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The Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU) mourns the passing of Dolores Huerta, a fearless organizer and civil rights icon who helped change the course of the American labor movement.
Amazon announced plans to hire over 300,000 seasonal, part-time, and full-time workers across its operations network for the 2026 holiday shopping season. The announcement comes as warehouse workers face extreme injury risks, high turnover rates, and relentless productivity tracking during peak volume. In response, Stuart Appelbaum, President of the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU), issued the following statement:
When corporate decisions bring difficult news, union solidarity makes all the difference. Following the announcement earlier this year that US Tobacco (USTC) will be closing its Nashville, Tennessee facility, the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU) Local 150 and the Tennessee District Council immediately went to work at the bargaining table securing a better future for members facing the uncertainty.
When members stand together, real progress happens. At Hofstra University, 120 food service workers represented by Local 1102 RWDSU/UFCW proved just that by voting unanimously to ratify a groundbreaking new three-year contract with Campus Dining Services by Compass One.
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