UFCW Local 1776: Philly Store is the Beginning of the Whole Foods Union

Whole Foods Workers in Philadelphia File to Unionize with UFCW 1776 November 22, 2024 (Philadelphia) – Workers at Whole Foods in Philadelphia, supported by UFCW Local 1776, have filed a petition with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to hold a union election. Workers at Philly Whole Foods issued the following statement:  “Hello world! We are…

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Free legal help for youth at CLS

The Youth Justice Project can connect young people ages 16-24 to free legal help at Community Legal Services and Philadelphia Legal Assistance. We can help with: If you are between the ages of 16 and 24, you can fill out the Youth Justice Project Virtual Intake form and someone will contact you within one to two business days.  Philadelphia’s youth experience high…

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Saxby’s Workers Unionizing with Joint Board

SAXBYS BARISTAS: TAKE ACTION TOGETHER, BUILDING A BETTER SAXBYS SAXBYS BARISTAS ARE BUILDING A UNION FOR BETTER WORKING CONDITIONS. THEY ARE JOINING HUNDREDS OF BARISTAS IN PHILADELPHIA WHO HAVE UNITED AROUND COMMON GOALS ACROSS COMPANIES LIKE STARBUCKS, ELIXR, REANIMATOR, VIBRANT, GREEN LINE CAFE, ULTIMO, AND BLUESTONE LANE.  IF YOU ARE A BARISTA AT SAXBYS, JOIN…

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CATA – Farmworkers’ Support Committee Statement on the 2024 Presidential Election

We know that the work is going to be harder for the next few years. It’s going to require an unfair amount of energy and resilience, but we cannot let hopelessness and frustration tire us out, we can’t give up. We cannot continue to let politicians manipulate people’s frustration with their economic situation into a…

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Thousands of resident doctors in Philadelphia want to unionize

Thousands of resident doctors across five major hospital systems in the Philadelphia region want to unionize. Residents from Jefferson Health, Einstein Healthcare Network, Temple Health, ChristianaCare and the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia rallied in front of the former site of Hahnemann Hospital Thursday night to say that they want union contracts with benefits. Among their…

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Whole Foods Workers File for First-Ever Union, Defying Amazon

With a rich history stretching back to 1682, Philadelphia boasts the nation’s first library, its first hospital, its first daily newspaper, even its first zoo. Now, a tenacious group of grocery store workers wants to earn the City of Brotherly Love another accomplishment: the nation’s first unionized Whole Foods Market.  On November 22, Whole Foods Workers United officially declared its intention…

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