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Welcome To UFCW Local 5
Obama Names Hilda Solis
Secretary of Labor
Labor Secretary designate Hilda Solis. Solis is a Member
of Congress from Southern California and a big supporter
of UFCW members.
President-elect Obama has named
Hilda Solis Secretary of Labor.
Solis represents a congressional
district in Southern California and worked her way up in
politics from school board to the Assembly, the State
Senate and finally Congress.
Solis is a strong advocate for
workers rights, supports the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA)
and walked the picket line numerous times during the LA
strike. As the daughter of a Teamster shop steward her
union beliefs are strongly held and genuine.
The Secretary-designate is expected
to encounter opposition from business groups during her
confirmation hearings. We are sure that Solis is up to
the challenge and will begin fighting for workers
immediately in her new role as Labor Secretary.
Fresh and
Easy Expansion Stalled
Fresh and Easy have dropped plans to move
into Northern California. The store on Mission Boulevard
in Hayward , shown here, sits idle.
Tesco has announced plans to
suspend expansion of its Fresh and Easy stores into
Northern California for the time being. Company
spokespersons have confirmed they are stopping expansion
at Bakersfield due to the economy. They will not confirm
the other two factors for the change in plans: less than
expected performance in their existing stores and the
UFCW.
The international union and local
unions in Northern and Southern California, Nevada and
Arizona have been working to make sure Tesco, the parent
company of Fresh and Easy, treats its workers in the US
the same way they treat them overseas: with dignity and
respect and the right to a union.
New Website
Updates: Shop Stewards and Young Workers
The shop stewards page has been
updated and a young workers page has been added to the
Local 5 website. To check them out click on "Stewards"
or "Young Workers" on the navigation bar to the left.
Trust
Fund Announces Health Reimbursement Account and
Healthcare Questionnaire
Beginning January 1 members
participating in the Trust Fund's PPO plan (level A, B
or C) will be eligible to access monies from a
healthcare reimbursement account (HRA) set up for them
and their families. This account can be used to pay
co-pays and deductibles charged under the plans.
Click here for a brochure recently mailed by the
Fund about the program. Additional funds may be added to
the account by taking the healthcare questionnaire
addressed in the brochure above.
Legal
and Worker's Comp Advice for Local 5 Members
Members needing advice on
legal matters or issues involving worker's comp may
consult with seasoned attorneys at Local 5's San Jose
office
Worker's comp advice is
available on the first Wednesday of the month and legal
advice is available on the fourth Tuesday of the month.
In order to schedule an appointment please contact Debra
Herrera at the San Jose office.
Archived Latest Union News
"Management is
right... in miraculously few cases".
Ed
Asner, Actor and President of the Screen Actors Guild
(SAG) 1982
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UFCW Local 5
Events
Ongoing
Picketline and
boycott support*
Political
Activities*
Shop Steward Training
*These activities are applicable to the dues refund
and new members initiation fee reduction programs
UFCW Volunteers
Make the Difference
Headquarters
240 South Market Street
San Jose, CA 95113
408-998-0428
877-655-FIVE
Fax 408-971-8355
E-mail Address:
info@ufcw5.org
Alameda
County
28870 Mission Boulevard
Hayward, CA 94544
510-889-0870
Fax: 510-889-6415
California And Arizona
Agricultural Division
Salinas Office
1145 North Main Street
Salinas, CA 93906
831-758-1066
800-678-4829
Fax: 831-422-7997
Delano
Office
1122 Dover Place
Delano, CA 93215
888-889-9102
Fax: 661-721-7693
Contra
Costa County
4121 Alhambra Avenue
Martinez, CA 94553
925-228-8800
Fax: 925-228-8355
Tri-County Area
(Monterey,
Santa Cruz,
San Benito Counties)
1145 North Main Street
Salinas, CA 93906
Toll Free: 800-839-8329
Salinas: 831-757-3094
Monterey: 831-375-9592
Fax: 831-757-9115
Napa, Solano
Counties
410 Nebraska Street
mailing address: PO Box 4324
Vallejo, CA 94590
Vallejo: 707-643-8611
Napa: 707-255-8533
Fairfield/Vacaville:
707-422-5747
Fax: 707-553-1289
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