RICK ICAZA :
770 leads fight for Los
Angeles City Living Wage
Ordinance, becoming
a model for similar
legislation in cities
across the country.
1982 1988 1996
Rick Icaza
elected
Secretary-
Treasurer. Union negotiates
first “Community
Care Plan” allowing
members to
access affordable
health care. 770 wins
$48,000 in
back wages for
Farmer John
Workers and
preserves their
pensions. 770 drives innovative
employer-funded benefit
program enabling
members to pay for
school or first home.
1950
770 sues Ralphs
for withholding
wages, gets
$1 million
for affected
employees. 1972
Rick Icaza
joins Local
770 as a
box clerk.
1996
1980
1953
1985 1982 1991
Local 770 leads effort
against Prop 226,
a business-funded
initiative to cut
union funding and
eliminate workplace
protections. 770 begins fight
against Burbank
WalMart, leading
to unprecedented
victories against
the non-union
retail giant in the
coming years.
1981 1983 1990 1998
Rick Icaza
elected
President
of Local
770. Rick Icaza
elected first
Latino Vice
President
of the
International
Union. 770 wins $1.2
million from
California
to upgrade
Meatpackers’
skill sets. UFCW Scholarship
program introduced:
member and their
children receive over
$1 million in college
scholarships.