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135 Sends Reps to Texas Strike

555 in Oregon, have made the choice to walk off their jobs this week after Kroger failed to offer an acceptable contract. The companies include Kroger, Fred Meyer and Quality Food Centers (QFC).

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Spreckels Workers Ratify Contract

Congratulations to our members at Spreckels Sugar Company in the Imperial Valley on the ratification of their new contract! On December 14, 2021, they took their work future into their

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Open Enrollment Info Meetings

Need help regarding Open Enrollment? Do you have questions about how to sign up for your medical plan?  Does your current plan fulfill your health care needs? Our Food and

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SoCal KP Members Ratify New Contract

Congratulations to our Kaiser Permanente Pharmacy and Laboratory members on the ratification of their new four-year contract! Pharmacy and lab workers successfully fought off a two-tiered wage system and a

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Stiiizy Workers Join UFCW

UFCW Local 135 would like to congratulate the workers at Stiiizy in Vista, California on becoming our newest bargaining unit!  Earlier this month, these dedicated cannabis workers overwhelmingly signed enough

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Sugar Workers United!

Attention Spreckels Sugar workers: Your bargaining committee finished this week’s bargaining sessions with Spreckels negotiators and got a few things accomplished. But we are still far apart on many items.

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Holiday Toy Drive!

Holiday Season Solidarity! It’s that time of year again where UFCW Local 135, and all of the unions in the San Diego & Imperial Counties Labor Council, collect toys for

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KP Strike Update #2

National bargaining continues and there has been some healthy dialogue between Alliance of Health Care Unions and Kaiser negotiators. Real conversations are taking place that could have potential impact. Fingers

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Local 135’s KP Strike Update #1

UFCW Local 135 will give frequent strike updates until a contract is ratified. Please check back daily for the latest news on Kaiser Permanente negotiations. 1. Negotiations continued all last

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Union Pharmacy Workers at Kaiser Permanente Set Strike Date

Facing stalled negotiations and low-ball contract offers, six UFCW Local Unions in Southern California issued a 10-day notice of strike to Kaiser Permanente. The notice informed Kaiser of the members’ intention to engage in a strike and job actions including picketing and handbilling by pharmacy employees at all Kaiser Permanente locations in the Southern California region. Negotiations with the healthcare giant continued over the weekend.

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