UFCW Local 1459

08/15/2026

Barnes & Noble baristas and booksellers at the chain’s South Burlington, Vermont, location took a page out of other workers' books and voted to join Local 1459!

Increased wages and benefits are top priorities for the approximately 25 bookstore workers, along with strong safety language and fair treatment.

Contract negotiations are currently underway, and workers are eager to ratify a contract that gives them hope for their future and the future of the industry they love.

Read up on their journey to unionizing at the link below.

📖: https://bit.ly/4hFsgX5

08/06/2026

Deadline is quickly approaching! Register ASAP if you’d like to play in Local 1459’s charity golf tournament!

07/10/2026

After 46 years of service, Bill Flynn is retiring! Bill was a dairy lead in store 404 in Springfield, MA. Bill was a dedicated union steward for many years and will be greatly missed by all. Enjoy your retirement Bill!!

07/07/2026

After almost 49 years of Service with Stop & Shop, Sue Seitz is retiring! Sue was a long time, dedicated shop steward in Store #36, Chicopee MA for many years. Sue served on Local 1459’s executive board and was a member of the Stop & Shop bargaining committee for 3 contracts! Sue will be greatly missed by her co workers as well as all of us at Local 1459! Enjoy your much deserved and earned retirement, Sue!!

07/01/2026

Congratulations to Sue Laramee on her retirement after 38 years of service! Sue was a full time GM/HBC with Stop & Shop store #9 Holyoke, MA. Congratulations Sue!!!

06/22/2026

Barnes & Noble baristas and booksellers are getting organized!

Vermont Bookstore Workers Join UFCW Local 1459

06/01/2026

Congratulations to Michelle Noga on her retirement after almost 49 years of service! Michelle was a long time shop steward in Stop & Shop store #435 Belchertown, MA. Enjoy your much deserved retirement!!

05/27/2026

05/05/2026

Today, the Western Mass Area Labor Federation, MassCOSH, Teamsters Local 404, and other union members gathered to honor those who have lost their lives at work in the past year. We are united in our commitment to building a world where every worker is able to come home safe at the end of the day.

To quote MassCOSH's Dying for Work Report, "No job is worth a life. No deadline is worth a death."

Thank you IAFF Local 648 for their Honor Guard, Minister Maureen Brown, violinist Eleni Yanis, and everyone who contributed to the memorialization of the 69 workers who died for work in Massachusetts over the course of 2025.

Learn more at https://masscosh.org/publications/dying-for-work-report-2025-dangerous-jobs-killed-69-workers-in-massachusetts-last-year/

04/29/2026