Press Releases

UFCW: Biden COVID Relief Bill is Key Step to Support Essential Food Workers Facing Daily Health Threat of Virus Infection on Frontlines

March 8, 2021

UFCW Expands Vaccine Access for 12,000 Meatpacking Workers Across the Country in New Partnerships with State Leaders and Top Industry Employers

March 5, 2021

VIDEO: Fauci COVID Town Hall Highlights Danger of Mask Mandate Rollback in Texas and Mississippi with Essential Workers Still at Risk on Frontlines

March 3, 2021

UFCW: Trader Joe’s Firing COVID Safety Whistleblower Highlights Failure of Top Grocery Chains to Protect Essential Workers Across the Country Still at Risk on Frontlines

March 1, 2021

UFCW: Whole Foods COVID Outbreak in Detroit is Wake-Up Call to Threat Grocery Workers Still Face on Frontlines of the Pandemic in Stores Across the Country

February 26, 2021

UFCW, Cargill, Announce COVID Vaccine Rollout for Meatpacking Workers Across the Midwest Still at Risk of Virus Exposure on Frontlines of Pandemic

February 26, 2021

UFCW Statement on Biden USDA Secretary Confirmation

February 23, 2021

UFCW: Kroger Threatens Seattle Food Supply with Store Closures Retaliating Against Initiatives to Protect Community & Ensure Grocery Workers Have Hazard Pay for COVID Risks

February 16, 2021

National Press Conference on Urgent Need for Vaccine Access, Hazard Pay for Essential Workers as Deaths and Exposure for Frontline Workers Increase

February 9, 2021

UFCW: Trader Joe’s Grocery Hazard Pay and Los Angeles City Council Vote Recognize Growing Risks Faced by Frontline Workers

February 3, 2021

UFCW: Kroger Closing California Stores is Ruthless Attempt to Deny Grocery Workers the Hazard Pay They Have Earned as COVID Risks Increase for Frontline Workers

February 2, 2021