UFCW Local 135 was recently featured in the following news stories:
- San Diego grocery workers ask for patience, understanding from customers amid ongoing coronavirus crisis – CBS 8
Some compared the experience to the aftermath of a natural disaster, but the pandemic has yet to come to an end and employees risk getting sick, infecting others. - Escondido Albertsons employee tests positive for COVID-19 – ABC 10 News
- Escondido Albertsons Worker Among 12 in SoCal UFCW Unions with COVID-19 – Times of San Diego
- 1,000 San Diego Families Line Up for Drive-Thru Food Distribution: SD Food Bank – NBC 7 San Diego
- San Diego Food Bank hosts emergency food distribution for 1,000 families – CBS 8
Families received a total of 25 pounds of food at the event - Grocery strikes spike at Whole Foods, Instacart and Amazon as fear over COVID-19 spreads – San Diego Union-Tribune
Workers staffing ‘essential’ roles plan walkouts this week, demanding better treatment during pandemic - UFCW Local 135 President Todd Walters participated in a livestream press conference with San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer and Council President Georgette Gomez – City of San Diego Facebook
- SD Mayor Encourages More Social Distancing at Grocery Stores – NBC 7 San Diego
- City leaders give safe food shopping tips – Fox 5 San Diego
