Our Community Partnerships
UFCW 21 recognizes that the lives of members extend beyond the workplace. Members are impacted by many issues. Working in collaboration with our community partners, UFCW 21 is in a much stronger position to effect the kind of broad, progressive social change that enhances the quality of life in the communities our members call home. By improving the lives of everyone we improve the lives of our members.
We have working relationships with about 30 community partner organizations. These partnerships are a two-way street. Our partners support us in contract bargaining campaigns, organizing campaigns and working to influence public policy. In turn UFCW 21 supports our community partners as they carry out their respective missions, with public policy advocacy being a particularly important form of assistance.
As we work with our community partners, UFCW 21 changes. We develop a greater understanding of the diverse and complex world in which we live. This is of considerable value as we strive to engage and activate our increasingly diverse membership.
“As a significant supporter of local food banks across the state, UFCW 21 has stepped up in these tough economic times. As a union they believe in, and are working for, a future when we no longer need soup kitchens and food banks. Yet they see the urgent human need for a person to have enough food to eat today and are making a difference in the lives of thousands of people.”
- Mike Cohen
Executive Director, Bellingham Food Bank
Partnerships include:
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Contact
Find your Union Representative
Call: 1-800-732-1188
Email: info@ufcw21.org
