UFCW 3000 Member Story: Jessica Leon

Jessica Leon, RN at Lourdes Medical Center and proud UFCW 3000 member, pictured with her family

It’s time for another UFCW 3000 #MemberMonday spotlight! Today’s story is about Jessica Leon, who currently works as an RN at Lourdes Medical Center in Pasco, WA.

Jessica is a dedicated nurse, mother, and leader in her workplace. Growing up, her parents imbedded in her the importance of helping others and of being mindful in relationships with family, friends, coworkers, and community members. These skills are constantly on display whether Jessica is at work or at home.

Jessica states that she is currently working on building relationships with her coworkers and encouraging them to organize together to bring about change in their workplace. In fact, Jessica stepped up as a leader this year by joining the bargaining team at her hospital. In her eyes, having a voice at the table has helped her encourage others to advocate for their rights at work.

Outside of work, Jessica is very close with her family, and spends as much time with them as she can. She is proud of the fact that her family comes together and works through challenges and goals as a team. Jessica wants to keep learning and growing as a worker-leader in her hospital so that she can help her coworkers have quality family time, since it is so important for her!

Jessica — thank you so much for your leadership in the workplace and in the community!

Meet the 2022 Grocery Store Workers Negotiations Team: Amy Dayley Angell

Amy Dayley Angell, Grocery Store Worker at Ballard QFC and UFCW 3000 grocery contract negotiations team member

As we negotiate the 2022 Grocery Store Workers contract with the employers, let’s get to know your fellow grocery store workers who are part of our member-led bargaining team!

Amy Dayley Angell has worked as a cashier at QFC for 15 years and now works at QFC 891 in Ballard. Amy started getting involved with the union when one of her coworkers was unjustly fired. Amy and her coworkers started a store-wide petition and worked together with their union rep to successfully reinstate the employee! Since then, Amy has been her store’s shop steward, showing up for her coworkers whenever they need help. In her words: “we are the union — without us stepping up, nothing changes!”

Outside of work, Amy is the proud mom of two teenagers. She loves spending time with her family, whether that’s playing board games, going camping, or walking their dog together. Amy wants to win a fair contract so that she and her coworkers can spend more time with their families. She also wants grocery store workers to feel more safe at work and to improve the turnover issue.

“Since the pandemic started, I don’t feel like the company takes our safety seriously. As grocery store workers, we have all been put into positions where we have to, essentially, be social workers — a job that we are neither trained nor equipped to do! Basic health precautions, like mandatory masking, sanitization, and plastic dividers, are all disappearing. Our employers are hanging us out to dry; it’s a big reason there’s so much turnover in our stores. If they want people to stay in this industry, they have to step up and take responsibility for employees’ health & safety at work!”

Meet the 2022 Grocery Store Workers Negotiations Team: Cliff Powers

Cliff Powers, Grocery Store Worker at Oak Harbor Safeway and UFCW 3000 Grocery Contract Negotiations Team Member

As we negotiate the 2022 Grocery Store Workers contract with the employers, let’s get to know your fellow grocery store workers who are part of our member-led bargaining team!

Cliff Powers has worked in Produce at Safeway 402 in Oak Harbor for over 33 years! Cliff is originally from Virginia, where many community members were union workers in the mining industry. Before pursuing a career in grocery, Cliff spent 12 years as an EMS worker. In his free time, Cliff is passionate about film photography and model railroading!

Cliff started getting involved with the union years ago, when his produce manager — who was the store’s shop steward at the time — invited him to various trainings on his rights at work. Since then, Cliff has become a reliable resource for his coworkers, helping them navigate workplace challenges and advocate for themselves.

“I joined the grocery contract negotiations team because I want my coworkers to have better quality of life. That means fair pay, the hours necessary to ensure our stores aren’t understaffed, and respect on the job!”

Meet the 2022 Grocery Store Workers Negotiations Team: Naomi Oligario

Naomi Oligario, grocery store worker at Port Orchard Safeway and UFCW 3000 grocery contract negotiations team member

As we negotiate the 2022 Grocery Store Workers contract with the employers, let’s get to know your fellow grocery store workers who are part of our member-led bargaining team!

