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UFCW Union Scholarship Program Applications Now Available

Oct 29, 2020 (0) Comments

UFCW Local 700 proudly awards $22,000 per year in scholarships to members or dependents.

Applicants must be UFCW Local 700 members in good standing, or their legal dependents; have graduated or will graduate from high school or are currently enrolled in college or trade school; must have completed the SAT or ACT; and must be accepted to an accredited institution OR met the requirements and enrolled in a two-year community college, technical, or trade school.

Twice a year, we award $11,000 in scholarships: Five at $1,000 each and twelve at $500 each.

Click here for more information.

Applications available:

Applications must be postmarked no later than December 1, 2020.
UFCW Local 700 Scholarship Fund
c/o UFCW Local 700
3091 E. 98th St, Suite #150
Indianapolis, IN 46280

Community Action, UFCW700 Updates

UFCW Continues Fight for Hazard Pay

Sep 29, 2020

UFCW Locals are continuing to fight for additional pay and resources for our members. You are – and you have been – on the front lines of the coronavirus crisis, ensuring that people and families in our communities have the food and supplies they need. UFCW reached an agreement with another grocery company for it to pay retroactive hazard pay in recognition of the ongoing risk that workers take simply by coming to work. We’re going to keep pushing for you to have the resources you’ve earned and deserve, and to ensure you have what you need to keep you safe at work.

Presidents from UFCW Locals in Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, and Kentucky, recently sent another letter to Kroger CEO Rodney McMullen, which reads in part:

“Health experts recently projected that it’s likely that over 400,000 Americans will lose their lives to COVID-19 by the end of 2020. As more and more people get sick our members continue to show their dedication and make sacrifices for their customers, communities and The Kroger Company. Our members deserve hazard pay as long as the health and safety hazards of COVID-19 remain.

Hazard pay is not a handout. It’s an investment in the hard-working men and women driving Kroger’s unprecedented success. Letters, robocalls and billboards thanking your associates – our members – is not appreciation. It’s a slap in the face contributing to the low morale in your stores, especially as they see your competitors reinstating hazard pay. You need to do the right thing and pay them the hazard pay they have earned and deserve.”

See full letter here.

Benefits, UFCW700 Updates

UFCW700 Announces Scholarship Winners

Sep 29, 2020

UFCW Local 700 proudly awards $22,000 per year in scholarships to members and your dependents. Congratulations to the most recent winners:

Blanca Leyva (Maria Leyva, Maple Leaf)

Barbara Otchere, Kroger J864

Manuel Ramos (Ruth Ramos, Tyson)

Olivia Staniszewski, Kroger J115

Mariela Velazquez (Neli Andrade, ConAgra)

Nadav Alkaslassy, Kroger J158

Isabella Bazan (Crystal Bazan, Kroger J804)

Ashley Black, Kroger J963

Guadalupe Camargo (Camilo Camargo, Maple Leaf)

Zoe Cunningham, Kroger J911

Kirk D’Rosa, Kroger J973

Brandon Foster, Kroger J911

Jackson Hamm, Kroger J990

Lydia Mendez, Kroger J158

Garcia Puga (Jose Puga, Tyson)

Alexys Shepherd (Mechelle Shepherd, Kroger J864)

Keyen Taulbee (Brandi Taulbee, Kroger J71)

Political action, UFCW700 Updates

UFCW Local 700 Leader to Serve Community as Poll Worker on Election Day

Sep 16, 2020

Vern Sowers

UFCW Local 700 Executive Board Member Vern Sowers is serving as a poll worker for the first time this November. A 17-year union leader and member, Vern decided to spend his time working the polls because, “This is a very important election. It’s our civic responsibility to make sure there are as many polling locations open as possible.” Vern will receive training from his local Board of Elections and encourages other union members to consider serving on Election Day.

We must keep in mind who is going to do the best for workers once they are elected. The people we elect have a huge impact on our daily lives, including what we can achieve at the bargaining table. Vern says if the officials we elect undermine our collective power and the rights of hardworking people, that we could lose many of the important things we’ve long fought for.

As Vern says, the biggest most important thing to remember is that, “If you care about the future of this country, you need to get out and vote.”

Bargaining, Community Action, UFCW700 Updates

Kroger Workers to Receive Additional Pay

Aug 25, 2020

Grocery workers have continued to serve our communities throughout this pandemic – ensuring that people and families have the food and supplies they need. UFCW Local 700 has continued to advocate for additional pay for our members to recognize the sacrifices and risk you take by continuing to do your jobs.

Hourly Kroger workers active as of August 15, 2020 will receive a $100 Thank You Credit on your loyalty card. (This credit is not taxable.) In addition, you will receive 1,000 fuel points. Both of these will be applied on September 1. If you do not have a loyalty card, you will receive a $100 gift card that will not be taxed.

Kroger workers who were on Leave of Absence (LOA) as of Aug 15 are not eligible, with the exception of those on Emergency LOA.

The $100 store credit will be issued for each qualifying hourly associate. For example, if a parent and child are both qualifying hourly workers and share a loyalty card, they will receive a credit of $200, or $100 per worker. In the same way, 1,000 bonus fuel points will be issued for each qualifying Kroger worker. (Members of the household must have their loyalty cards linked in ExpressHR for these offers to automatically load.)

We will keep advocating for additional pay and resources for you. We believe this additional pay should continue, as the COVID-19 crisis is, too.

Thank you for all of the ways you serve our community. Should you have questions or need more information, please don’t hesitate to contact your Union Representative.

Political action, UFCW700 Updates

Joe Biden Stands with UFCW Members Across the Country

Aug 20, 2020
Joe Biden will continue stand up with and for hardworking people – including members of UFCW who have been working tirelessly to feed our nation throughout a global pandemic. In a recent letter to UFCW members, Biden says:
“While industries and entire sectors of our economy have gone remote, we’re reminded daily of the essential nature of the jobs done by UFCW workers. Even in good times, UFCW workers are critical to keeping our families well-fed and well-supplied. And amid a global pandemic that has taken the lives of so many, your duty remains the same while the conditions worsen, and the danger grows. We owe it to you to ensure that you receive the benefits and protections you need, now and after this crisis ends.”

Political action, UFCW700 Updates

UFCW700 Endorses Myers-Lawson for Governor and Lt. Gov

Jul 21, 2020

Indiana families need leaders with the expertise to lead us through a public health crisis and the courage to stand up for
workers. Dr. Woody Myers and Linda Lawson are the team we need to build a better future for middle class families in our state.

UFCW Local 700 is proud to join working families from across the state in endorsing Dr. Woody Myers and Ms. Linda Lawson for Governor and Lt. Governor of Indiana.

See our letter here.

UFCW700 Updates

UFCW Local 700 Calls on Maple Leaf to Continue Hazard Pay

Jun 16, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic is continuing to present unprecedented challenges for our nation’s food supply and workers in the food processing and meatpacking industries.

We can continue to protect our food supply by protecting our food workers. Protecting food workers also helps to protect all aspects of our food supply – from ranchers to production and from processing to our local supermarkets.

Maple Leaf Farms should continue to compensate its workers for the additional risk they take simply by walking in the door to work. This crisis has not ended, and neither should their additional pay.

Check out the letter we sent to Maple Leaf here.