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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.
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.
Union members of the RWDSU Southeast Council at Tyson Foods in Camilla, Georgia, proved once again that solidarity extends far beyond the plant floor.
Coming together at their recent monthly union meeting, members rolled up their sleeves for a shared cause: packing book bags filled with essential school supplies for the children of their co-workers and neighbors across the community.
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