Naomi Oligario has worked at Port Orchard Safeway for 37 years! She started as a courtesy clerk before working her way up to produce & front end. Throughout the years, she has trained countless other grocery store workers, all while getting to know customers as they’ve grown up and built families of their own. While this year is the first time Naomi is part of the contract negotiations team, she has been a shop steward for her store since 2015-2016. Naomi is a respected workplace leader, helping her coworkers win grievances for backpay, educating them on their rights at work, and pushing management to respond to employee concerns.

Naomi is a proud mother of four and grandmother to four! Her youngest grandson is 7 months old, and her youngest grandchild was born just a few weeks ago. Naomi is excited to visit her in Ireland — after we’ve won a fair contract!

“I’m here at the negotiations table because I want the coworkers who have put in years and decades of service in the grocery industry to be taken care of. I want folks who are new to the business to feel like they belong and can truly make a career out of this work. A rising tide lifts all boats!”

Meet the 2022 Grocery Store Workers Negotiations Team: Roger Yanez

Roger Yanez, Grocery Store Worker at Redmond QFC and UFCW 3000 Grocery Negotiations Team Member

As we negotiate the 2022 Grocery Store Workers contract with the employers, let’s get to know your fellow grocery store workers who are part of our member-led bargaining team!

Roger Yanez started working at Fred Meyer in 2007 before transferring to QFC 860 in Redmond, where he has been for several years. He started getting involved in the union about three years ago, after successfully winning a grievance. Since then, Roger has truly stepped up as a workplace leader, training to become his store’s shop steward, and helping answer his coworkers’ questions about their rights at work.

In his free time, Roger is an avid coin collector! He loves spending time with his family, and that’s one of his main motivations for joining the grocery contract negotiations team this year. He’s excited to fight for a fair contract that will allow his coworkers to spend more time with their families.

Meet the 2022 Grocery Store Workers Negotiations Team: Maggie Breshears

Maggie Breshears, Grocery Store Worker at Greenwood Fred Meyer and UFCW 3000 Grocery Contract Negotiations Team Member

As we negotiate the 2022 Grocery Store Workers contract with the employers, let’s get to know your fellow grocery store workers who are part of our member-led bargaining team!

Maggie Breshears has worked at Greenwood Fred Meyer since 2013. Maggie started getting involved with the union when one of her co-workers lost health insurance in the middle of her cancer treatment. Since that experience, Maggie has become a leader in her store, serving first as a shop steward and then joining the grocery contract negotiations team in 2019.

Maggie’s biggest goal is to support her co-workers as best as she can. She frequently stands up to management, clarifies new policies, and educates co-workers on their rights at work. Maggie has also taken her advocacy outside of the workplace, testifying in support of hazard pay to the Seattle City Council when it initially passed.

“I am a firm believer that it is the people you work with that makes a job great, regardless of what work you do. And I work with some wonderful people. I will fight for them at the bargaining table, support them when management oversteps and join them in the fight for fair wages, safe workplaces and a contract that respects us as a vital part of the nation's food chain. When we work together, we can create change.“

Meet the 2022 Grocery Store Workers Negotiations Team: Enrique Romero

Enrique Romero, Grocery Store Worker at Bellingham Fred Meyer and UFCW 3000 Grocery Contract Negotiations Team Member; Photo by Jovelle Tamayo for The New York Times

As we negotiate the 2022 Grocery Store Workers contract with the employers, let’s get to know your fellow grocery store workers who are part of our member-led bargaining team!

Enrique Romero has worked at Fred Meyer since 2012 and currently works at Bellingham Fred Meyer. Enrique started getting involved with the union because he felt motivated by his coworkers’ negative experiences with management. He got in touch with his Rep, received Shop Steward training, and has been helping his coworkers learn about their rights and get connected to resources ever since.

Outside of work, Enrique enjoys spending time with his family, who live in Everett. He also practices pyrography — the art of precisely burning wood with intricate designs!

Enrique joined the grocery contract negotiations team this year because he wants to keep fighting for his coworkers and ensure we all have respect & dignity on the job.

“The revolving door is swinging off its hinges. The sets of challenges essential workers face are changing rapidly. A fair contract would go a long way in repairing a torn social contract. A fair contract would give workers back a sense of pride in our work.”

Meet the 2022 Grocery Store Workers Negotiations Team: Shawn Hayenga

Shawn Hayenga, Prepared Foods Team Member at Sand Point Metropolitan Market and UFCW 3000 Grocery Negotiations Team Member

As we negotiate the 2022 Grocery Store Workers contract with the employers, let’s get to know your fellow grocery store workers who are part of our member-led bargaining team!

