RWDSU

UFCW Lauds New Jersey Leaders as Governor Sherrill Signs Nation’s First Moratorium on Electronic Shelf Labels to Keep Groceries Affordable

Source: UFCW Today, the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) International Union, UFCW Local Unions across New Jersey, Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU), and RWDSU Local 108 are applauding New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill for signing the Fair Price Protection Act (A4085/S3612) into law. The new law is the first-of-its-kind in the United States to [...]

richie2026-07-23T11:22:12-07:00July 23rd, 2026|Tags: Fair Price Protection Act, new jersey, RWDSU, ufcw|

Retail Worker Safety Act Now in Force Across New York

By Rodney Bosch Source: Security InfoWatch A sweeping new workplace safety law aimed at reducing violence in retail settings takes effect across New York State on June 4. The Retail Worker Safety Act (RWSA), championed by the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU), introduces a range of mandatory safety [...]

richie2025-06-04T09:13:15-07:00June 2nd, 2025|Tags: Retail Worker Safety Act, RWDSU, RWSA|

Union says USDA line speed waivers will harm workers

By Rusty Halvorson Source: KFGO.com USDA on Monday announced new waivers to increase line speeds in poultry and pork plants. Stuart Appelbaum, President of the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU), which represents over 15,000 poultry workers at facilities across the southern United States, as well as meatpacking and [...]

richie2025-03-18T09:43:27-07:00March 18th, 2025|Tags: RWDSU, usda|

Amazon workers try new tactics to unionize in Alabama

By Anne D'Innocenzio Source: Alabama Daily News Amazon workers and organizers in Bessemer are making door-to-door house calls, sporting pro-union T-shirts and challenging anti-union messaging by Amazon-hired consultants as they try to convince their peers for the second time to unionize their warehouse in an election that starts Friday by [...]

richie2022-02-08T23:54:57-08:00February 8th, 2022|Tags: amazon, RWDSU, union vote|