UFCW Local 88

This Friday June 19th the Fellowship of Unions Coalition will be coming together to clean up and beautify one of the largest and oldest historical African American cemeteries in our area. If anybody would like to join, we can use all the help we can get. If you have any questions or would like to know more about the event please reach out to your UFCW Local 88 Representative.

A union election should mark the start of bargaining, not a bad-faith waiting game.

Right now, the NLRB requires employers to bargain in good faith, but sets no deadline for the bargaining to begin. For years, companies have exploited this fact to drag out negotiations, stalling the process of securing a first contract by an average of 458 days.

The Faster Labor Contracts Act, which passed the House this week, closes that loophole by requiring employers to begin negotiations within 10 days of a successful union election!

Thank you to Representatives Donald Norcross and Pete Stauber for standing up for workers and championing this critical legislation.

Full statement: https://bit.ly/4eHQhee

Congratulations to our US Foods family who showed up in full force this morning. With over 90% of the membership voting unanimously to approve a record setting new 5 year agreement!!! Thank you to everybody who showed up early this morning, congratulations!!!!

SAVE THE DATE 📅

Applications for the Summer quarter of UFCW's Free Foreign Language Program will open on June 18th at 1pm ET.

Whether it’s for travel, for work, or just for fun, this program offers members the ability to learn over 70 languages for free online.

Be sure to make your calendar, as enrollment is on a first come, first served basis!

Learn more: https://bit.ly/3FBvRSn

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We at the Union For Cannabis Workers Local 655 are so excited to annouce that by a vote of 31-1 CBDKratom stores across the St. Louis metro area and in Illinois have voted to accept their first union contracts and are officially full-fledged partners of UFCW Local 655 and UFCW Local 881 respectively!
We are stoked to be starting this JOINT Partnership to make sure Doyens are taken care of as they grow and rise together in this new industry!

Congratulations to Local 88 member Lori O’Dell at Schnucks Kehrs Mill on 13 years of service to customers all over! We hope Lori will enjoy her much deserved time off and we thank her for her hard word and devotion to the job.

Happy Retirement Lori!! We’ll miss you!!

🏳️‍🌈 Happy Pride Month!! 🏳️‍🌈

Local 88 would like to celebrate our LGBTQAI+ members and reaffirm our commitment to standing in solidarity with the community we hold dear. You make our union strong and together we continue to strive for equality so that we ALL can live our lives to the fullest. We also want to honor those who came before us who worked against all odds to create a world of love and acceptance.

Be True and Be Proud!

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Congratulations to our AMAZING members at Kuna Foodservice for unanimously approving their new contract!

Thank you to all who showed up today for your participation and making our Union stronger.

Congratulations to Local 88 member Tamara Little-Scheve at Schnucks Sierra Vista on 11 years of service to customers throughout St. Louis. Thank you for all of your hard work and dedication. We hope you enjoy your much deserved time off!

Happy Retirement Tamara! We'll miss you!!