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Action Alerts

Pass This Jobs Bill!
It's time for Republicans in Congress to put our country ahead of politics and support the American Jobs Act!
Tell Your Member of Congress to Extend Unemployment Insurance and the Payroll Taxcut!
Tell Your Member of Congress to Extend Unemployment Insurance and the Payroll Taxcut!
DEFEATING SO-CALLED "RIGHT-TO-WORK"
Hoosier families need jobs, not more attacks on workers.
Don't Sell Off Pennsylvania Jobs
Our unemployment is near double digits in Pennsylvania. Our newly elected governor is attempting to sell off state liquor stores. This means we'll lose thousands of good, full-time jobs.
Giant Eagle in Ohio Should Respect ALL its Workers
While Giant Eagle employees in the Cleveland area have a seat at the table and a voice on the job through their union, Giant Eagle workers in Columbus and Toledo aren't being afforded the same right to bargain collectively with their employer.

Letters to the Editor

Support the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA)
Every American has the opportunity to seek employment without fear of discrimination based on sex, race, or religion. Yet there remains no law protecting workers from discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity. It's time for change.
It's Time for Pension/Retirement Reform
The United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) supports immediate funding relief for multiemployer pensions plans which have taken a serious hit as a direct result of the 2008 market losses. It's time for Congress to act.
Letter to the Editor: Immigration Reform
America deserves an immigration system that inspires confidence from our citizens, provides for legal immigration, and ensures that immigration policy protects the life, liberty, and employment prospects of everyone within our borders.
It's time to stop the greedy, reckless behavior of Wall Street and big banks
The deplorable actions that brought down big banks demonstrate just how desperately reform is needed. If giant firms believe the government and taxpayers will bail them out, their incentive to grow larger and make riskier decisions will only persist.

The Issues that Matter

Recent Articles

Indiana joins right-to-work ranks
Gov. Daniels signs bill

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.

Joe Hansen: Daniels Wrong On 'Right to Work'
UFCW President Joe Hansen's Piece on Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels From the Huffington Post

Indiana Senate Passes RTW Despite Broad Public Opposition
Feature Story from the AFL-CIO blog

I Made A Difference in Ohio:
A Guest Post by UFCW Member Juanita Smith

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.