UFCW Local 1776 represents workers in

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and the surrounding suburbs for the

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. The larger majority of their members work in grocery stores. The number 1776 refers to the historical date in Philadelphia rather than it being a sequential number of local unions.

History

In 1937, The Retail Clerks & Managers Protective Association (

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s) Local 1357 was founded in Philadelphia by employees of American Stores and A&P. In 1963, Local 1357 of the retail clerks had 4,000 members in Philadelphia area supermarkets. By the end of the decade, through the organizing power of president

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over 10,000 non-food retail workers and department store employees joined Local 1357. In 1971,

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clerks joined the ranks of the expanding union. In 1979 the

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had merged with the

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to create the

(UFCW) International Union.

Notable representations

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* ShopRite *

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References

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External links

United Food and Commercial Workers Union InternationalUFCW Local 1776
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Trade unions established in 1937 Retail clerks United Food and Commercial Workers