Smithfield Distribution Center Workers Vote in Union
Friday, August 1, 2014(Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO)
Some 56 workers at the Smithfield Distribution Center in
Newport News, Virginia voted to unionize on July 23. "It’s a great honor
and privilege to welcome the Smithfield Distribution Center workers to the
Local 400 family,” said UFCW Local 400 President Mark Federici. “They are a
dedicated, fearless group of workers and we are proud to represent them,”
said
Federici. “While this was a great victory, we aren’t done yet," he added.
"The next step is bargaining a first-rate contract, together."
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