UFCW Weekender 

Following is a brief roundup of important articles and information for your weekend reading:

• Wal-Mart Workers Press Lawmakers on Union Measure
  
  Workers for Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world's largest retailer, came to the Capitol in Washington Thursday to urge passage of legislation that would make it easier for them to form a union.
   
• Bruno's sells 56 stores in $46M deal
  
  Bankrupt Bruno's Supermarkets said late Thursday it signed a $45.8 million agreement to sell 56 of its stores to Southern Family Markets.

• Obama signals big shift in labor policy
  
  President Barack Obama's decision to tap three veterans of the labor movement for crucial posts signals a strong, if expected, shift from the Bush administration's tilt toward business on labor issues.

• CEPR STUDY: The Benefits of Unionization
  
  The Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) finds a substantial boost in wages and benefits for union workers across all demographic groups and a particularly large union advantage for workers in low-wage jobs and occupations.

• SUPPORT HEALTH CARE REFORM: GET A T-SHIRT 
  
  Donate $10 or more to Health Care for America Now and you'll get a new, snazzy UFCW-made t-shirt. It's the perfect thing to wear to health care rallies in your area.

VIDEO OF THE WEEK:

Click here to view the weekly health care update from the White House: http://www.healthreform.gov/weeklyvideocc.html