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Interested in getting involved with the Labor movement? Passionate about your Union? UFCW Local 1445 is hiring 4 new organizers. Please email your resume to President Fernando Lemus or talk to your Union rep to schedule an interview. If someone you know is interested, please share this info with them right away!

Macy’s contract negotiations continue as contract expires

Macy’s contract negotiations continue as contract expires 900 workers at five local stores are in a contract dispute with a department store giant over overtime pay and wage hikes.

UFCW Local 1445 is the premier union for cannabis workers in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts!

Workers at Sira Naturals in Milford, Needham, and Somerville; at Liberty in Somerville; at Cultivate in Leicester; at NETA in Franklin; and at Mayflower Medicinals in Holliston have all joined the UFCW Local 1445 family of members who have representation in their workplaces, a voice on the job, and recognition for the hard work they do every day.

UFCW Local 1445 represents almost 2,000 in all aspects of the healthcare industry

Besides representing members at UMass Memorial Medical Center, St. Vincent Hospital, and nursing homes throughout the state, our latest successful contract negotiations were with The Reservoir Center for Health and Rehabilitation in Marlborough, MA.

Local 1445 - COVID 19 Protection

From the very start of this pandemic, UFCW Local 1445 has actively and aggressively worked to make sure our members receive all the protection available to help keep them and their families as safe as possible.

Latest victories

WELCOME TO OUR UFCW FAMILY!!

Welcome to the newest members of UFCW Local 1445 Union.

VICTORY: Workers at Levia Seltzers - an Ayr Cannabis subsidiary - they were card checked with UFCW Local 1445 and have joined our Local 1445 Union family.

Workers at the Mayflower dispensary in Allston, MA voted UNANIMOUSLY today to join the UFCW Local 1445 Union family! They join workers from the Mayflower growing facility in Holliston, MA, who are already in our Local.

Here are workers Pedro Bernabel (right) and Carl Celestin (left). Congratulations to all the workers for their efforts. Welcome to the family!

Today was the grand opening of AYR BACK BAY RECREATIONAL ADULT USE CANNABIS.

Local 1445 organizes its first non-profit community organization, La Comunidad Inc., in Everett. The third neutral party that counted the authorization card was Ward 2 Everett City Councilor Stephanie Martins

The Bull Moose Music store in Salem, NH ratified their first collective bargaining agreement after a year-long process, which started when the company terminated the entire workforce for raising safety concerns during the pandemic. This new bargaining unit’s voice has been heard and they now have safety guarantees, scheduled wage increases, bereavement pay, paid time off options and more.

OUR PLEDGE

Smart. Safe. Fair. Better.

From negotiating with employers to improve working conditions to organizing community food drives, we know together we can make a difference and improve the lives of those around us.

Steward Cheryl Ferullo explains why she is happy to be a UFCW Local 1445 member
and why she feels the dues she pays each week is money well spent.

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