UFCW in the media

89.9 WORT FM Labor Radio Interview – April 17, 2020 – Melanie has the audio file saved. You can also listen here for a limited time: http://archive.wortfm.org

CBS 58 First responder status/Joint with Outpost

https://www.cbs58.com/news/local-grocery-stores-demand-first-responder-status-for-their-workers

CBS 58 Kroger Ending $2.00 Hero Pay

https://www.cbs58.com/news/kroger-s-end-to-hero-pay-will-affect-thousands-of-grocery-workers-in-milwaukee-area

Spectrum News (Channel 1)-First Responder status, with Outpost:

https://spectrumnews1.com/wi/madison/coronavirus/2020/04/18/wisconsin-governor-asked-to-help-protect-frontline-workers-in-food-industry

Onmilwaukee.com w/ Outpost on First responder designation:

https://onmilwaukee.com/dining/articles/extended-first-responder-status-grocery.html

Chief Justice Roggensack’s remarks re: Brown County meatpacking

https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Wisc-chief-justice-sparks-backlash-by-saying-15253483.php

https://www.businessinsider.com/chief-justice-condemned-for-blaming-coronavirus-spread-on-meatpackers-2020-5

https://www.washingtonpost.com (Need to subscribe to view article again) You can find it with a google search “justice Roggensack Melanie Bartholf Washington post”

https://www.wisn.com/article/coronavirus-chief-justice-spread-at-meatpacking-plant-not-affecting-regular-folks/32393991#

Channel 3000 Madison Re: Kroger ending hazard pay

https://www.channel3000.com/we-think-kroger-should-be-leading-union-pushes-for-grocery-store-chain-to-restore-hero-pay/

Wisconsin Examiner: General COVID-19 benefits

https://wisconsinexaminer.com/2020/03/31/covid-19-comes-to-the-bargaining-table/

Wisconsin Examiner: First responder

https://wisconsinexaminer.com/2020/04/14/union-seeks-first-responder-status-for-grocery-workers/

Wisconsin Examiner: Meatpacking safety

https://wisconsinexaminer.com/brief/ag-josh-kaul-unions-seek-stronger-meatpacking-safety-rules/

Urban Milwaukee – Patrick Cudahy

https://urbanmilwaukee.com/2020/04/18/smithfields-cudahy-meat-packing-plant-closed/

Gazette Extra: Seneca hazard pay ending (joint letter with UFCW 9 and IAMAW)

https://www.gazettextra.com/news/health_care/coronavirus/unions-seneca-foods-cut-workers-pandemic-pay/article_f6ecefb5-8e08-500f-b27b-49db4ae17d0f.html

Milwaukee Business Journal – Patrick Cudahy

https://www.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/news/2020/04/27/patrick-cudahy-workers-will-receive-free-covid-19.html