On Wednesday, June 4th, approximately two hundred workers at Goya Foods in Jersey City, New Jersey, overwhelmingly voted to ratify their new union contract with a vote of 171-3.

The new five-year contract improves the lives of our members in various ways. The union committee negotiated substantial, immediate wage increases for all members, in addition to significant annual increases for the contract’s term. Shift differentials and position premiums were also increased.

Additionally, the committee negotiated higher contributions to the employer-sponsored UFCW Local 152 Savings Plan. Finally, Goya Foods members will maintain their affordable union healthcare.

Congratulations to these two hundred members! This achievement wouldn’t have been possible without our great union negotiating committee, which included President Daniel Ross, Jr., Executive Assistant to the President Danette Montes-Palmore, Shop Stewards Abner Rosario and Lepido Gonzalez, and committee members Dave Chavez and Kendall Edwards.

UFCW Local 152 represents approximately 200 workers at Goya Foods in Jersey City, New Jersey. The company produces popular Latin American foods like beans, rice, seasonings, and beverages. Our members work as warehouse employees, hi-lo operators, order pickers, receivers, and more. UFCW Local 152 also represents the warehouse workers at Goya Foods in Pedricktown, New Jersey.

Are you interested in joining UFCW Local 152? Start by learning more about how to start a union at your workplace.