UFCW Local 227 Email Format
Food and Beverage ServicesKentucky, United States11-50 Employees
UFCW Local 227 is a local labor union based in Louisville, Kentucky, that represents a broad workforce across Kentucky and Southern Indiana. Its membership exceeds 23,000 people and spans industries such as retail grocery, meat packing, food processing, poultry, dairy, garment manufacturing, trucking, health care, distilleries, chemical manufacturing, printing, barbers, and others. The organization focuses on advocating for workers and ensuring fairness at work through collective representation. Although its membership covers multiple sectors, the description places UFCW Local 227 within the food and beverage services ecosystem as a regional labor advocate for workers in essential industries. A May 2020 news item notes the ongoing threat of COVID-19 for Kroger grocery workers in Kentucky, illustrating the kinds of labor challenges encountered by its members.