UFCW Local 1445

March 31, 2020

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MA Department of Unemployment Assistance Virtual Town Hall

Employee Rights

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

Emergency Childcare Providers for Essential Workers

Emergency childcare providers for essential workers, including our healthcare and supermarket members.

Business Agents

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

Letter to Governor Baker

Letter to Governor Baker regarding additional safety measures required to keep grocery workers and customers safe

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.

To Local 1445 Members from Fernando Lemus

TO ALL LOCAL 1445 MEMBERS from Acting President Fernando Lemus

From Dave Young, Director of UFCW Region 1

UFCW Members Sticking Together During Difficult Times - Members of Local 1445 know the importance of sticking together for a voice in the workplace and the power of standing side-by-side with our union brothers and sisters during difficult times.

CDC Updates

CDC Updates and Resources

More CDC Resources

More CDC resources

Help Keep Yourself and Others Safe

Help keep yourself and others safe

White House/CDC Guidelines

White House/CDC guidelines

Information for MA Residents

Information for Massachusetts residents

Information for ME Residents

Information for Maine residents

Information for RI Residents

Information for Rhode Island residents

IMPORTANT NOTICE FOR OUR MEMBERS during the COVID-19 pandemic

During the coronavirus pandemic, your local - Local 1445 - is working with your employer and elected representatives to make sure our member are safe and protected, and we will keep you updated.

Congratulations to all our UFCW Local 1445 scholarship winners! Now it's time for the NEXT round of students to apply. The winners of this year's scholarships were chosen and announced at last July's quarterly membership meeting; a total of $9,000 was awarded to 11 winners. If you're a high school senior or undergraduate student, your name could be announced at this July 2020 quarterly membership meeting. (But not if you don't apply!)
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UP-TO-DATE Info

UP-TO-DATE info - videos and pix - on our Facebook page. (Great idea - thanks, Bill!)

THANK YOU to all who supported us during the Stop & Shop strike!

THANK YOU to all who supported us during the 11-day Stop & Shop strike!
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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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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!

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