General Membership Meetings 2020 New Dates and Time!

Local 1189 will be holding quarterly General Membership Meetings at the Union Hall in South St. Paul and at the Duluth Labor Temple at 4:00 pm on the third Wednesdays in the months of February, May, August, and November.  Northern and Southern General Membership Meetings will be held simultaneously on February 19, May 20, August 19, and November 18.

Read more

Where you work

Your worksite page on UFCW1189.org has everything you need to know about your union membership. Visit the "Where you work" page

JOIN US!

Increase your power in your workplace.
Learn more

NEGOTIATIONS!

Find out more on active negotiations.
Quickly link to your contract update

TAKE ACTION!

Get involved with with great Union activities.
Learn more
Apply for a Scholarship
Update your address

Featured Articles

View All Articles

UFCW 1189 St. Paul Employers Defined Contribution Info Meetings

February 13th, 2020

Local 1189 will be holding informational meetings at our South St. Paul office on March 18, 2020 at 9:00 a.m., 12:00 p.m. or 4:00 p.m. for participating members in the UFCW 1189 and St. Paul Employers Defined Contribution Plan.  This is an opportunity for members to come and talk to the Plan professionals from Wilson-McShane and Milliman.  Snacks and refreshments will be provided.  Please RSVP to Local 1189 at 651-451-6240 with the meeting time you will be attending so we can plan accordingly.

Read more

Jerry's Cub Instacart Grievance

January 30th, 2020

In October 2019, Local 1189 filed a class action grievance against Jerry's Enterprises over Instacart employees performing our bargaining unit work in the stores.   Specifically, Instacart employees were being assigned a designated check-out lane wherein they were scanning Instacart customer purchases.  The Union and Employer have reached settlement in this grievance, which we believe satisfactorily resolves these issues.  PDF icon

Read more