UFCW Local 1459

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!!

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!!

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!!!

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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!!

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/

Stand with Holyoke Teachers! The future of education in Holyoke is at stake. Join HTA at the Annual St. Patrick's Day Parade in Holyoke to help build community support for a contract that will help build a stronger school system.

📅Date: Sunday, March 22nd
🕛Time: 11:30-1:30
📌Location: Outside Holyoke High School

Wear purple and green!