Negotiations 2009:
Union strength through union solidarity!
By Jim McLaughlin,
President, International Vice President

At our recent membership meetings in Glendale, Mesa, Tucson, Show Low, Willcox, Prescott, Yuma and Bull Head City, I had a chance to meet with more than a thousand of our members to discuss the state of contract negotiations, the pension and other issues, including Safeway’s layoffs and reductions of full-time employees.

I was blown away by the unity and solidarity I witnessed... read more-