UFCW Weekender 

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

• UFCW Local 1776 members, approve Acme contract
  
  The members of United Food and Commercial Workers Local 1776 who work in 40 Acme Markets in Greater Philadelphia overwhelmingly ratified a new four-year contract with the company after more than 18 months of negotiations. >>> Read More 
• JBS-Swift Workers in Utah Ratify First Union Contract
  
  Workers at the JBS-Swift plant in Hyrum, Utah, voted overwhelmingly on July 14 to ratify their first-ever union contract. More than 1,100 UFCW Local 711 members at the JBS-Swift Beef Plant (known locally as the E.A. Miller Plant) will join the more than 10,000 JBS-Swift workers nationwide who belong to the UFCW. >>> Read More
• California Considers Alcohol Ban at Self-Checkouts
  
  The government organization committee of the California Senate is expected to vote again on a bill later this week that would require supermarkets to sell beer, wine and spirits only at checkstands manned by clerks — to ensure that buyers are sober and of legal drinking age — rather than at self-service lanes. >>> Read More

• Study Finds Labor Unions Good for Working Families 
  
  A report released this week authored by the UC Berkeley Center for Labor Research and Education and the Labor Project for Working Families found that companies with more unionized workers are more likely to pay for family health insurance premiums, embrace paid leave, and allow the use of personal leave to care for a sick child.  >>> Read More

ACTION OF THE WEEK:

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