UFCW Local 663

Happy Pride Month from UFCW!

This month and every month, we are proud to stand in solidarity with our 2SLGBTQ+ members and siblings from across the Union family.

Pride is power, and that power grows when working folks of every identity stand together for TRUE equality.

Sebastiana Panjoj Gonzalez, a meatpacking worker at JBS in Worthington, recently won $11,805 in backpay after discovering she had been underpaid for years.

After talking with coworkers, Sebastiana realized she was making less money than them for the same work. She brought the issue to her walking steward, Maria, and Union representative, Osmin. Together, they found that Sebastiana had been misclassified three years earlier and was being paid below the rate guaranteed in her Union contract.

Click here to read more about how Sebastiana won her backpay, and other wins in our Workplace Justice Report:

https://buff.ly/x6IautH

📣HUGE WORKER WIN! ✊🏼Andrew, a UFCW 663 member at International Paper in Austin, MN was reinstated into his position after getting unfairly fired back in February, including all backpay--which was over $23k--and benefits!

Our Chief Steward, Cary, identified the unfair termination right away, and connected Andrew with our meatpacking director, Ruth Schultz, who negotiated the settlement.

Congrats Andrew!

We asked Gabe “What difference did having a Union make in this situation?”

Gabe put it simply: “What’s the difference between $0 and $6,000?”

Without a Union, Gabe would have been terminated from his job with no recourse. Click the link below to read about how Gabe used his Union to fight unjust termination.

https://buff.ly/zI9jIJC