About Us

About Local 555

United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local 555 represents around 18,000 workers in Oregon and Southwestern Washington.  Our membership is comprised of workers in retail, manufacturing, health care and many other industries. We are a diverse group of workers that have grown into being the largest private sector labor union in Oregon.  Local 555 has a rich history dating back to 1936.  Our local is chartered by the UFCW International Union, joining us with over 1.3 million workers across the United States and the World.

Local 555 is led by a 28 member democratically elected Executive Board.  Daily operations of the Local are managed by the Union President and Secretary-Treasurer and are carried out by approximately 40 other full-time staff members in seven different departments.

Local 555 is a member of, and actively involved with, the Change to Win Federation of Labor Unions.  In March of 2007, along with other Change to Win Unions in the Portland area, Local 555 helped put on a Change to Win Organizing Conference; a first in the nation.

Local 555 has several annual events including the Stewards Summit to train our workplace leaders and a golf tournament fundraiser for our annual scholarship program offered through the Pronovost Foundation as well as Leukemia research.