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Local 227 is an aggressive modern
organization affiliated with the
United Food and Commercial Workers
(UFCW) International Union. Our home
is Louisville, Kentucky with offices
in Lexington, Owensboro, and
Madisonville, Kentucky. We represent
18,000 members in Kentucky and
Southern Indiana. Local 227 is the
largest local union in Kentucky.
Local 227 members are a diverse
group who work in a variety of
industries. Members work in retail
grocery stores, packing houses, food
processing, poultry plants,
manufacturing plants, garment
industry, trucking and health care
services, where they enjoy some of
the best contracts in the Midwest.
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History and
Mission
We
are proud of our long and rich 106
year history. Founded by militant,
yet humble workers, who not only
survived the struggles but were on
the front lines fighting for social
justice and building what has become
Local 227. Each generation over the
decades--contract by contract,
worker by worker, built a union
strong enough to win the outstanding
wages, benefits, and working
conditions our members enjoy today.
This link is to a summary of our
history.
We
are people who despite our
differences, are united in the
common goal of helping each other
achieve dignity and fairness in the
work place and a fair wage for a
fair day's work. Follow this link
to our
mission
statement.
We are proud of the fact that
our Executive Board is made up of
rank and file members who have given
of their time and talent to debate
and decide important issues
confronting our union.
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