UFCW Local 135

May Day March & Rally
2025-05-01 10:00 - 12:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
This May Day, we hit the streets!

Join UFCW Local 135 and San Diego’s labor movement on Thursday, May 1 at 10AM at UCSD Medical Center in Hillcrest for the May Day March and Rally!

Organized labor is rising up—demanding better contracts, fair pay, and respect on the job. Let’s show our strength in numbers and solidarity across unions.

Be there. Be loud. And be union proud!

Wear your UFCW swag and represent!

New Member Orientation AM
2025-05-07 09:00 - 10:00, 2025-08-13 09:00 - 10:00
Learn about your union by attending a New Member Orientation. Orientations take place online through Zoom and last one hour. Attendees will receive a $50 rebate off their fully paid initiation fee if they attend and provide documentation.

New Member Orientation PM
2025-05-07 18:00 - 19:00

Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive
2025-05-10 15:00 - 18:00
Union postal workers, the San Diego Food Bank, and volunteers throughout the county are gearing up for the annual Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive on Saturday, May 10, 2025. This event, organized by the National Association of Letter Carriers, is the largest single-day food drive in the United States.
With UFCW as a national sponsor, join UFCW Local 135 in making 2025 a record-breaking year by volunteering at three locations across San Diego. We are calling on stewards, members, retirees, and union staff to help make a difference.
A new gold UFCW Local 135 shirt will be provided to all volunteers.
Saturday, May 10, 2025 from 3-6pm at 3 postal locations:
ENCANTO POST OFFICE
5505 Stevens Way
San Diego, CA 92114

GRANTVILLE POST OFFICE
4740 Mission Gorge Pl.
San Diego, CA 92120

SCRIPPS RANCH POST OFFICE
10060 Willow Creek Rd
San Diego, CA 92131

Register HERE to help lend a hand.
Questions? Email info@ufcw135.com.

Grocery Bargaining
2025-05-14, 2025-05-29 - 2025-05-30
Bargaining with Albertsons/Vons/Pavilions and Ralphs continues.

Stater Bros Bargaining
2025-05-21
Bargaining continues with Stater Bros.

Memorial Day - Closed
2025-05-26
Closed.

Albertsons, Ralphs, Vons/Pavilions Bargaining
2025-05-29 - 2025-05-30

Strike Vote Zoom Meeting AM
2025-06-06 09:00 - 10:00
A Zoom meeting to discuss the Albertsons, Ralphs, Vons/Pavilions strike authorization vote.

Albertsons, Ralphs, and Vons/Pavilions Strike Authorization Vote
2025-06-08 08:00 - 2025-06-11 17:00
Voting takes place via text/email. Contact your union rep if you do not receive the link on June 8.

Grocery Bargaining
2025-06-10 - 2025-06-11, 2025-06-25 - 2025-06-27
Bargaining with Albertsons, Ralphs, Vons/Pavilions continues.

Juneteenth - Closed
2025-06-19

Grocery Workers Rising Pre-Strike Actions
2025-06-25 10:00 - 12:00
The final round of grocery bargaining is almost here, and our members are turning up the pressure!

On Wednesday, June 25, from 10AM–12PM, join us for pre-strike customer outreach leafleting actions happening simultaneously across San Diego County:

Albertsons #2785
8650 Lake Murray Blvd., La Mesa

Ralphs #51
1020 University Ave., Hillcrest

Vons #2859
453 Santa Fe Dr., Encinitas

We’re taking our message straight to the public: it’s time for Kroger and Albertsons to stop stalling and deliver the fair contract our members have earned!

Independence Day - Closed
2025-07-04
Closed

Grocery Contract Ratification Vote
2025-07-09 08:00 - 2025-07-11 17:00
Contract ratification voting begins Wednesday, July 9 at 8AM and runs through Friday, July 11 at 5PM.

Voting is electronic over three days, giving you time to review the agreement and get any questions answered by your Union Rep.

Reach out to your Union Rep if you don’t receive a text/email ballot.

Gelson's Bargaining
2025-07-15
Gelson’s bargaining begins.

Membership Meeting
2025-07-16 | UFCW Local 135 Mission Valley location – meeting hall, 2001 Camino del Rio South, San Diego, CA, 92108, United States
Get updated and stay informed about your union by attending the quarterly Membership Meetings. Meetings are open to members, their family, and retirees. They are conducted in person at our Mission Valley union hall located at 2001 Camino Del Rio South and online through Zoom. Email info@ufcw135.com for the Zoom registration link. Food is available first come, first served starting at 5pm.

Stater Bros Strike Vote Informational 9AM Meeting
2025-07-23 09:00 - 10:00
Email info@ufcw135.com for registration link.

Stater Bros Strike Vote Informational 6PM Meeting
2025-07-23 18:00 - 19:00

Stater Bros Strike Authorization Vote
2025-07-24 08:00 - 2025-07-25 17:00

Gelson's Bargaining
2025-07-25

Stater Bros Bargaining
2025-07-30 - 2025-07-31

UNAC/UHCP Picket Action at Kaiser
2025-08-01 06:30 - 10:30
Join our Alliance of Health Care Unions siblings at UNAC/UHCP on Friday, August 1 as they conduct informational pickets at four Kaiser Permanente facilities in Southern California!

They’ll be at Kaiser San Diego Medical Center at 9455 Clairemont Mesa Blvd from 6:30-10:30AM demanding what all our KP members want: safer staffing and a fair contract with equity, dignity, and respect for healthcare workers.

Stater Bros Customer Engagement Actions
2025-08-01 11:00 - 13:00
Customer Engagement Actions in front of stores beginning Friday, August 1 and the week of August 4-8.

We are NOT on strike during this time. These actions are to share with the community that we may go on strike and would like their support if we do so.

Locations:

Stater Bros #150 (3770 Mission Ave, Oceanside)
Stater Bros #162 (13589 Poway Rd, Poway)
Stater Bros #167 (9909 Carmel Mountain Rd, San Diego).

Stater Bros Informational Zoom Meetings 9am
2025-08-12 09:00 - 10:00
Email info@ufcw135.com for either the 9am or 6pm registration link.

Stater Bros Informational Zoom Meeting 6pm
2025-08-12 18:00 - 19:00

Stater Bros Contract Ratification Vote
2025-08-13 08:00 - 2025-08-14 17:00
Voting takes place online. If you don’t get a ballot link at 8am on August 13, contact your Union Rep.
