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RAVP Pharmacists Ratify New Contract

September 21, 2026

After more than seven months of bargaining, pharmacists have officially ratified a new contract. The previous contract expired in March, and since then pharmacists have stood together through a long

Pharmacist Alternative Contract Vote

September 18, 2026

On Thursday afternoon, Ralphs, Albertsons, Vons and Pavilions presented an alternative offer for a new pharmacist contract. As a result, UFCW Local 135 is pausing the Unfair Labor Practice strike

AVP Pharmacists Ratify Contract!

September 15, 2026

AVP pharmacists ratify new contract! UFCW Local 135 pharmacists at Albertsons, Vons and Pavilions narrowly voted to approve a new three-year contract with the company. This agreement was the result

Ralphs Pharmacists Reject Offer

September 15, 2026

Ralphs pharmacists have spoken. UFCW Local 135 pharmacists at Ralphs overwhelmingly rejected the company’s comprehensive contract offer. With the contract rejected and unfair labor practices still unresolved, pharmacists are now

50 years and counting!In June, David Stollenwerk, a Produce Clerk at Albertsons in El Cajon, re....

UFCW Local 135

50 years and counting!
In June, David Stollenwerk, a Produce Clerk at Albertsons #2783 in El Cajon, reached the 50 year milestone.
He started in 1976 as a member of Retail Clerks Local 1222 and became part of UFCW Local 135 in ... 4 Likes

Padres Pride at KP!Pharmacy Techs Billy and Gabe from Kaiser Permanente Otay were repping the Fr....

UFCW Local 135

Padres Pride at KP!
Pharmacy Techs Billy and Gabe from Kaiser Permanente Otay were repping the Friars at work yesterday and bringing the playoff energy ahead of Game 1 against the Cubs.
And did those jerseys bring some luck? You better believe ... 15 Likes

Padres Pride is back!Our Padres are the No. 4 seed and they're bringing playoff baseball back to....

UFCW Local 135

Padres Pride is back!
Our Padres are the No. 4 seed and they're bringing playoff baseball back to San Diego. Tonight, they open the MLB Wild Card Series at home against the Cubs, the same team that knocked us out of ... 3 Comments

LFGSD 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥💯Hmmm…my store Director said that there hasn’t been any memo regarding wearing gear!
Go Padres!Jeremiah Korn who cares!! I wore mine. What they gonna do? Send me home 😂😂

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UFCW Local 135

Today, we look back at the history of UFCW Local 135 by remembering Tom Vandeveld, a former grocery worker who became the first president of our union.
Brother Tom’s leadership began in 1975, when he was elected president of Retail Clerks ... 19 Likes

UFCW Local 135

Today, we honor another of UFCW Local 135’s union forefathers, Samuel J. Meyers.
In 1943, Meyers arrived in San Diego as a representative of the Retail Clerks International Association with a mission to organize the city’s grocery and retail workforce. At ... 1 Comments

UFCW Local 135 We don't have a photo of Samuel J. Meyers. We reached out to his archives at the University of Wisconsin-Madison ...I was one of his secretaries at the International Office.

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