PriceRite Workers and Grocery Workers' Union to Reach Out to Shoppers in Fight for Good Jobs in Prov

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www.ufcw.org - United Food and Commercial Workers Union (UFCW) Amber Sparks Cell: [phone] or Michelle Alioto Office: [phone] Members of the United Food and Commercial Workers Union (UFCW), grocery workers and community members will gather at the Providence PriceRite store on 325 Valley St., to hand flyers out to customers and speak with them about the need for good union jobs in this troubled economy. Workers will be available for media interviews between 11:30 a.m. and noon.

PriceRite is owned by the same company that owns and/or supplies ShopRite stores in Pennsylvania, New York, Delaware, Connecticut, and New Jersey, where the vast majority of workers have a union--and benefits that make their grocery jobs the kind of good, middle-class jobs that strengthen communities and our economy.

PriceRite workers say they are not being allowed the same freedom to choose a union--without company interference. They need the help of community members to make PriceRite understand: in this troubled economy, the last thing Providence needs is more dead-end, low-paying jobs. Now more than ever in these tough economic times, Providence needs good, union jobs that strengthen working families and help our middle class thrive. -0- WHEN: Friday, November 7, 2008 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Interviews with workers from 11:30 a.m. to noon WHERE: In front of PriceRite 325 Valley Street Providence, RI WHO: PriceRite workers UFCW members Community activists

The UFCW is the grocery workers' union, representing over one million members working in the retail grocery industry. UFCW members also work in the meatpacking, poultry, food processing, health care, distillery, retail and other industries.

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