UE Local 255: Unionized Workers of Hunger Mountain Co-op

06/16/2026

Local friends and allies: please get to Steven Tendo's immigration check-in today if you can.

Show up for UVM Support Staff Member Steven Tendo tomorrow, at 8:45am during his ICE check in hearing. 64 Gricebrook Rd. An injury to one is an injury to all!

06/16/2026

The UE 255 Labor Notes Conference delegation had a little time to explore Chicago with good friends yesterday, after two and a half jam-packed days of Labor organizing workshops.

We were happy to be joined by UE Field Organizer Jason Santos and UE Western Region President Ramona Malczynski!

Between our three delegates, we attended over 20 workshops, learned enough to fill volumes, and built invaluable relationships with other worker-organizers from across the country.

One of our favorite take-aways was a quotation by former UE Director of Organization Mark Meinster during his excellent workshop on dismantling the "no-strikes" clauses that have wormed their way into so many contracts:

"Contracts are temporary truces in the ongoing labor struggle."

06/15/2026

Singing together can be so powerful. We loved singing with thousands of Labor organizers from across the country and beyond at this year's Labor Notes Conference.

06/14/2026

UE Local 255 members Iana McLean, Tim Rousseau, and Toby Madrone are having a great time and learning a ton at this year's Labor Notes Conference in Chicago. Toby even got to play-act a grumpy manager while presenting about marching on the boss!

06/13/2026

At the Labor Notes Conference today, the Pittsburgh Labor Chorus led some of us in a song that is all about the organizing model UE believes in: Worker-led, rank and file, and democratic all the way.

05/31/2026

Several UE Local 255 members attended the Barre Solidarity School yesterday, presented by the Vermont May Day Strong Coalition. What a great day of learning and building solidairty with fellow unionized workers and the rest of our community!

05/28/2026

Lunch time in the middle of a long UE General Executive Board meeting day for our Local's president (far right). The GEB, elected from among the members of Locals nationwide, is the highest decision making body between National Conventions. The members run this union!

05/16/2026

WE WON!!!

After nearly five months of fighting, our coworker Genesis has been awarded the Production Cook job she bid on last fall, in accordance with our contract.

Genesis has been officially hired into her new role, and has been enjoying her training over the past few days. Hunger Mountain Co-op has also promised to award her hundreds of dollars in back-pay, in compensation for the delay in her promotion.

When we fight, we win. We came together as coworkers and as a community, and we got it done!

05/07/2026

Solidarity with the workers of REI! We love our outdoorsy gear here in Vermont. And we want it to come from ethical companies that respect unions and treat their workers right.

It’s truly inspiring to see how many REI members and shoppers are ready to boycott REI during their biggest sale of the year. Pledge to boycott before May 1st at the link in our bio so we can keep these numbers climbing up!