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“No matter who the president may be, our job is the same – to represent the members of our union and to protect their rights and advance their interests. The way to improve working conditions is by organizing, and we will continue to do that.”
RWDSU Local 110 members who work at the General Mills and Quaker Oats plants in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, came out in October to support striking workers at the neighboring Cargill corn milling plant. Workers at the plant – members of Teamsters Local 238 – have been on strike since October 1.
Today, Congressman Andy Kim met with union leadership and members of the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU) from several industries for a roundtable discussion on workplace issues and joined the union for workplace walkthroughs at Twin City supermarket and Newark Airport.
Today, President Stuart Appelbaum of the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU) and Randy Hadley, President of the Mid-South Council of the RWDSU announced the union’s endorsement of Shomari Figures in the Congressional race in Alabama District 2.
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