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CONTENTS
President’s Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Grand Opening of UFCW 770 Workers’ Center
Secretary-Treasurer’s Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Would you tell a drowning person that they have the “right to swim”?
At the Bargaining Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
UFCW AND VONS’ ADR Program Helps Members With On-The-Job Injuries
and Pays Out Program Savings
Members at Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Union Representative Tim Shoemake’s District
Getting Organized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
The Green Rush in California is a Golden Opportunity for UFCW 770
From the Field . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Members Take On Work Issues to Educate, Empower and Enforce
Know Your Rights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
La Voz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Gran Apertura del Centro de Trabajadores UFCW 770
Member Discounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
UFCW 770 VOICE
ISSN 1074-8490 • Volume 70, Issue 1
Published Quarterly in Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter by UFCW Local 770
Chartered by United Food and Commercial Workers International Union, AFL-CIO, CLC.
Street Address: 630 Shatto Place, Los Angeles, CA 90005
Mailing Address: Post Office Box 770, Hollywood, CA 90078
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Executive Editor: Rick Icaza • Editor: Lisa Wong
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THE VOICE
Spring 2017