Shawn Hayenga has worked as a Prepared Foods Team Member at Metropolitan Market in Sand Point since 2013. Shawn had worked in the grocery industry before, but this was her first union job and she became involved as a workplace leader immediately, helping her coworkers better understand their rights at work.

“My favorite part of the job is definitely my co-workers and our guests. I have met some amazing people over the years. My role as an essential worker provides endless opportunities to make someone's day, and it's an extraordinary feeling when I can do that!”

Shawn joined the grocery negotiations team this year because she is looking forward to working alongside members to share her coworkers’ stories. Shawn is excited to fight for a fair contract and demanding fair wage increases, including fewer hours to work up the wage scale, more secure scheduling, and benefits like transportation stipends to help members get to and from work.

Meet the 2022 Grocery Store Workers Negotiations Team: Wil Peterson

Wil Peterson, Fred Meyer CCK and UFCW 3000 Grocery Negotiations Team Member — Photo by KEVIN CLARK, THE Everett Herald

As we negotiate the 2022 Grocery Store Workers contract with the employers, let’s get to know your fellow grocery store workers who are part of our member-led bargaining team!

Wil Peterson started working at Fred Meyer in August of 2003 — first in the Home department and later transitioning into the Central Checkout (CCK) department. In his words:

“My favorite part of the job is interacting with customers and my colleagues. Over the years, I've formed tight bonds with many longtime shoppers. I've seen their children transition from infants to young adults, and I've provided moral support to these regulars during numerous challenges and triumphs. The same applies to my coworkers, many of whom feel like virtual-family members. We toil ‘in the trenches’ under often-difficult conditions, so a strong support network is important, now more than ever.”

Wil got involved with the union when, some years into his time at Fred Meyer, he successfully fought an unwarranted suspension with the help of his Rep. Since then, Wil has become more and more involved as a leader in his workplace and in the union. Wil joined the bargaining committee in 2019 and says that he learned many hard lessons about how to stand up to employers when they make insulting offers and about the importance of solidarity.

“We need higher, more-equitable pay for all workers, consistently safe workplace conditions, and opportunities for improved work-life balance. I hope that employers will finally recognize how essential their workforce is and compensate us accordingly. It shouldn't take a pandemic to underscore the vital role that we constantly play in our respective communities.”

UFCW 3000 Member Story: Rachel Brings the Union Difference to the Pharmacy!

Rachel Putnam, UFCW 3000 member and Pharmacy Tech

This week’s #MemberMonday spotlight features Rachel Putnam, proud UFCW 3000 member and Pharmacy Tech!

Rachel has wanted a career in healthcare for as long as she can remember. From early childhood, she has been fascinated by the human body and how it works; because of this, Rachel decided to pursue a career in Pharmacy! Rachel says: “I chose this path because I have taken daily medication since I was 8 years old, so the pharmacy has always played a pretty big role in my life.”

Rachel joined Group Health in 2014, which later was acquired by Kaiser Permanente. Reflecting back, Rachel says that “what I admired most was their promotion of innovative healthcare. The world is always changing, as is the world of medicine, and this is a company that not only changes with it, but also promotes change for the better.”

 If you spend even a few minutes with Rachel, it will become very clear to you that she is very passionate and knowledgeable about her work! Her coworkers know this very well because, in 2021, Rachel became a Union shop steward. Rachel wanted to step up as a leader because she wanted to do her part to bring about change for the better and to fight for workers’ rights in her workplace. In her words: “Every worker is a person, and therefore every one of them should have a voice. Employees are not just employees — they are human beings with families, their own goals and dreams, and lives outside of the workplace. I became a steward to be part of making this more widely acknowledged and respected.”

In talking about what victories are just around the corner, Rachel is confident she can help her workplace improve! “My goal as a Shop Steward is to make a difference in how workers are treated, and push alongside my fellow stewards for better staffing, better working conditions, better pay, and more protection for workers who face bias or unfair treatment. I want to be a part of something bigger than myself, and to be a part of driving the change that will allow working people to have the influence and respect that they deserve.”

Since becoming a shop steward, Rachel has become more involved with UFCW trainings for Stewards, delivered strong messages in videos about Safe Staffing legislation, and continues to participate in monthly Steward Workshops to gain more knowledge and to ultimately help her coworkers stand together for the change they want to see at work!

