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Peter Riley 1d ago

@bluecollarwriter

https://labornotes.org/2026/03/57-languages-meatpackers-strike-first-time-40-years

https://www.ew4d.org/

#EW4D #Greeley Colorado
#LabourMovement #MeatPackers #Organize #Solidarity #Strikes #UFCW

In 57 Languages, Meatpackers Strike for the First Time in 40 Years

In less than a quarter-mile stretch of sidewalk, chatter in 57 languages overlaps with the sound of dancehall, bachata, Thai pop, Haitian kompa, and Micronesian hip-hop. At sunset, dozens gather for iftar, breaking their Ramadan fast; the music, pulsing from boomboxes and cell phones held up to megaphones, swells into one shared hum. In this sliver of land across from the sprawling JBS beef processing plant—among the largest in the country—workers from around the world have united in the largest U.S. meatpacking strike in 40 years.

Labor Notes

Fight Back! News 6d ago

UFCW Local 7 strikes JBS, world’s largest meatpacking company

Greeley, CO – On March 16, 3800 members of United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 7 went on strike at the JBS meatpacking plant in Greeley, Colorado. The union members walked out of their shift at 5:30 a.m. to picket the plant.

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https://fightbacknews.org/articles/ufcw-local-7-strikes-jbs-worlds-largest-meatpacking-company

Not a doctor Mar 1

Hey everyone, a friend of mine who works for #Kroger and is a #UFCW member recently was unfairly suspended from their job without pay. The link has the full story but if anyone can contribute to help our union sister out I'm sure they would greatly appreciate it.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/stand-with-our-sister-against-unjust-treatment

#MutualAid #union #kroger #support

Donate to Stand with Our Sister Against Unjust Treatment, organized by Hannah Long

On 1/14/26, our fellow sister had a routine new hire meeting, where they ke… Hannah Long needs your support for Stand with Our Sister Against Unjust Treatment

gofundme.com

Peter Riley Mar 1

https://labornotes.org/2026/02/how-we-organized-union-whole-foods

Philly Whole Foods Union workers at Whole Foods Center City, Philadelphia. Worker-led, united together
@ufcwlocal1776
https://www.instagram.com/phillywholefoodsworkers/

#UFCW represents 835,000 #groceryworkers
https://www.ufcw.org/actions/campaign/whole-foods-union/

#Amazon #labourmovement #organize #solidarity #unions #wholefoods

How We Organized a Union at Whole Foods

There were six of us at the first meeting to form a union at Whole Foods in Philadelphia: too many to fit around the coffee shop table, a good sign, so we moved to a restaurant around the corner. We talked about disrespectful managers, low pay, and the loss of paid breaks and health care for part-timers. “I’ve seen many wonderful people come and go” in a decade at the store, said produce worker Ed Dupree.

Labor Notes

The Bog Witch 🇨🇦Jan 28

#UFCW has posted a letter that was sent to #Pattison Group pertaining to their proposed liquidation of US property to ICE. #bcpoli #cdnpoli ufcw1518.com/wp-content/u...

Peter Riley Oct 5

River Valley Co-op Workers Organize

https://labornotes.org/blogs/2025/10/river-valley-co-op-workers-opened-bargaining-and-won-big

https://www.ufcw1459rvc.org/

#labourmovement #Massachusetts #organize #RiverValley #solidarity #unions #UFCW

River Valley Co-op Workers Opened up Bargaining—and Won Big

River Valley Co-op is a consumer-owned cooperative grocery store with two locations in Western Massachusetts. We have been unionized with Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 1459 for the last decade with 175 workers in our bargaining unit. This year, beginning in January and ending in June, we held thirteen bargaining sessions with RVC management and their attorneys in a process that was transformative for our union. Negotiations were tense and at times, adversarial.

Labor Notes