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Pages tagged "UNFI"

  • A win for Teamsters in UNFI relocation fight

    by Paul Zilly
    on March 02, 2021 2 min read

    Every time we turn the corner, UNFI gets beat.

  • Teamsters in the grocery industry flex their collective muscle

    by Paul Zilly
    on February 10, 2021 2 min read

    Building union power as negotiations approach.

  • Teamsters & allies bring the UNFI fight up the supply chain to Amazon/Whole Foods

    by Paul Zilly
    on January 17, 2020 3 min read

    On Thursday, January 16, in Austin, Texas, a delegation of Oxfam, Farm Labor Organizing Committee (FLOC) and Teamsters Union representatives joined forces, demanding Whole Foods take real steps to clean up abusive labor practices in its food supply chain.

  • UNFI Litigation - News and Updates

    by Paul Zilly
    on January 03, 2020 24 min read

    Fighting to protect our contracts in the grocery industry.

  • Local 117 establishes hardship fund to support members unlawfully laid off by UNFI

    by Paul Zilly
    on December 18, 2019 < 1 min read

    One the last several months, our Union has been in a fight with United Natural Foods, Inc (UNFI), a ruthless employer that has shown little regard for our members' livelihoods or their contractual rights.

  • UNFI unprepared to negotiate over severance for laid off Teamsters

    by Paul Zilly
    on November 01, 2019 2 min read

    UNFI arrived without their lead negotiator and unprepared to bargain with Teamsters Local 117 when they met with the Union on Thursday and Friday in Tukwila to discuss a severance package for Teamsters who had been recently laid off by the Company.

  • Teamsters keep beating UNFI - this time will be no different

    by Paul Zilly
    on October 11, 2019 3 min read

    UNFI can't get rid of the Teamsters. As many times as the anti-union company has tried, we’re still here to protect our members.

  • Arbitrator rules in favor of Teamsters in UNFI relocation case

    by Paul Zilly
    on October 08, 2019 3 min read

    Teamsters at UNFI’s warehouse in Tacoma celebrated yesterday after an arbitrator ruled that union members shall be allowed to transfer to Centralia under the same contractual terms and conditions that they have in Tacoma.

  • The Teamster Who Never Missed a Day of Work

    by Yulia Issa
    on August 07, 2019 3 min read

    Meet Monty Johnson, the Teamster who dedicated tireless twenty-four years of his life to make the company he considers his home successful.

  • Members seize on lost-time opportunity to develop leadership skills

    by Paul Zilly
    on June 24, 2019 2 min read

    Mari Jane Friel and Anthony McKinney are a couple of stand-out union activists. Both have excelled at building a strong union in their workplaces and organizing their co-workers.

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