Posts tagged United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7
Colorado meat workers to end strike, return to work without new contract
April 6, 2026 // The standoff between the JBS-owned meat packing plant in Greeley and its employees appears to be ending after three weeks. Saturday, the company and the labor union representing the approximately 3,800 workers who work there announced the workers would return to work at 5 a.m. Tuesday. The union and workers agreed to return to work after the company agreed to return for two days of face-to-face contract negotiations beginning April 9
Promotoras protest Re:Vision’s treatment of unionized workers
November 29, 2025 // DENVER — “¡Sí, se puede! ¡Sí, se puede!” More than 50 people chanted the phrase — which means “yes, it can be done” in Spanish — outside the Denver nonprofit Re:Vision Tuesday morning. The crowd gathered in the cold to listen to current and former Re:Vision employees and union organizers speak about the leadership of Re:Vision’s executive director Mariana del Hierro. Re:Vision is a food equity nonprofit in Westwood, a predominantly Latino and immigrant community.
Kroger, Albertsons gained upper hand with Colorado workers through unlawful pact, lawsuit claims
November 27, 2024 // The union for the chains’ employees had a weaker hand in negotiating wages because Albertsons agreed not to poach its rival’s workers during a strike, a complaint filed Monday alleges.
Denver Processing Plant Votes to Strike
December 13, 2022 // A JBS owned case ready meat operation in Denver has voted unanimously to strike. United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 7 members from the Denver Processing plant, authorized the strike unanimously on Saturday, citing unfair labor practices. A spokesperson from UFCW told Northern Ag Network; negotiations are ramping up after all 200 members of UFCW voted for the strike. This follows months of negotiations after alleged unfair labor practices
Employees at Trader Joe’s store in western Massachusetts vote to form chain’s first union
July 29, 2022 // Workers from at least two other Trader Joe’s locations have initiated unionization efforts. Employees at a Minneapolis location have a union vote scheduled for Aug. 11 and 12, while the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7 on Tuesday filed a union election petition with the National Labor Relations Board on behalf of crew members at a Boulder, Colorado store. Trader Joe's workers are part of a nationwide wave of employees at major companies who have or are attempting to unionize in an effort to secure a bigger say in their work conditions and compensation. Hadley, CEO Dan Bane, pay, benefits, safety, Maeg Yosef, Nakia Rohde,
A surge in retail union organizing is the surest sign yet that workers are fed up
March 29, 2022 // It's a trend born from pandemic-fueled discontent. Once hailed as "essential" and given "hero pay," workers have seen their wages flatline as company profits rise and CEO pay soars. They've worked through COVID waves, had coworkers die, and experienced harassment at the hands of customers who don't want to wear masks.
Paid To Picket: King Soopers Employees Share Reason For Getting Paid To Strike
January 19, 2022 // For each eight hour day of picket duty, the UFCW gives them $160. There’s an $800 per week maximum. CBS4’s Rick Sallinger asked one striker, “So if you are making more money, what’s the incentive to go back to work?”
King Soopers workers union to vote on strike in Denver, Colorado Springs
January 1, 2022 //