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UFCW Women’s Self Defense Class
Please join the UFCW Women’s Network on November 16, 2023 at 11:30 am for a Women’s Self Defense Skills workshop. Register now for a spot!!

Please join the UFCW Women’s Network on November 16, 2023 at 11:30 am for a Women’s Self Defense Skills workshop. Register now for a spot!!
All elections are important, and municipal elections are the ones that have the biggest impact on the way our towns and cities are run, whether our schools are funded, whether there are activities for our children and the elderly, and if our roads are paved. Have you checked your voter registration status lately? You can check it at ufcwvotes.org/verify. When union members vote, working families have a voice.
Lt. Governor Susan Bysiewicz announced that the minimum wage will increase from $15.00 to $15.69 starting Jan. 1, 2024! The minimum wage law passed four years ago mandated that increases will go up each year at the rate of inflation starting in 2024. This means that minimum wage in CT will finally keep up with the rate of inflation and our lowest paid workers will no longer fall behind. We are proud of our union, Local 371, and thankful to the CT AFL-CIO, for fighting for this important legislation. Many of our newest members in retail food, grocery stores and food processing will immediately earn a higher wage. Many retail food workers are working in supermarkets to support their families, and this increased wage will have an immediate impact on their family finances.
In total 166 UFCW members in Maui were affected by this natural disaster. Please consider donating.
Congratulations to our three newest winners of our scholarship! Each of these three winners will receive $2500 per year for up to four years to attend the university of their choice. Matthew Branco is the son of Local 371 member Jose Branco, who is employed at Shop Rite in Milford. Olivia Pivovar is a member at ACME in New Canaan and Tiago Rua’s mother is employed at SSC at Sacred Heart University. Congratulations to these deserving scholars!
The Robert A. Petronella Memorial Scholarship awards (3) $2500 per year scholarships to graduating seniors who are either UFCW members or their children or grandchildren. Apply here! https://ufcw371.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Robert-Burke-Petronella-application-2023.docx
Joining with your coworkers to form a union means you have the opportunity to bargain for job security, better wages, stronger benefits, retirement security, and a predictable schedule. If you need a union please contact us at 203-226-4751 or info@ufcw371.org.
We are in Union store, where Union members deserve to keep the work hours
we need to provide for our families, maintain our health insurance and other
benefits, and continue to proudly stock our own shelves with the products
you need the most. Sign the petition today to support us! https://p2a.co/9V0Oql2