United Food and Commercial
Workers Local 1262 is New Jersey’s largest local labor union and among the
five largest local unions in the United Food and Commercial Workers
International Union. Local 1262 has consistently negotiated pacesetting
collective bargaining agreements that have improved working conditions, wages
and benefits for our 30,000 members.
First chartered as the Retail Clerks International Association in 1941,
today UFCW Local 1262 represents members in New Jersey, New York and
Pennsylvania employed by such giants in the retail food industry as
Foodtown, Pathmark, ShopRite, Stop & Shop and others.
Today the retail food and general merchandising industries are facing
many challenges, including increased competition from non-union food
chains and retailers who do not provide their employees with the same
wages and benefits negotiated for our members through their contracts.
Local 1262 fights hard to preserve the value and integrity of our union
contracts from competition by non-union employers by participating in
our region’s political arenas and in grassroots organizations such as
WakeUp Wal-Mart.
UFCW Local 1262 is an organization of many faces, yet our 30,000 members
speak with one voice. We look forward to reaching out to many more
thousands of workers who are seeking to improve their lives and
to providing more secure futures for themselves and their families by
joining our ranks.