Smithfield Distribution Center Workers Vote in Union

(Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO)

Some 56 workers at the Smithfield Distribution Center in Newport News, Virginia voted to unionize on July 23. "It’s a great honor and privilege to welcome the Smithfield Distribution Center workers to the Local 400 family,” said UFCW Local 400 President Mark Federici. “They are a dedicated, fearless group of workers and we are proud to represent them,” said Federici. “While this was a great victory, we aren’t done yet," he added. "The next step is bargaining a first-rate contract, together."
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