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 UFCW Lobby Day 2008
A Landmark Achievement for the Union and the State of Michigan

Lobby Day participants from both our local and Local 951 met at the Local 876 office and took a bus to the State Capitol on Thursday, May 15 where they received a briefing on current legislative issues, lobbied their elected officials on workers' issues, had lunch with legislators and sat-in on sessions in both the Senate and House.

Michael J. Wilson, International Vice President and Director with the Legislative and Political Action Department of the UFCW International Union addressed the group, "The Lobby Day by both Michigan locals is a landmark achievement - for our union and for the state of Michigan.  I don't just say that as a native Michiganian, but as the International Vice President and Director of the union's legislative and political work.  To see the gold shirts representing the broad expanse of our members from across the state seated in the gallery and acknowledged by the state legislature is to witness a tangible example of our power at the heart of state government.  Other states should take heed of the significance of this effort which is a concrete example of "One Union, One Voice."  I salute both Local 876 President Roger Robinson and Local 951 President Marv Russow for their solidarity and the members of both locals for making the Lobby Day a success."

 



 
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Lobby Day 2008

 


Click here to get the UFCW Local 876 Legislative Agenda for 2007-2008


Union Applauds Passage of Bill to Issue Food Stamps Twice a Month in Michigan

"The grocery industry and its workers, along with food stamp recipients, scored a victory today when the Michigan State Senate passed SB 120. Known as the "Social Welfare Act," the legislation would increase the distribution of food stamps from once to twice a month.

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Right to Work for Less

If "Work for Less" legislation, like H.B. 4454 and S.B. 607 which are currently being considered by the Michigan legislature, become state laws all workers lose.  The following government data reveals just how great these losses are.

In Work for Less States
... Workers earn an average of $5,333 less annually
... 21 percent more people go without health insurance
... The rate of workplace deaths is 51 percent higher
... Workers’ Compensation is an average of $30 a week less

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The United Food & Commercial Workers Local 876
876 Horace Brown Drive, Madison Heights, MI 48071 - 248-585-9671 or 800-321-6406