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Join Us If you work in the meatpacking, poultry or food processing industry and you’re wondering how to get involved in the fight for fairness, better wages and working conditions—there are several things you can do.
Stay connected with news about other meat packing and food processing workers in your industry Wear a UFCW sticker on your helmet at work, or get some other UFCW gear for home. Visit the Workplace Flyers section to download fliers to post on your UFCW bulletin board or in your work break room. Talk to your local union about becoming a steward, activist, or joining the Safety Committee in your plant. Or, become a SPUR, a "Special Projects Union Representative" and help other packing, poultry, or food processing workers in your area get a union. Just talk to your union rep, or walk into your union office and talk about the possibilities. Meatpacking, poultry, or food processing workers around the country are fighting to unionize, or fighting at the bargaining table for fair wages. There is always an action to take to help them—even if you work in Minnesota and they work in North Carolina If negotiations are coming up for your plant, talk to your local union about being on the bargaining committee. If you’re interested in legislative and political issues, become a VIP—a Volunteer in Politics. By signing up, you’ll get alerts when worker voices need to be heard in Washington on issues like safety and health, ergonomics, line speeds, wages, health care. You’ll be asked to contact your Member of Congress by phone, mail, or email; send a letter to the editor of your local paper, or volunteer for campaign related activities. If you’ re already active in your union, and you’re good with workers in your industry, get a job with the UFCW and become an Organizer. Find out more by visiting our organizing center.
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