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General Membership Meeting
28-06-2021
General Membership Meeting To Be Held on 7/20/2021
  Attention members! We are thrilled to host a live, in-person UFCW Local 152 General Membership Meeting on Tuesday, July
A cannabis plant on a black background.
18-06-2021
Local 152 Staff Continue to Support Cannabis at Local Government Meetings Across NJ – May/June 2021
  As time runs out for New Jersey cities to establish cannabis limitations before Governor Murphy's August 21st deadline, UFCW
Members with Pete White at the St. Mary's ratification meeting on June 9, 2021.
17-06-2021
Members at St. Mary’s Center for Rehab & St. Mary’s Villa Ratify New Contract – 6/09/2021
  On Wednesday, June 9th, UFCW Local 152 members at St. Mary's Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare and St. Mary's
A young girl riding the Antique Carousel at Dorney Park.
16-06-2021
Announcing Summer 2021 Discounted Weekends to Dorney Park
  We have wonderful news! UFCW Local 152 has once again partnered with Dorney Park to offer our members two
A member casting his vote at the ShopRite Meat ratification meeting.
07-06-2021
ShopRite Meat Clerks Pass Union Contract – 6/2/2021
  On Wednesday, June 2nd, ShopRite Meat Clerks (which includes all workers in the meat department as well as the
Golf photo courtesy of pixabay.com
05-06-2021
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
President Brian String at the 2021 Irv R. String Local 152 Awards Night.
02-06-2021
Message From The President – Spring 2021
  As seen in the Unity, Spring 2021 edition – President’s Report. See past copies of the Unity here.   Members have a
Hugh Giordano speaking at the 5/13/2021 meeting. Photo from Jersey Shore Online.
01-06-2021
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,
A hand holding a cannabis leaf
28-05-2021
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
Committee member David Pecunia and Shop Steward Anthony Ditheodore voting at the George Wells Meat Co ratification meeting on May 12, 2021.
25-05-2021
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
Hugh Giordano at the Toms River Council meeting on 5/11/2021.
20-05-2021
UFCW Local 152 Staff Attends Toms River Council Meeting To Oppose Cannabis Ban – 5/11/2021
  On Tuesday, May 11, Union Representative Hugh Giordano attended a Toms River City Council meeting in response to a
19-05-2021
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
Fishmonger Michael Panter voting
13-05-2021
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
Part of the Negotiating Committee at B & B Poultry on 4/23/2021.
05-05-2021
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
Cannabis plant
04-05-2021
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
UFCW Charity Foundation is now accepting scholarship applications in 2021!
03-05-2021
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,
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.
30-04-2021
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
Part of the Negotiating Committee at the Bishop McCarthy ratification, 4/22/2021.
29-04-2021
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
28-04-2021
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
Cannabis leaf growing indoors
27-04-2021
UFCW Local 152 Staff Attends Morristown Council Meeting Opposing Citywide Ban on Cannabis – 4/13/2021
  On Tuesday, April 13th, UFCW Local 152 Union Representative Hugh Giordano attended a Morristown Town Council meeting to voice
The Negotiating Committee for Kunzler & Company, 2021.
26-04-2021
Kunzler & Company Overwhelmingly Vote to Ratify New Contract – 4/20/2021
  On Tuesday, April 20th, UFCW Local 152 members at Kunzler & Company in Lancaster, Pennsylvania overwhelmingly voted to ratify
A woman holding a cannabis leaf.
14-04-2021
Local 152 Staff Quoted In Van Ness Feldman’s “Native Affairs Quarterly” – Spring 2021
  UFCW Local 152 Union Representative Hugh Giordano was recently quoted in Van Ness Feldman's Spring 2021 edition of Native
Members at the DS Services ratification meeting on March 26 with their Union Representative Greg Torian (far right).
12-04-2021
Members at DS Services in Egg Harbor Township, NJ Ratify New Contract
  On Friday, March 26th, UFCW Local 152 members at DS Services in Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey stood united
Members and Union Representative Pete White at the Our Lady's Center for Rehabilitation ratification meeting on 3/24/2021.
09-04-2021
Members at Our Lady’s Center for Rehabilitation Ratify New Union Contract – 3/24/2021
  On Wednesday, March 24th, UFCW Local 152 members at Our Lady's Center For Rehabilitation and Healthcare in Pleasantville, New
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