UFCW Local 770

BLS Report Highlights the Importance of the Employee Free Choice Act

Statement by Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis on Bureau of Labor Statistics report on Union Members in 2009

WASHINGTON — Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis issued the following statement regarding the Bureau of Labor Statistics report released today on Union Members in 2009:

Update of Key Points on Benefits Tax Improvements

medical · We are very encouraged by the progress that has been made on health care reform in the last few days, and we are working diligently to improve the bill to make it fairer for working people across the country. <

Real Solutions for Immigration Reform

reformrally Statement by Joe Hansen, President of the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union, on the introduction of comprehensive immigration reform legislation by Congressman Gutierrez

Washington, DC — “The bill introduced today by Congressman Gutierrez and his colleagues would help create an immigration system that works for Amer

Mikulski Amendment Passes 61-39!

The Senate today passed a women’s health amendment to the healthcare overhaul bill, the first such vote since the Senate began debate this week.

By a 61-39 vote, the Senate added the amendment that expands coverage to such procedures as mammograms and Pap smears by eliminating insurance co-payments and deductibles for many women. The amendment’s principal sponsor was Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.).

Employee Free Choice Act Videos

Watch videos of workers speaking about the importance of the Employee Free Choice Act.

Merger Passes making Local 770 the Largest UFCW Local in the Nation

Last month UFCW members at both Local 770 and Local 1036 voted overwhelmingly to merge together to create the largest UFCW Local in the country.

This is a landmark in the history of the UFCW and it’s a victory for all of us. There is no doubt that in this economy, Local 770 is now in the best position to streamline our expenses, invest in organizing to further grow our Union, and protect our wages and benefits in future contract negotiations.

Workers at huge NC pork plant vote for Union!

Workers at the world's largest hog processing plant voted Thursday to bring in a union to represent them.

About 4,600 of Smithfield Packing Co.'s 5,000 employees in the tiny town of Tar Heel were eligible to vote over two days of balloting overseen by the National Labor Relations Board.

The margin of victory for the United Food and Commercial Workers was just 162 votes out of 3,920 cast. The UFCW had tried to win the right to represent workers since the plant which processes up to 32,000 live hogs a day opened 16 years ago.

"This is a great victory for the Tar Heel workers," UFCW organizing director Pat O'Neill said. "I know they are looking forward to sitting down at the bargaining table with Smithfield to negotiate a contract. The UFCW has constructive union contracts with Smithfield plants around the country."

A Message from President Rick Icaza

Our local union took a big step when we officially merged Local 1036 and Local 770 on July 1, 2009.

We became the largest local union in the UFCW, which is the largest private sector union in North America. That means more influence and power at the bargaining table.

But with that influence and power comes great responsibility. We are a leader in the labor movement, and we must use that status responsibly.

That means working to organize our non-union brothers and sisters so they can enjoy the protections of a unionized workplace, supporting worker-friendly political candidates and working to advance responsible social policies such as national health care reform.