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UFCW 2013 Partners with The Local Hearts Foundation To Help Those In Need
Posted OnNovember 30, 2021 by“I grew up with a single mom and two brothers and we always struggled to get by. We did the best we could with what we had, so I know what it’s like to not have anything. As I got older I made sure to give in any way that I could to those in…Read More…
UFCW in Bronxwood
Posted OnNovember 11, 2021 byWorkers and residents at Bronxwood Assisted Living Facility, a nursing home that houses 277 adult patients from The Bronx and the Metropolitan Area, held a rally to denounce deteriorating working conditions for staff and to call on the facility’s new management to address workers’ concerns. The rally organized by UFCW Local 2013, was held in front of the…Read More…
Join Us On 10/21/21 for NY HERO Act Worker Committee Training
Posted OnOctober 15, 2021 byLearn more about the NY HERO Act and building worker committees! When: Thursday, October 21st, 12 PM and 6 PM sessions available (both sessions cover the same topics) Zoom RSVP: 12 PM: bit.ly/nyhero12 6 PM: bit.ly/nyhero6Read More…
Update: Right To Work Has Been Defeated In New Hampshire
Posted OnJuly 8, 2021 byRight to work is wrong for New Hampshire, plain and simple. It deprives workers of their freedom to join together and form strong unions if they choose to. All that so-called right to work laws do is suppress wages, lower workplace safety and reduce the quality of public services we rely on in our communities. Proponents…Read More…
Members Taking Action – UFCW 2013 June 2021 Newsletter
Posted OnJuly 7, 2021 byMembership victories for UFCW in the spring and early summer of 2021. June 2021 has been a very successful month for union power and victories.
Do & Co Workers Demand Justice
Posted OnMay 27, 2021 byQueens Boro President Donovan Richards, council woman Adrian Adams, representatives from State Senator James Sanders office , Assemblyman Khalel Anderson’s office and New York communities for change leaders came together to support Do & Co workers demanding justice. Workers being recalled after a 7 month recall are losing all seniority rights . Elected officials said…Read More…
Power To The Workers: NY HERO Act Signed Into Law
Posted OnMay 7, 2021 byHistoric victory: #NYHERO Act signed into law! After a year-long fight, essential workers win the tools to empower and protect our communities for this pandemic and whatever comes next. This is a huge win for the health and dignity of workers and our communities. #ProtectNYHeroesRead More…
Remembering Our Members
Posted OnApril 29, 2021 byUfcw members/coalition members calling on the governor to sign the HERO bill. On this workers Memorial Day we read the names and honored the 55 ufcw members who lost their lives to the pandemic.Read More…
Covid Leaves Lasting Impact on Assisted Living Worker
Posted OnApril 22, 2021 byNew York, NY – Evelyn Brown, 43, is a veteran health aide at an assisted living facility in the Bronx and a UFCW Local 2013 member. In her 23-years on the job she has never seen anything quite like the devastation left by the Covid-19 pandemic. “I started to get concerned about the virus in…Read More…
Local 2013 Continues the Fight to Protect Workers After Suffering Tremendous Losses
Posted OnApril 8, 2021 byNew York, NY – The ongoing coronavirus pandemic has hit workers hard, no more so then the members of UFCW Local 2013, part of the larger AFL-CIO which represents 1.3 million people from various trades. Local 2013 members in healthcare and the food, warehouse and supply chain, for instance, could not “shelter in place.” They had…Read More…