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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.
Talk show host and singer Kelly Clarkson posted online recounting an interaction at Art of Play, a boutique in Brooklyn, alleging a clerk gave her “the Pretty Woman treatment” over an alleged $15,000 non-salable display item. Clarkson’s post sparked a wave of public backlash and online harassment directed at the retail worker. In response, RWDSU issued the following statement
As the holiday shopping season gets underway with Amazon Prime shopping beginning this week, the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU) issued the following statement urging that workers across the supply chain, from retail store counters and e-commerce fulfillment centers to farms, food processing, and distribution hubs, be treated with dignity, safety, and respect…
On September 5, 2026 members, shop stewards, and organizers from the RWDSU Tennessee District Council hit the streets of downtown Nashville for the annual Labor Day Parade and Celebration commemorating the life of Vonda McDaniel, hosted by the Middle Tennessee Central Labor Council (CLC) and the AFL-CIO.
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