History

• In 1937, The Retail Clerks & Managers Protective Association (retail clerks) Local 1357 was founded in Philadelphia by employees of American Stores and A&P. Then in 1963, Local 1357 of the retail clerks had 4,000 members in Philadelphia area supermarkets. By the end of the decade, through the organizing power of president Wendell Young III over 10,000 non-food retail workers and department store employees joined Local 1357. In 1971, Pennsylvania State Liquor Store clerks joined the ranks of the expanding union. Food processing workers boot & shoe factory workers, health care workers, clerical and professional administrators as well as insurance agents and barbers, hairdressers and cosmetologists all unified during throughout the course of the 1980s. To celebrate the newfound unity of so diverse a union membership, Local 1357 changed to the historic Local number "1776" in May 1989. Through President Wendell Young III's skills as an organizer and administrator, Local 1776 expanded to over 24,000 members in 1990. A decade earlier, the Retail Clerks International Association had merged with the Amalgamate Meat cutters to create the United Food & Commercial Workers (UFCW) International Union. This is where UFCW Local 1776's name is derived.
• Local 1776 of today is vastly different in form and function, but there remains a similarity of purpose and mission. The struggles against the privatization of the PLCB and the invasion of non-union competition such as Wal-mart
  Wal-Mart
  Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. , branded as Walmart since 2008 and Wal-Mart before then, is an American public multinational corporation that runs chains of large discount department stores and warehouse stores. The company is the world's 18th largest public corporation, according to the Forbes Global 2000...
  
  , non-union food producers, and so on.

Locations Represented

• Acme Markets
• Adhesives & Chemical
• A&P
  The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company
  The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, better known as A&P, is a supermarket and liquor store chain in the United States. Its supermarkets, which are under six different banners, are found in Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania. A&P's liquor stores, known as...
  
   New York
• Aramark
  Aramark
  Aramark Corporation, known commonly as Aramark, is an American foodservice, facilities, and clothing provider supplying businesses, educational institutions, sports facilities, federal and state prisons, and health care institutions. It is headquartered at the Aramark Tower in Center City,...
  
  
• B C Natural Chicken LLC
• Barnesboro Giant Eagle
• Berks County Home
• Birchwood Nursing Center
• Blythe Township Department of Public Works
• Borough of Carroll Valley
  Carroll Valley, Pennsylvania
  Carroll Valley is a borough in Adams County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,876 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Carroll Valley is located at ....
  
  
• Burlington Coat Factory
  Burlington Coat Factory
  Burlington Coat Factory Warehouse Corporation is a national department store retailer focusing on clothing and shoes, with over 450 stores in 45 states and Puerto Rico.. In 2006, it was acquired by Bain Capital, LLC in a take-private transaction...
  
  
• Cargill Meat Solutions
• Chartwells
• Citterio USA
• Comet Food Market
• Cove Shoe Company
• Dreshertowne Shop-N-Bag
• Dunmore
  Dunmore, Pennsylvania
  Dunmore is a borough in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, adjoining Scranton. Dunmore was settled in 1835 and incorporated in 1862. Extensive anthracite coal, brick, stone, and silk interests had led to a rapid increase in the population to 8,315 in 1890, 12,583 in 1900, 17,615 in 1910, 20,250 in...
  
   Department of Public Works
• E.M.A.N
• Empire Kosher Poultry
• Gino Moreno Enterprises
• Glenn Distributors
• Global Spectrum
• Hanover Foods Corporation
• Healthcare Services Group
• Healthcare Strategies
• The Hershey Company
  The Hershey Company
  The Hershey Company, known until April 2005 as the Hershey Foods Corporation and commonly called Hershey's, is the largest chocolate manufacturer in North America. Its headquarters are in Hershey, Pennsylvania, which is also home to Hershey's Chocolate World. It was founded by Milton S...
  
  
• Jfk Laboratory
• Knouse Food Cooperative Meriwether-Godsey
• Lehigh County Cedarbrook Nursing Home
• Pennsylvania AFL-CIO
• Pennsylvania College of Optometry
  Pennsylvania College of Optometry
  Salus University was established by the Pennsylvania College of Optometry, one of the oldest colleges of optometry in North America, on July 1, 2008. PCO has established degree programs in other disciplines over the past twenty-five years...
  
  
• Pennsylvania Employees Benefit Trust Fund
• Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board
  Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board
  The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board is an independent government agency that manages the beverage alcohol industry in Pennsylvania. It is responsible for licensing the possession, sale, storage, transportation, importation, and manufacture of wine, spirits, and malt or brewed beverages in the...
  
  
• Pennsylvania State Employees Credit Union
• Philanthropic Life CInsurance
• Phillipsburg Comet Market
• Phoenixville Manor
• City of Pittston
  Pittston, Pennsylvania
  Pittston is a city in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States, between Scranton and Wilkes-Barre. It gained prominence in the late 19th and early 20th centuries as an active anthracite coal mining city, drawing a large portion of its labor force from European immigrants. The population was...
  
   Department of Public Works
• Plains Department of Public Works
• Plumbers and Pipefitters
  United Association
  The United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing, Pipefitting and Sprinkler Fitting Industry of the United States and Canada, commonly known as the United Association is a trade union of journeymen and apprentices of the plumbing, pipefitting, and sprinkler fitting industry of...
  
   Local 520 (JATC)
• Pocono Springs
• Professional Hair Care & Beauty Trades
• Rite Aid
  Rite Aid
  Rite Aid is a drugstore chain in the United States and a Fortune 500 company headquartered in East Pennsboro Township, Pennsylvania, near Camp Hill. Rite Aid is the largest drugstore chain on the East Coast and the third largest drugstore chain in the U.S....
  
  
• DW Richards & Sons
• Sermac
• Shelly's Medication Services
• Shoprite (Ammons, R&R, Collins, Zallies, Browns, Colligas, Shoprite Village, Shoprite Supermarkets)
• Spectrum Event Cleaning
• Strauss Discount Automotive
• Schott Glass Technologies
• Sun Re Cheese
• Super Fresh Food Markets
• United Way of S.E. Delaware County
• UFCW Federal Credit Union
• Valleycrest Nursing Home
• Village of Pennbrook Apartments
• Wise Foods