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    News Article ● Labor Unions

    UFCW Hit with Class Action Over Data Breach

    October 2, 2025 // In the complaint, plaintiff GeriSue Hancock said the breach affected about 55,747 people and was detected by the union on Dec. 11, after “certain data may have been accessed or acquired” the day prior. According to the filing, UFCW Local 7R began notifying affected individuals this week — more than nine months later — allegedly hindering victims’ ability to mitigate identity-theft risks. Hancock, suing on behalf of a putative class, claimed the Denver-based local, which represents roughly 23,000 workers across supermarkets, packing houses and food processing plants, among others in Colorado and Wyoming, stored unencrypted, unredacted PII and failed to implement basic safeguards. The suit cited alleged deficiencies including inadequate employee training, lack of phishing-resistant multi-factor authentication, insufficient logging and monitoring, and retention of sensitive data longer than necessary.

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    News Article ● Labor Strike Unions

    Rutgers Unions Sued Over Strike; Case Seeks National Impact

    March 19, 2024 // The student’s lawyers are asking a judge to let the suit become a class action case that could pit 67,000 Rutgers students against the unions. The lawyers estimate the total damages at $150 million, and say they want the lawsuit to have national impact. “This case is simple and straightforward: 67,000 students were denied a week of the education they paid for because the unions chose to undertake a knowingly illegal strike,”

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    News Article ● Unions

    SCOTUS won’t hear two public-sector union cases

    March 7, 2022 // The U.S. Supreme Court recently rejected petitions in two cases related to public-sector union policy. The last such case the court heard was Janus v. AFSCME in 2018.

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