UFCW Condemns House Republicans’ Securing Agriculture’s Workforce Act
Today [July 1, 2026], the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW), America’s largest private sector union representing 1.2 million workers in meatpacking, food processing, grocery, and other essential industries across North America, released a statement in response to House Republicans’ Securing Agriculture’s Workforce Act (SAWA).
UFCW International President Milton Jones said:
“Across the country, rural communities are powered by farm and food processing jobs. The Securing Agriculture’s Workforce Act will turn these stable, permanent jobs into temporary ones, leaving workers with less money to take home and spend in their...