UFCW Local 1546

Social Security: The Real Story

In 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act into law, creating a social insurance plan designed to pay retired workers a continuing income after retirement and to prevent a reoccurrence of a financial catastrophe like the Great Depression. The program worked… and it became a lifeline not only for retired American workers, but for widows, surviving children, and those with physical and mental disabilities that prevented them from earning a living. Social Security is, without a doubt, one of America’s great success stories.

Apply for Union Scholarships

Applications are now open for the 2012 Union Plus Scholarship Program, which provides $150,000 in scholarships to union members, their spouses and dependants.

Plus, the Chicago Federation of Labor will offer its William A. Lee Memorial Scholarship to graduating high school seniors who belong to, or whose parents belong to, unions affiliated with the CFL (which includes UFCW Local 1546).

*Click on the headline above to learn more.

Does Labor History Matter?

*A Special commentary from Tom Suhbur

While stories about the corporate elite and powerful are regularly covered in school textbooks and the press, unions are usually treated as a mere footnote in history. In general, the media depicts unions in a negative light. Union leaders are typically referred to as “bosses” in the press. Movies often depict unions as being controlled by gangsters. Strikes, “riots” and corruption get the most attention.

Show Off Your Union Pride

Do you want to look "union" fashionable at work or at home? Can't find enough blue and gold in your wardrobe? Then you will want to check out the new UFCW union store to order everything "UFCW" from hats to scarves and from t-shirts to sweats. You can even purchase coffee mugs, backpacks and keyrings. And what's even better is that you will be supporting fellow UFCW Local 1546 members employed at Rubin Brothers which supplies the clothing items. To see what's available, visit www.shopufcw.com.

Making Change at Wal-Mart Campaign

Click here to find out the latest news and facts from the Making Change at Wal-Mart Campaign, and learn why so many working Americans are demanding that Wal-Mart change to become a better corporate citizen.

Consumer Credit Counseling

It didn’t need to take a multi-billion dollar government bailout of our nation’s banks and financial institutions this year for working families to realize that most U.S. consumers are spending more than we can afford.

In fact, in just the past several years, the average household’s credit card debt rose to a record $7,520 monthly balance, not including mortgage debt, student loans and automobile loans.