News & Announcements Archives

Check this page for all of UFCW Local 152’s news- and announcement-related articles.

June 5, 2021
Golf photo courtesy of pixabay.com

Announcing the 16th Annual Charity Golf Tournament

  Attention members! We are pleased to announce UFCW Local 152 will be hosting the 16th Annual Charity Golf Tournament […]
June 1, 2021
Hugh Giordano speaking at the 5/13/2021 meeting. Photo from Jersey Shore Online.

Union Rep Hugh Giordano Speaks Against Cannabis Ban at Lacey Township Meeting – 5/13/2021

  After attending the April 22 meeting when the ordinance to ban all cannabis operations in the township was proposed, […]
May 28, 2021
A hand holding a cannabis leaf

Union Rep Hugh Giordano the Only Person to Challenge Surf City, Barnegat Light Cannabis Ban – 5/12/2021

  On Wednesday, May 12, Union Representative Hugh Giordano was the only person to publicly speak against Surf City and […]
May 25, 2021
Committee member David Pecunia and Shop Steward Anthony Ditheodore voting at the George Wells Meat Co ratification meeting on May 12, 2021.

Members at George Wells Meat Co. Unanimously Pass Union Contract – 5/12/2021

  On Wednesday, May 12, UFCW Local 152 members at George Wells Meat Company in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania unanimously voted to […]
May 19, 2021

Announcing the Winners of the 2021 Irv R. String Local 152 Scholarship Fund

  Earlier this year, the Irv R. String Local 152 Scholarship Fund opened for members and their dependents to apply for […]
May 13, 2021
Fishmonger Michael Panter voting

Samuels and Son Seafood Ratify New Union Contract – 4/30/2021

  On Friday, April 30th, roughly two hundred UFCW Local 152 members from Samuels and Son Seafood in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania […]
May 5, 2021
Part of the Negotiating Committee at B & B Poultry on 4/23/2021.

B & B Poultry Members Ratify Strong New Union Contract – 4/23/2021

  On Friday, April 23rd, UFCW Local 152 members at B & B Poultry in Norma, New Jersey stood together […]
May 4, 2021
Cannabis plant

UFCW Local 152 Attends Lacey Committee Meeting To Oppose Recreational Cannabis Ban – 4/22/2021

  On Thursday, April 22nd, UFCW Local 152 Union Representative Hugh Giordano attended a Lacey Township Committee meeting where the […]
May 3, 2021
UFCW Charity Foundation is now accepting scholarship applications in 2021!

UFCW Charity Foundation Now Accepting Scholarship Applications for 2021

  Great news, members: the UFCW Charity Foundation, a scholarship offered by the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union, […]
April 30, 2021
Part of the Negotiating Committee at Taylor Provisions 2021. From left to right: Committeeperson Christopher Cruz, Assistant Director of Collective Bargaining Lisa Sanders, and Shop Steward Sheila Dean.

Members at Taylor Provisions Stand United to Ratify New Union Contract – 4/26/2021

  On Monday, April 26th, about fifty UFCW Local 152 members at the famed Taylor Provisions in Trenton, New Jersey […]
April 29, 2021
Part of the Negotiating Committee at the Bishop McCarthy ratification, 4/22/2021.

Members at Bishop McCarthy Center Ratify New Contract – 4/22/2021

  On Thursday, April 22nd, UFCW Local 152 members at Bishop McCarthy Center for Rehabilitation & Healthcare in Vineland, NJ […]
April 28, 2021

Mark Your Calendar: Free Bachelor’s Degree Info Session Will Be Held on May 13

  Have you heard that in addition to the Associate degree program, the UFCW Free College Benefit has recently added […]
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