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In legislative issues that matters to working people, UFCW members have been on the front lines advocating for change that works and for policies that help working families in America.
Click on any of the issues below to learn more about the UFCW's position, what we've done, and how you can take action and get involved.
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Updates
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Indiana joins right-to-work ranks
Gov. Daniels signs bill
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Indiana Passes "Right-To-Work"
Just days before billions of people will be tuning in to watch Indianapolis host the Superbowl, the Indiana GOP is putting the wrong kind of spotlight on the Hoosier state.
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Joe Hansen: Daniels Wrong On 'Right to Work'
UFCW President Joe Hansen's Piece on Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels From the Huffington Post
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Indiana Senate Passes RTW Despite Broad Public Opposition
Feature Story from the AFL-CIO blog
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I Made A Difference in Ohio:
A Guest Post by UFCW Member Juanita Smith
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United Food and Commercial Workers Union Endorses Obama 2012
The 1.3 million members of the United Food and Commercial Workers Union (UFCW) are ready to fight for the future of our country and to stand with leaders who will stand up for working families. President Barack Obama is that leader.
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NYT: Confronting the Malefactors
There's something happening here. What it is ain't exactly clear, but we may, at long last, be seeing the rise of a popular movement that, unlike the Tea Party, is angry at the right people.
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New Jersey Lawmakers Approve Benefits Rollback for Work Force
New Jersey lawmakers on Thursday approved a broad rollback of benefits for 750,000 government workers and retirees, the deepest cut in state and local costs in memory, in a major victory for Gov. Chris Christie and a once-unthinkable setback for the state's powerful public employee unions.
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O'Brien says right-to-work veto override vote can wait until fall
Speaker of the House William O'Brien said he will wait until the fall to attempt an override of Gov. Lynch's veto of the right-to-work bill. O'Brien told reporters Wednesday that after holding override votes on three bills today, the only other veto he will consider trying to overturn would be a veto of the budget.
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Dayton, GOP remain mired in Minn. budget dispute
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton and Republican lawmakers insisted Wednesday they don't want the state government to shut down in eight days because of a stalemate over a new budget, but neither side appeared willing to meet the other's demands to prevent it.
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