WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW), which represents 1.2 million workers in meatpacking, food processing, grocery, retail, and other essential industries across North America, released a statement in response to President Trump’s executive order to end collective bargaining with a number of federal unions.
UFCW International President Marc Perrone said:
“Collective bargaining is a fundamental right that ensures workers have safe workplaces, a voice on the job, and the ability to provide for their families. This executive order undermines those rights for hundreds of thousands of federal workers who have dedicated their careers to serving the American people.
“Weakening collective bargaining does not just hurt federal workers—it sets a dangerous and chilling precedent for all workers. At a time when too many families are struggling to make ends meet, we should be strengthening worker protections, not taking them away.
“The UFCW offers its full support for federal workers and their right to negotiate contracts that protect them on the job.”
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The UFCW International is the largest private sector union in the United States, representing 1.2 million workers and their families in meatpacking, food processing, grocery, health care, cannabis, retail, and other essential industries. UFCW members serve our communities in all 50 states, Canada and Puerto Rico. Learn more about the UFCW at ufcw.org.