We are so inspired by Rachel’s leadership. It’s people like Rachel that make UFCW 3000 members such incredible advocates for themselves and their coworkers. If you’d like to learn more about becoming a shop steward and leadership training, check out: https://www.ufcw21.org/steward-training

#UFCW3000 #MemberMondays #1u #UnionStrong #EssentialWorkers #HealthcareHeroes

UFCW 3000 Member Story: Tamra Empowers Coworkers

Tamra Cabuco (right) poses with her co-worker during a Safe Staffing Sticker Action

Another week, another UFCW 3000 #MemberMonday spotlight! Today, we're featuring Tamra Cabuco.

Tamra works at LabCorp and is an extremely hard worker who loves her job and uplifts her coworkers. Most of all, Tamra cares very deeply for the patients she helps -- and they love her too!

Tamra is so dedicated to her patients. Sometimes, due to short-staffing, she is forced to work her entire shift with no break or lunch because she wants to provide the proper care for all of her patients. Tamra knows that she and her coworkers deserve to rest, eat, and hydrate while on the clock. She also knows that the best way to enact fundamental change is for her and her fellow workers to unite and organize for their rights at their workplace.

That's why Tamra is leading the charge as a workplace leader, educating coworkers on their rights at work, and bringing awareness to the community at large about the challenges she and her coworkers face. Tamra is fighting so that she and her fellow LabCorp employees get the respect that they deserve from a company that posted earnings of over 16 Billion dollars in 2021!

Tamra is empowering coworkers to be the change they want to see in their workplaces and we couldn't be more inspired. Go Tamra!

#HealthcareHeroes #EssentialWorkers #UnionStrong #1u #UFCW3000

UFCW 3000 Member Story: Rebecca's Balancing Act

Rebecca Landers and her family

It's #MemberMonday and today's spotlight is on UFCW 3000 member Rebecca Landers!

Rebecca works as a nurse at Providence Mount Carmel in Colville, WA. She is very involved in her workplace, participating actively on both the Professional Practice and Leadership committee and the Staffing Operations Council. Rebecca is also a member of the FMC UBC.

Outside of her work in healthcare, Rebecca is a proud mother of two boys, Garrett and Corbin. Rebecca travels extensively with Corbin, who is on the 16U AA Hockey team for the CDA Hockey Academy. In fact, recently, his team won the Idaho State Championship and is headed to Troy, MI in April for the National Hockey Tournament! Meanwhile, Garrett has started his own botanical fish tank business and imports plants from Indonesia for resale. Both boys are succeeding academically as well and are both attending Head Start.

It is clear that Rebecca is doing a wonderful job of balancing being a mother, nurse, and a workplace leader! Members like Rebecca are amazing representatives and leaders of UFCW 3000. #UnionStrong

UFCW 21 Member Story: Brad Exercises His Rights

Brad Starkey, cleaning worker and UFCW 21 member

Happy #MemberMonday! Today’s spotlight is on Brad Starkey, EVS worker at Sacred Heart hospital and proud UFCW 21 member.

Brad is an experienced cleaning worker who understands how to handle management while he’s at work. He says that sometimes, his manager will visit where he works 2 to 5 times a day to monitor what he’s doing under the guise of “seeing if anybody needs help.” In Brad’s words, he knows that, if he needs, he “can easily pick up the phone and ask for help — a fact that management knows all too well.”

Recently, the EVS manager and another of Brad’s supervisors brought him into their office to ask him questions. He quickly determined that they were trying to find something — anything — that they could discipline Brad about. At that point in the conversation, Brad informed management that he wanted to have Union Representation present during this questioning. His manager stated that Brad could not do that, at which point Brad quoted his Weingarten Rights, which establish the right for workers to have union representations at investigatory interviews.

At this point, Brad simply refused to continue further conversation with management and subsequently called his rep. Brad says that this has been a long-standing problem with management at Sacred Heart, refusing to acknowledge caregivers’ Weingarten rights.

We commend Brad for advocating for himself and leaning on his legal rights to representation as a union worker! As an essential cleaning worker, he and his co-workers deserve dignity and respect in the workplace, and asserting your rights as a worker is one way to keep management in check. Thank you for all your work, Brad! #UnionStrong #EssentialWorkers #WeingartenRights

Remember: your UFCW 21 member card includes information about your Weingarten rights and we encourage you to keep your card on you, especially while at work! Are you a member, but haven’t received your card yet? Please get in touch with us and we can help.

