History
The merger of UFCW 588 and UFCW 1288 on May 1, 2006 to form UFCW 8-Golden State further strengthened an already strong Union. Subtract today's Union wages, pensions, health & welfare plans, vacations, night premium pay, holiday pay and today's 40-hour week and you'll have the conditions under which a handful of Food Industry clerks worked when they organized and gave birth to UFCW 588 In June of 1937. Clerk's wages in that far-off day were pegged at anywhere from $16 to $24 per week - when the workweek consisted of a minimum of 60 hours and many times stretched to 70 hours - at no increase in pay. Store Managers earned $25 - $30 per week and a vague promise of a