March will honor legacy of workers’ rights as current union contract sets to expire in September Media Advisory for Monday, September 4, 2023 Austin, MN– On Monday, September 4, United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 663 union members who work at Hormel will...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, June 2, 2022 Contact: Jessica Hayssen, 651-261-8559 jessicah@ufcw663.org Workers join ranks of Minnesota’s largest essential worker union for food and retail MINNEAPOLIS, MN –Workers from Peace Coffee won union recognition today from a National Labor Relations Board election. Workers have...
Click here to be notified by UFCW Local 663 when the State of Minnesota’s online application for $750 frontline checks goes live! To be eligible for Frontline Worker Pay, the applicant: must have been employed at least 120 hours in Minnesota in one or...
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Essential Workers Push Legislative Working Group to Make Deal That Includes All Workers & Call Special Session Covering *Only* Frontline Worker Pay
For Immediate Release: Sept 17, 2021 On Behalf of MN Nurses Association, SEIU Local 26, Unidos MN, UFCW Local 663 Contact: Josh Keller, jkeller@seiumn.org SAINT PAUL – This week essential workers who have kept us safe and healthy and our state running throughout COVID...
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Message from President Utecht: Like 9/11 Responders, COVID-19 Frontline Workers Deserve Our Honor and Respect
This September 11 we remember the frontline responders, many of whom paid the ultimate sacrifice for our country 20 years ago. I take time to honor and respect these workers’ dedication to help others in extremely dangerous and risky workplaces with the tragedies of...
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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
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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Minnesota Gov. Walz $250 Million COVID Hazard Pay Working Group Urged by Frontline Workers to Expedite Aid as Delta Surge Heightens Workplace Risks
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 28, 2021 CONTACT: Jessica Hayssen, jessicah@ufcw663.org, 651.261.8559 BROOKLYN CENTER, MN – Today, United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 663, the union for over 13,200 Minnesota essential workers in food, retail and healthcare, testified at the first state public hearing on...
May 18, 2021 Dear Member, Last Thursday, the CDC released updated guidelines for those fully vaccinated against COVID-19 that relaxed mask wearing and social distancing, except where required by federal, state, local, tribal, or territorial laws, rules, and regulations, including local business and workplace...
Help advocate for better workplace safety by participating in a short, text message-based study! Your union, the United Food and Commercial Workers, believes essential workers must remain a priority when it comes to improving workplace safety, accessing life-saving vaccinations, and receiving critical resources that...