidades...

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Giving Thanks and Moving Forward Together

December 3, 2021December 3, 2021

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I want to start off by offering my sincerest thank you. Thank you for the important work that you do. You are put to the test everyday in your line of work during the ongoing COVID pandemic. You continue to rise to the top...

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Homestead at Anoka Nurses & Service and Maintenance members see significant gains in new contracts

October 28, 2021October 28, 2021

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Homestead at Anoka members ratified both the Nurses Contract which covers RNs and LPNs and the Service and Maintenance Contract which covers CNAs, HHAs, Dietary, Housekeeping, Life Enrichment, Cooks and Maintenance Departments. The three-year agreements have substantial hourly wage increases in each year of...

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Union Members Vote to Merge UFCW Local 663 & UFCW Local 9

October 22, 2021October 22, 2021

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Merged local union will build stronger voice at work for thousands of frontline essential workers in the Midwest FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, October 22, 2021 Contact: Jessica Hayssen 651-261-8559 jessicah@ufcw663.org Minneapolis—Union members from United Food and Commercial Workers Locals 663 and 9 voted to...

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Still Essential: UFCW Local 663 Grocery, Long-term Care and Meatpacking Members Testify at State Capitol for $250 Million for Hazard Pay Bonus from Federal Funds

September 10, 2021September 10, 2021

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By President Matt Utecht UFCW Local 663 and UFCW Local 9 members have been testifying for frontline worker pay at the state capitol to include food, retail and healthcare workers as well as meatpacking workers safety during the COVID-19 pandemic. UFCW Local 663 members...

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Frontline Members build power at the MN Legislature

Retail booksellers join our Union!

Meet new union rep, Paul Swanson

Meet new SW MN union rep, Lisa Thoma

Union Difference: Ancillary benefits open enrollment for majority of retail grocery union members

Dar Gracias y Avanzar Juntos

Giving Thanks and Moving Forward Together

Homestead at Anoka Nurses & Service and Maintenance members see significant gains in new contracts

Union Members Vote to Merge UFCW Local 663 & UFCW Local 9

Still Essential: UFCW Local 663 Grocery, Long-term Care and Meatpacking Members Testify at State Capitol for $250 Million for Hazard Pay Bonus from Federal Funds

UFCW Local 663 Endorses Tim Walz for Kamala Harris’s Vice President Pick

UFCW Local 663 Endorses Vice President Kamala Harris for President

Minnesota bookstore workers ratify first union contract at Minnesota Half Price Books Stores

Members Energized to Win at First Power Summit on April 9

Minnesota’s Essential Meatpacking Union Calls On Employers To Establish Child Well-Being Fund

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