UFCW Local 1445 is currently in contract negotiations with Macy's. The negotiating team is working hard to secure the very best improvements in working conditions and benefits for our more than 1,000 members working in stores located in Boston, Braintree, Natick, Peabody, and Warwick.
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All five New England UFCW locals are currently engaged in contract negotiations with Stop & Shop.
Local 1445 president Jeff Bollen will be posting videos as negotiations continue in order to keep Local 1445 Stop & Shop members updated on the progress - or lack of it - of these important talks.
SOLIDARITY is the key to our success. TOGETHER we can demand - and win! - better wages and benefits, especially since the company is profitable ONLY because of the hard work of its employees - LOCAL 1445 MEMBERS!
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Since 1938 - more than 80 years ago - UFCW Local 1445 has been fighting for the rights and dignity of workers and their families in Northeast New England.
What do we fight for? Living wages! Affordable quality healthcare! Safe workplaces! Benefits, sick pay, paid holidays and vacations! Overtime and premium pay! DIGNITY AND RESPECT ON THE JOB.
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Contract negotiations are ongoing, contract proposals are being discussed.
Bob's Discount Furniture members - you can now see the latest proposals and let your business agent, Gene Giacobbe, the Local 1445 Negotiations Director, Fernando Lemus, and your negotiating team know how you feel about these issues.
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Being a member of the UFCW family means you and your family members can take advantage of the UFCW Free College benefit.
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President Jeff Bollen has important information for our Stop & Shop members: SAS employees should NOT be doing our bargaining unit work.
When outside employees do work that is contractually guaranteed to UFCW Local 1445 members, it means FEWER PAID HOURS for YOU - our members - and, eventually, FEWER JOBS for our members. Local 1445 has vowed to fight this contract violation, but we need your help.
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In response to the Supreme Court decision in Janus v. AFSCME Council 31, Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey states, "Today, the Supreme Court has turned its back on millions of Americans...My office will never stop fighting to protect working families and basic workplace rights here in Massachusetts and across the country."
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Richard Trumka, president of the AFL-CIO, has issued a statement condemning the Supreme Court decision in Janus v. AFSCME Council 31. "Until it is overturned, this decision will be a political stain on ... the most honorable, independent body in the world."
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On Tuesday, May 8, UFCW Local 1445 members and supporters joined hundreds of other demonstrators at the Massachusetts State House to rally support for a $15 minimum wage and paid medical and family leave.
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A special update for bfresh members on the current state of contract negotiations with the company.
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Yes! It starts with you, our valued union member, who understands what it means to belong to a union. You have the opportunity to educate your family and friends about the benefits of being an important part of a dedicated group that is working together for a better life...that's organizing!
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Stop & Shop members now have an alternative to AFLAC for supplemental benefits.
The Forza Group, which previously offered Aflac benefits, has now secured an even better alternative for our members through Colonial Life.
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