Top 12 Stories from This Week! Labor Day, Fast Food and Civil Rights!

1. On Thursday, Fast-Food workers throughout the nation went on strike.    In the new wave of walkouts, workers have gained serious momentum. Check out the photos on tumblr.

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NC NAACP president "you can't separate workers rights from civil rights" #829strike pic.twitter.com/N3bom7v80B

2.  Secretary of Labor Tom Perez wrote a message to all UFCW Members this Labor Day! 

3.  Happy Labor Day, Need a brief history of it? 

4.  Make sure you make your Labor Day UNION-MADE!  Here are some easy ways to make your weekend #unionmade.

5.  Here are 14 Labor struggles you should pay attention to this Labor Day.

6.  Senator Warren asks a tough question to colleagues: Why isn't the minimum wage $22 per hour?  Good Question, check this video out!

7.  Last night was our Labor Day celebration, Local 1500 Night w/ the Brooklyn Cyclones, check out the pics here!

8.  Local 400 ratifies a contract with Kroger.

9.  Last one on low wages, here's a statistic that will seriously irritate you.

10. Another Pathmark is closing in New Jersey.

11.  What has Labor done to make your day possible right now? Check this awesome site by AFSCME.

12.  We've added our voice to call on Walmart to pay a REAL wage to their employees and to re-instate their illegally fired strikers!  Add your voice to this Labor Day message!

Top 11 Industry Stories this Week

— TOP 11 INDUSTRY/LABOR NEWS ARTICLES FROM THIS WEEK — 1.  Walmart opened 24 new stores this week, all of them Neighborhood Markets. 2.  This summer, PeaPod is allowing customers to order produce from 12 local farms. 3. Two new judges were FINALLY approved to the NLRB this week, amidst GOP shenanigans.  Here's President Hansen on the compromise. 4. At Fairway in Red Hook, you can now buy a steak, then Fairway will grill it for you, for free.  5.  Fairway will also open their smallest store, next week in Chelsea. 6.  Community board in the Bronx has approved Fresh Direct's plan for a new warehouse, although the meeting was called pandemonium.  7. Twinkles are back on the shelves at stores this week. 8.  In DC, the Farm Bill is moving forward, while the Agriculture Panel is meeting on it. 9. NPR covers Walmart's battle to not pay their employees a Living Wage in DC. 10. We are holding our 2nd Annual Local 1500 night with the Brooklyn Cyclones on 8/28! Tickets are just $5 and all proceeds go straight to charity! Buy your tickets now!  11.  McDonald's literally can't figure out how its workers survive on minimum wage...seriously, read this. Have a great, cool, weekend!

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Local 1500's Labor Night w/ The Brooklyn Cyclones

 

Batter Up! Come on down to MCU Stadium in Coney Island and join your union brothers and sisters for the first annual Local 1500 Labor Night!  Help us fill MCU Park in Brooklyn with solidarity to watch the Brooklyn Cyclones play the Hudson Valley Renegades.

Not only are tickets an unlimited $5 per seat, but the first 3,000 fans will be getting a Red Brooklyn Cyclones Jersey! Other Local 1500 prizes will be handed out!

To purchase tickets please email info@ufcw1500.org or call 800-522-0456 ext. 1354.

All Local 1500 members, family & friends are invited! You can also RSVP on Facebook.