UFCW 21 Member Story: Colleen's Persistence Pays Off

Colleen Morrison, UFCW 21 Member and Vascular Tech at MultiCare

On this week’s #MemberMonday, we are spotlighting Colleen Morrison, UFCW 21 member and Vascular Tech at MultiCare.

In August, Colleen and her coworkers’ new contract was ratified, increasing their wage scale from 14 steps to 18 steps. In October, Colleen reached out to her union rep to explain that she and several of her coworkers had over 15 years of service with MultiCare and had been stuck at step 14 for some time. Colleen expressed concern that they were not being fairly or adequately compensated for their years of service — especially having spent the last two years on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic as essential healthcare workers.

Colleen found that there was no explicit language in the new contract — nor discussion during negotiations — to audit and adjust these steps to account for long-term workers. Colleen and her coworkers contacted upper management and Labor Relations and were persistent in demanding fair compensation. They pointed out that inadequate wages are a major driving force in the safe staffing and retention crisis.

After much discussion and advocacy, MultiCare agreed to a one-time, non-precedent setting audit and step adjustment for all Vascular Tech members (and per diems) that had been stuck at step 14 for over a year. For Colleen, that meant an adjustment from step 14 to step 18 — that’s an hourly increase of more than 7 dollars! Put another way, that’s an additional $36,000+ over the life of the contract. Most importantly, because of Colleen’s persistence, 5 other members and 3 per diems received adjustments as well because Colleen advocated tirelessly for herself and her coworkers. Since this adjustment, Colleen’s husband has also been able to take some time off from work in order to rest his body.

Colleen — congratulations on this victory! We are so inspired by how you stood up for yourself and for your coworkers. #UnionStrong #Solidarity #RespectProtectPay #EssentialWorkers

UFCW 21 Members Still Fighting For Hazard Pay

UFCW 21 Member, Rachel Mahar — Safeway Redondo #1186

This week’s #MemberMonday spotlight features Rachel Mahar from Safeway Redondo #1186. Rachel is continue to help lead the fight for hazard pay for both her store and the Des Moines Safeway #3540. Her colleagues, Ian Littau and Heidi Engen worked with our political department to craft a palm card with an email link to the Des Moines city council. With all of their hard work, over 70 emails were sent. A Des Moines Councilmember informed Ian that advocating for hazard pay has garnered more civic activism than any other during his tenure serving on the council and he subsequently pledged to bring our issue to a vote at the next meeting. Once again our members are answering the call to step up for their coworkers and for Labor everywhere! They’ll be at the stores signing up speakers and encouraging folks to send the council a letter via QR code. Thank you Rachel, Ian, and Heidi for your powerful advocacy and leadership!

UFCW 21 Member Story: Taylor Cares For Both Her Patients and Her Coworkers

Taylor Fleming, Medical Assistant at Planned Parenthood, poses For a photo.

Time for another #MemberMonday spotlight!

Taylor Fleming is a Medical Assistant who has worked at Planned Parenthood for over a year. Before that, she graduated from Western Washington University and is now a proud UFCW 21 member.

Taylor was glad to find work where she felt like she could work in the service of others — and that her first job is a good union job. Taylor loves her co-workers and the work that she does because she feels that she’s been able to develop rapport and trust with her patients.

Of course, being a frontline, essential worker during the COVID-19 pandemic has been tough and stressful for Taylor. Many of her coworkers have left the clinic — in part because of the way management has treated workers, their capacity, and scheduling.

Taylor has seen the retention & turnover issue impacting healthcare workers first-hand. She believes that #SafeStaffingSavesLives and these issues motivated her to get involved with the help of her union rep, Lauren.

Today, Taylor is a reliable resource for her peers. She enjoys helping people better understand their contract, lifting up grievances as necessary, and fostering camaraderie amongst her coworkers. Her work truly contributes to a healthy and positive work environment!

Thank you Taylor for stepping up and becoming a leader who your coworkers trust to help them!

#UnionStrong

UFCW 21 Member Story: Bryan Finds Inspiration To Become Shop Steward

Bryan Gilderoy, grocery worker at Fred Meyer in Kent, poses for a photo.

Bryan Gilderoy has worked in the grocery industry since 2000. In 2008, he started working at Fred Meyer in Kent. He is a proud UFCW 21 member and leader in his workplace.

