UFCW - United Food and Commercial Workers International Union
04/28/2025 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 04/28/2025 09:17
UFCW Commemorates Workers Memorial Day
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW), America's largest private sector union representing 1.2 million essential workers in grocery, meatpacking, food processing, retail, and other essential industries across North America, commemorated Workers Memorial Day, the international annual day of remembrance, honoring workers who have been killed, injured, disabled, or harmed in the workplace.
UFCW International President Marc Perrone released the following statement:
"Protecting America's workers in the workplace should be a core American value. Every worker in the United States should be able to go home at the end of the workday with their health, dignity, and well-being intact.
"This Workers Memorial Day, our union stands with the families, communities, and co-workers who have lost loved ones to workplace tragedies. And we honor their legacy by fighting in the halls of government and on the shop floors against attacks on workplace safety and by continuing to organize more workers, negotiate stronger union contracts, and raise standards for all workers in this country."
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The UFCW International is the largest private sector union in the United States, representing 1.2 million workers and their families in meatpacking, food processing, grocery, health care, cannabis, retail, and other essential industries. UFCW members serve our communities in all 50 states, Canada and Puerto Rico. Learn more about the UFCW at ufcw.org.