Who We Are
The UFCW Women's Network, founded in
1988, works to motivate and encourage
women to become active in their local
unions so they can contribute toward
building and strengthening the UFCW.
More than half of the UFCW's 1.4 million
members are women—and we are a powerful
resource for our union.
The active participation of women
members in the UFCW enhances our
strength at the bargaining table, in
organizing campaigns, and in the
political arena.
What We Do
Thousands of Women's Network activists
across the U.S. and Canada donate their
time and energy to ensure the success of
a wide variety of local union
organizing,
voter registration,
educational, political, and community
activities. Coordinating with the UFCW
Working Women's Department, organizing
is a top priority. Statistics show that
women are joining unions in larger
numbers than any other demographic
group. To respond to this opportunity,
the Network launched its "Women
Organizing Women" outreach effort, which
recruits, trains, and mobilizes
activists to participate in local union
organizing campaigns—especially those
involving women workers.
The Network also is making a difference
in communities throughout North America
by conducting neighborhood food drives.
UFCW members
prepare food,
package, stock, and sell millions of
tons of food each year. As such, we
have a special interest in reaching out
to combat hunger in the U.S. and Canada,
two of the world's wealthiest nations.
The Women's Network also works to alert
the UFCW members and the public about
child labor, foreign-made products,
policies and practices of anti-union
companies that undercut our economy and
our communities, the need for national
health care reform, and tools and
techniques for preventing domestic and
workplace violence.
Network members also participate in many
community activities
such as assisting women's shelters;
teaching about labor unions in schools;
raising money for breast cancer
research; conducting food, clothing, and
cell phone drives; and offering child
care scholarships to working families.
How We Work
The UFCW Women's Network is governed by
an international chair, an eight-member
executive committee, and regional
representatives elected by Network
members in each UFCW region. The chair
and co-chairs are elected by delegates
to the Network's biennial convention.
The
current officers of the UFCW 555 Women’s
Network include:
Lynda Hart, Chair
Shelly Talbott, Co-Chair
Scottie Graser, Secretary
Jeannie Trapold, Treasurer
Standing committees include: organizing
and collective bargaining; education and
political action; and membership and
communications.
The Network shares information with
members and other interested activists
through the
Network News,
which reports on Network activities on
the national and regional levels.
Join Us!
The Women’s Network welcomes all UFCW
Sisters and Brothers who want to help
create a brighter, more secure future
for working families. We invite you to
join us!
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