I worked for Stop n Shop and was in the UFCW . As a union they are awful... they take dues from bagboys...The former secratary ended up being the Local out of Rhode Islands President ,...none of them are elected it is a true circle jerk that pays themselves handsomely and they could care less about the members. Personally I never thought that service sector needed a union Trades and other Jobs that take skills are and are extremely dangerous (miners etc...) need representation. The UFCW are nothing more than a democratic slush fund provider ...very shady people,.
During this strike, most of the picketers were in a big circle jerk themselves telling everyone how much they loved the union and hated corporate greed.
I was also in a UFCW local once. I was young and dumb and had a issue. I was basically told unless I was suspended or fired I was a “low priority” or to translate I was still giving them dues each week so they didn’t care.