Max Parrott at LaborPress reports that on the first day that the popular Wegmans Grocery Chain opened its doors in Manhattan, Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU)/United Food & Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 338 were there to remind the regional franchise that New York City is a Union Town.  Local 338 Representatives said their goal was twofold: They wanted to protect their Members in Unionized stores that might be hurt by the new competition and they wanted to connect with the store’s 600 new Employees to tell them the benefits of having a Union.  Fred Walker, a RWDSU/UFCW Business Representative, said: “The word on the street is that there has been some practices of trying to dissuade their Employees from having conversations with us.  They deserve a right to have conversations with Unions.  They have a right to have some representation.  They have a right to things like sick pay, personal days, vacation and wage increases.”

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