In 2013, Bryan and his wife welcomed their daughter into the world. Bryan says that the night she was born was the night that he decided he would become a shop steward.

“For my daughter’s sake, I want to do my small part to help the world become a better place. For me, that’s being a shop steward and helping my coworkers as best I can. I know it makes a difference.”

Since becoming a shop steward, Bryan has done everything from helping his coworkers fill out paperwork, to organizing campaigns to get frontline, essential workers PPE and Hazard Pay, to knocking on doors in Missouri to fight anti-worker legislation!

As someone who has benefited from job security & medical coverage throughout his years in the union, Bryan would like to remind everyone to complete their PHA survey ASAP to earn funding for your 2022 healthcare reimbursement plan! The deadline to do so is September 30th, and you can use this link: https://soundhealthwellness.com/pha/

Bryan, thank you for all that you do!

#UnionStrong #MemberMondays

UFCW 21 Member Story: Marisa Becomes a U.S. Citizen Through UFCW 21’s Citizenship Day

UFCW 21 Member Marisa Aviles Lemus celebrating becoming a US citizen.

Marisa Aviles Lemus has been a UFCW 21 member for 7 years, after she started working for Draper Valley Farms in Mount Vernon. Before working for Draper she was employed at another Union employer for 19 years. Marisa works in production, and along with her coworkers has been an essential frontline worker keeping our country’s food supply chain running throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.

In 2019, UFCW 21 held an event with the UFCW’s Union Citizenship Action Network (UCAN) program, where union members could get resources and support with applying for U.S. citizenship. UCAN workshops help provide necessary documents, legal advice, and any assistance necessary to help union members on the path to citizenship, which comes with legal rights like voting along with other benefits.

Marisa learned about UFCW 21’s Citizenship Day through her steward, Esperanza, and contacted the Union to sign up. She has been in the US for 32 years and her dream has always been to become a U.S. citizen. She had not realized that her Union could help her through this process.

Marisa was able to complete the process and attain her citizenship after getting support from the UCAN program, and says: “I still cannot believe that I am a U.S. citizen. It was a wonderful experience and a beautiful moment. I was very nervous, but with the help of my Union I was able to overcome my fear and make my dream come true. I highly recommend people become US citizens. The experience is unforgettable.”*

Have questions about the UCAN program or other support for immigrant workers in UFCW 21? Call your Union Rep or contact us online. 

*Marisa’s quote translated from Spanish by her UFCW 21 union rep, Faviola Lopez.

Marisa Aviles Lemus lleva 7 años como miembro de UFCW 21, desde que empezó a trabajar por Draper Valley Farms en Mount Vernon. Antes de entrar a trabajar en Draper duró 19 años trabajando en otra empresa con Unión. Marisa trabaja en producción, y junto con sus compañeros de trabajo es uno de los trabajadores esenciales que han mantenido la cadena de suministro de alimentos durante la pandemia del COVID-19.

En 2019, UFCW 21 realizó un evento con el programa de la Red de Acción por la Ciudadanía de de la Unión UFCW (UCAN por sus siglas en inglés), dónde los miembros de la unión podían obtener información y apoyo para solicitar la ciudadanía Estadounidense. Los talleres de UCAN ayudan a los miembros de la unión con los documentos necesarios, asesoramiento legal, y cualquier ayuda necesaria en el camino hacía la ciudadanía, con la que también logran el derecho legal de votar y otros beneficios.

Marisa se enteró del Día de la Ciudadanía de UFCW 21 gracias a su enlace de la Unión, Esperanza, y se comunicó con la Unión para registrarse. Ha estado en los Estados Unidos por 32 años y siempre ha sido su sueño hacerse ciudadana Estadounidense. Pero no se había dado cuenta de que su Unión le podía ayudar con ese proceso.

Marisa logró tramitar la ciudadanía y se hizo ciudadana con el apoyo del programa UCAN, y dice: “Todavía no puedo creer que soy ciudadana de los Estados Unidos. Fue una experiencia maravillosa y un momento bonito. Tenía muchos nervios, pero con la ayuda de mi Unión pude superar el miedo y realizar mi sueño. Recomiendo mucho que se hagan ciudadanos. Es una experiencia inolvidable.”

¿Tiene preguntas acerca del programa de UCAN u otro apoyo para los trabajadores inmigrantes del  UFCW 21? Llame a su Representante de la Unión o comuníquese con nosotros en línea.