UFCW Local 1445

April 21, 2021

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COMPLETE your college degree!

Now you can earn your FREE AA degree and go on to finish with a FREE BA, thanks to the UFCW!

Free College - Find Out More

The UFCW FREE COLLEGE BENEFIT is even better than ever! Unemployed? Furloughed? Laid off? You may STILL be eligible to take advantage of this program!

Congratulations to Working People Everywhere!

Congratulations to Joe Biden and Kamala Harris! And congratulations to working people everywhere!

Support Hazard Pay!

Tell your elected representatives to pass the HEROES Act that will provide hazard pay for essential workers! Sign our petition.

"Say Thank You Say I'm Sorry" by Jericho Brown

Jericho Brown, a Pulitzer Prize-winning poet, has captured in this poem the way this pandemic has affected us all, especially "essential workers" who seem to be taken for granted instead of given credit for the sacrifices they make every day.

We stand together

We stand in solidarity with our brothers and sisters around the country who are peacefully protesting to make their voices heard. We must stand together to end the hate, oppression, and discrimination that is poisoning our country.

Take the ShopSmart pledge!

Find out how to ShopSmart and take the pledge! Smart shopping and working practices will help keep us all safe.

Employee Rights

Employee rights - Paid sick leave and expanded family and medical leave under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA)

Business Agents

If you need to contact your business agent, for any reason, here's an updated list, alphabetical by employer and worksite.

Information and Links from Johns Hopkins University

MA AFL-CIO Statement on COVID-19

Statement of the MA AFL-CIO/Statement of values in response to COVID-19

Job opportunities for laid-off members, their families, and friends

Job opportunities at Stop & Shop and Shaw’s Supermarkets - Due to the overwhelming demand in the grocery store industry in our area over the past two weeks, companies that are represented by UFCW locals find themselves in the unprecedented position of needing additional help. Presently, Shaw’s Supermarkets alone is looking for an additional 1,000 people.

COMPLETE your college degree!

Local 1445 members now have the opportunity to COMPLETE their college degrees, thanks to the FREE COLLEGE BENEFIT and the FREE BACHELOR'S DEGREE completion programs.
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Central MA AFL-CIO Scholarship

College-bound high school seniors! Parents and grandparents of college-bound high school seniors! If you are a member of UFCW Local 1445 and live or work in the Central Massachusetts AFL-CIO jurisdiction, you or your family member may be eligible for one of the Central Massachusetts AFL-CIO's scholarships! The student must be graduating in 2021 and going on to college.
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The Scholarship Deadline Has Passed

This year's scholarship winners have been announced. Now it's time to think about next year!
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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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UFCW Local 1445 - 80 years of service and still fighting!

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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Organizing begins at home!

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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New for Stop & Shop members

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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Free Help Getting Your GED!

If you're a member of Local 1445 who never had a chance to graduate from high school and figure it's too late to do it now, guess what? IT'S NOT! Here's your chance to get FREE help getting your GED!
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UFCW Free College Benefit

The UFCW and Eastern Gateway Community College (EGCC) are offering the FREE College Benefit program to all UFCW members or family members who are high school/GED graduates and who want to receive a college degree.
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Free Help Getting Your GED!