UFCW328.org - Food & commercial workers union located in Providence, RI
Title
United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local 328 |
Description
In January of 1937, five meat cutters who worked for First National Stores in Rhode Island, including two future presidents of Local 328 (Sam DiSano & Joseph Crowley) met with the general manager, Byron Fleming of the Company’s Providence Division and asked for the same wages, workweek and working conditions as the Boston Division of the Company, who were represented by Local 592 of the Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of North America. They were quickly rebuffed by the general manager. The spokesman for the group, Sam DiSano, replied to the rebuff with truly prophetic words - “we’re going to form a union in
Later that year 984 workers voted 85% Union Yes and became the newly chartered Local 328 of the Amalgamated Meat Cutters & Butcher Workmen of North America.
Casey became president next. In 1948 Salvatore “Sam” DiSano became president and served the local union for 24 years. Sam’s hard work and dedication to the members and their families is a story unto itself. His tremendous organizing efforts brought the union to 6,000 members. Upon his retirement, Sam was appointed Director of the Rhode Island Department of Labor by then Governor, Phillip Noel. He retired from his remarkable service to working men and women in
Languages
English
