The Detroit Regional Chamber's annual Mackinac Policy Conference.
Chris Holman speaks with Courtney Phillips, Secretary-Treasurer, United Food and Commercial Workers Union of Grand Rapids, from Media Row, at the Grand Hotel, while at the 2024 Mackinac Policy Conference.
Watch Courtney and Chris discuss her organization, recent activity and what they are experiencing in their sector in 2024, along with what she expected out of the #MPC24, - click play on the YouTube video below.
United Food and Commercial Workers Union, based in Grand Rapids. The state’s largest public sector labor union representing Meijer, Kroger, Rite Aid just to name a few.
This is a talk with their new Secretary-Treasurer Courtney Phillips about the end of right-to-work in Michigan; the impact of that and the threat of national right-to-work happening depending on who wins the presidential election. Michigan is the only state to successfully flip right-to-work in 58 years so it’s a huge deal.
Collective Bargaining: Your Union at Work for You
Collective bargaining is the process in which working people, through their unions, negotiate contracts with their employers to determine their terms of employment, including pay, benefits, hours, leave, job health and safety policies, ways to balance work and family, and more. Collective bargaining is important because it allows unionized employees to advocate for their needs and define the terms of their employment.