Full Membership Meeting – Fall
Please join us at our fall membership meeting on Thursday, October 29, 2020 at 5:00 PM. We will review this year’s officer elections, conduct the annual scholarship drawing, and discuss any other issues you would like to bring to the table. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, this meeting will be conducted remotely via Zoom. If you did NOT receive the Zoom invite by mail or email, please let us know at local8d@gmail.com.
We know this has been a difficult year for everyone. We hope to see and hear from you at the meeting.
Full Membership Meeting – Spring
We hope to see you at our spring membership meeting on Friday, March 6, 2020 at 1:00 PM at the Holiday Inn, 700 Myles Standish Blvd. in Taunton. The companies have authorized your release from work to attend. We hope this new meeting time results in great turnout. Our union is only as strong as its members! Please come and let us know what issues you are facing at work.
*Lunch will be provided.
Special Membership Meeting on Retirement
We hope to see you at a special membership meeting to discuss retirement on Friday, November 1, 2019 at 1:30 PM at the Holiday Inn, 700 Myles Standish Blvd. in Taunton. Representatives from Alicare will be there to give a presentation and answer all of your pension-related questions. How are pension benefits calculated? What are years of service? How do I apply for a pension? Come find out!
Congratulations to the 2019 Scholarship Winners!
Every year Local 8D offers scholarships to union members or their immediate family members who want to further their education and demonstrate a commitment to their communities and to UFCW values. Below are this year’s winners. Congratulations to each of these hard-working individuals. We know that they will go far in their education and continue to be valuable members of their community!
Horizon
Jenna Larrow
Kyle Rano
Michael Kelson
Aisling Dowling
Devon McCarthy
United
Adriana Timberlake
Hannah Flynn
Kaitlyn Kelleher
Christopher Serafini
MacKenzie MacDonald
Next Membership Meetings and Scholarship Drawings
Please join us for the next membership meetings on March 15, 2019 (United Liquors) and April 5, 2019 (Horizon Beverage) at 7:00 AM at the Holiday Inn-Taunton (700 Myles Standish Blvd, Taunton, MA 02780). Scholarship drawings will be held at each meeting. For more information on scholarships, visit our UFCW Local 8D Scholarships page. Applications are due on March 8, 2019.
We look forward to seeing you there!
2017 Annual General Membership Meeting and Scholarship Drawing has been RESCHEDULED
The November 18th General Membership Meeting and Scholarship Drawing has been rescheduled to December 2nd. The rescheduled meeting will still be held at the Holiday Inn-Taunton (700 Myles Standish Blvd, Taunton, MA 02780) from 7:00 to 9:00 AM.
Don’t forget to submit your child’s scholarship applications (Deadline: November 28th). We look forward to seeing you there!
Labor Guild School Fall Term Begins September 26th
Starting September 26, 2016 a new Fall Term begins with the Labor Guild in their new Braintree location.
Classes are Mondays at 7pm from September 26th – November 14th at the Labor guild in Braintree with tuition at just $125 for the 7-week term. Registration Applications and more info can be found www.laborguild.com or by calling (781) 340-7887. Additionally, registration applications can be found in the Fall ’16 Guild School Brochure found HERE!
The Proposed Revisions have PASSED!
Revisions proposed to the UFCW Local 8D Union By-Laws have PASSED! In November 2015, a vote was held at the full membership meeting to determine if the proposed revisions to the union by-laws should or should not be ratified. A majority vote in favor of the proposed changes was passed and the revisions were ratified into the union by-laws. We encourage you to review the newly updated union by-laws found in the link below.
The updated union by-laws can be found HERE!
Proposed Revisions to the UFCW Local 8D Union By-Laws
A proposed revision has been made to the UFCW Local 8D union by-laws. For these revisions to be passed, a vote will be held at the next full membership meeting on November 5, 2015 to determine if they should or should not be ratified. Please review the proposed changes to the union by-laws to prepare for the upcoming vote.
The proposed changes to the by-laws can be found HERE!
RESCHEDULING OF AUGUST BARGAINING UNIT MEETINGS
Please be advised that the respective unit bargaining meeting on August 1st and August 8th for Horizon Beverages and United Liquors have been rescheduled for the following dates:
Friday, September 18, 2015 – Horizon Bargaining Unit Meeting
Friday, September 25, 2015 – United Bargaining Unit Meeting
Please see the Calendar for more information on these two meeting dates.
Massachusetts Jobs with Justice Annual Dinner
Massachusetts Jobs with Justice is a coalition of community, faith, and labor groups in Massachusetts who work to protect and promote workers’ rights. Local 8 has reserved a table at their Annual Dinner (details below). Join us to honor all of the incredible victories we have achieved through collective action!
Where: 1199/SEIU, 150 Mt. Vernon Street, Second Floor, Boston, MA 02125
When: Thursday, April 2, 2015
Schedule:
6:00 PM: Reception
7:00 PM: Dinner and Program
9:00 PM: Dancing
If you would like to reserve a spot at the Local 8 table, please RSVP to local8d@gmail.com. First come, first served.
Registration for Labor Guild Spring Classes Now Open
The spring semester starts on March 16, 2015 and runs until May 18, 2015, and includes courses on the role of the shop steward, collective bargaining, the history of labor-management relations, among others. Classes take place on Monday nights in Weymouth. Registration is now open. This is a great opportunity to build your knowledge base and leadership skills by learning from each other and experienced practitioners.
2015 UFCW International Scholarship Program
The UFCW International Union is opening the UFCW International Scholarship program for 2015. For more than 46 years, the UFCW International Union has administered their Scholarship Program to ensure both young UFCW members and their dependents have an opportunity to education. Online applications will be available from January 11, 2015 through March 15, 2015 for any students who have either graduated from high school, will be graduating from high school in the Spring of 2015, or who have received their GED. For more information, or to find out if you are eligible, please visit www.ufcw.org/scholarship.
Congratulations to the 2014 Scholarship Winners!
Every year Local 8D offers scholarships to union members or their immediate family members who want to further their education and demonstrate a commitment to their communities and to UFCW values. Below are this year’s winners. Congratulations to each of these hard-working individuals. We know that they will go far in their education and continue to be valuable members of their community!