UFCW Local 152

Name

UFCW Local 152

Legal name

United Food and Commercial Workers Local 152

Website

https://ufcwlocal152.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Egg Harbor Township

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Union Membership Dues: Union operates on membership dues, typically collected through employer payroll deduction (checkoff). Dues support collective bargaining, member representation, advocacy, and union operations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

UFCW Local 152 is a labor union that represents approximately 14,000 workers across New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Maryland. The union provides collective bargaining representation, contract negotiations, workplace dispute resolution, and advocacy through five industry divisions (Retail, Healthcare, Manufacturing, Public Sector, and Cannabis). Members also receive access to a portfolio of benefits including discounts, scholarships, educational programs, and charitable foundation support.

Product overview

UFCW Local 152 is a labor union offering a portfolio of membership services organized around core union representation (collective bargaining, contract negotiations, workplace advocacy) supported by member benefit programs. The union operates five industry divisions: Retail (grocery stores including Acme Markets and ShopRite), Healthcare (nursing homes, hospitals), Manufacturing, Public Sector, and Cannabis. Member benefits include the Members Only Discounts Program (offering savings through UFCW Lifemart, TicketsAtWork, Union Plus, and local attraction discounts), Educational Benefits (discount college programs, free GED and language classes), the Irv R. String Scholarship Fund ($5,000 awards totaling over $140,000 since 2013), and the UFCW Women's Network Childcare Grant. The Bryan D. Ross Foundation provides charitable assistance to members facing financial hardship from illness or injury.

Differentiator

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Products and services

• Union Representation Services Core union representation services including collective bargaining, contract negotiations, workplace dispute resolution, and advocacy for workers in retail, healthcare, manufacturing, public sector, and cannabis industries across New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Maryland.
• Members Only Discounts Program Member-exclusive discount program offering savings on movie tickets, theme parks, travel, electronics, phones, flowers, home and auto products through partners including UFCW Lifemart, TicketsAtWork, Union Plus, Adventure Aquarium, Diggerland USA, Medieval Times, Morey's Piers, Philadelphia Zoo, and Orlando Employee Discounts.
• Irv R. String Local 152 Scholarship Fund Scholarship program awarding $5,000 to union members and their families for college tuition. The fund has awarded over $140,000 in scholarships since 2013.
• Educational Benefits Educational support including the UFCW Discount College Program (30-50% off tuition), free GED preparation classes, and free online language classes in over 70 languages.
• Cannabis Division Dedicated division representing cannabis industry workers including dispensaries, labs, delivery, manufacturing, processing, and grow facilities. Offers Labor Peace Agreement support and union organizing for cannabis workers.
• Healthcare Division Division representing approximately 2,000 healthcare workers across 24 facilities in New Jersey, including nursing homes, assisted living, outpatient offices, rehabilitation centers, and one hospital (Cooper University Cape Regional).
• Retail Division Largest division representing workers at major retail grocery chains including Acme Markets and ShopRite, as well as independent grocery stores. Members work in meat, deli, seafood, bakery, and front-end departments.
• Public Sector Division Division representing nearly 100 public sector employees across 6 municipalities in New Jersey including Borough of Bradley Beach, Borough of Highlands, City of Long Branch, Monmouth County Sheriff's Office and Jail, Toms River Fire Commissioners District 1, and Cape May County Prosecutor's Office.
• UFCW Women's Network Childcare Grant Grant program administered by UFCW Women's Network Region 1 to offset childcare costs for hardworking union members who are parents. Applicants must be UFCW members in good standing for one year with dependent children enrolled in qualified childcare.
• Bryan D. Ross Foundation Charity foundation established to provide monetary assistance to Local 152 members and their families who suffer financial hardship, including help defraying costs of catastrophic illness or injuries.

Quantifiable outcome

• 14,000 working families represented across 4 states

Named customers9 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• Philadelphia Council AFL-CIOcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Co-sponsor of the 39th Annual Tri-State Labor Day Parade in Philadelphia. The partnership enables UFCW Local 152 members to participate in the annual labor celebration and build community ties with other AFL-CIO unions.
• Delaware State AFL-CIOcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024UFCW Local 152 President Daniel Ross, Jr. serves on the Executive Board of the Delaware State AFL-CIO, enabling collaboration on labor advocacy and political campaigns in the region.
• UFCW NY/NJ District CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024UFCW Local 152 President Daniel Ross, Jr. was elected Recorder for the UFCW NY/NJ District Council Executive Board, facilitating coordination on organizing and bargaining across the district.
• Bryan D. Ross FoundationcoreOthers · 1 January 2008Charitable foundation established by UFCW Local 152 to help members defray costs of catastrophic illness, injury, or death. The Foundation is named after the late son of a former Local 152 staff member and is funded by member contributions and union-sponsored events.
• UFCW InternationalflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1979UFCW Local 152 is a local chapter of the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union. The parent union provides organizing support, collective bargaining resources, political advocacy infrastructure, and connects Local 152 with national campaigns and initiatives.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• UFCW Local 1360: UFCW local representing Delaware, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia workers. Geographic overlap with Local 152 (PA, DE) and similar industry mix (retail grocery, healthcare, manufacturing).
• UFCW Local 75: UFCW local covering grocery, retail, and healthcare workers in Ohio and West Virginia. Comparable business model with similar industry divisions to Local 152, including active healthcare and cannabis-related organizing.
• UFCW Local 328: UFCW local representing workers in Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island. Comparable regional scale and industry mix (retail, manufacturing, healthcare) and the same dues-funded collective bargaining model.
• UFCW Local 400: UFCW local covering Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, DC, Kentucky, Ohio, and Tennessee. Direct geographic adjacency (overlap in Maryland) and near-identical business model, with similar retail grocery and food manufacturing representation.
• UFCW Local 770: Large UFCW local representing grocery, retail, and pharmacy workers in Southern California. Closely comparable business model (membership dues, collective bargaining, division-based representation) and industry mix (grocery, retail) despite geographic non-overlap.
• UFCW International Union: National parent union of UFCW Local 152 and over 1,000 other local UFCW chapters. Directly comparable as the same national organization providing the same dues-supported collective bargaining model; Local 152 is one of its affiliated local chapters.
• Teamsters Local 463: Philadelphia-area Teamsters local (the same local that Local 152's new Director of Collective Bargaining previously led). Same labor union model with similar employer base (food distribution, manufacturing, retail) in the Philadelphia/South Jersey geography.

Broad incumbents

• SEIU Healthcare Pennsylvania: Service Employees International Union local covering healthcare workers across Pennsylvania. Same collective bargaining model with overlap in the healthcare division, though focused on a single industry rather than the multi-division approach of Local 152.
• AFSCME Council 52: AFSCME New Jersey state council representing public-sector workers. Directly comparable to Local 152's Public Sector Division and uses the same dues-funded collective bargaining model, though larger and statewide in scope.
• AFL-CIO: National federation of labor unions of which Local 152 is an affiliate through multiple state bodies. Broadly comparable as the umbrella organization for the same labor organizing and advocacy model, though non-bargaining and policy-focused rather than a direct bargaining entity.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/UFCWLocal152
• Facebookfacebook.com/UFCWLocal152
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ufcw-local-152
• Instagraminstagram.com/ufcwlocal152

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Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Subsidiaries1 record

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