United Food and Commercial Workers Local 5 is the largest private sector union in Northern California. We represent workers in diverse industries including grocery and other retail, food harvesting and processing, cannabis, financial services, and healthcare.

With nearly 25,000 members in a jurisdiction that spans the map from Eureka to Salinas and beyond, we speak with a strong, progressive and unified voice to demand fair wages, comprehensive benefits, safe working conditions and a healthy work-life balance for all workers in our industries.