Buying food from unionized places in NYC
November 11, 2022 8:04 AM

I want to buy food (groceries, restaurants) at places in NYC (any borough!) where the employees have a Union. Where can I do this?

Maybe there is already a list of places somewhere online but I could not find it.
posted by bilabial to Shopping (8 answers total) 4 users marked this as a favorite
Stop and Shop is unionized.
posted by bowbeacon at 8:12 AM on November 11, 2022




I’m fairly sure Gristedes supermarkets are.
posted by SpaceWarp13 at 8:22 AM on November 11, 2022


Here's one list of groceries. I used to go to Fairway.
posted by pinochiette at 8:40 AM on November 11, 2022


The Park Slope Food Coop isn't unionized, but given the background and other values of the coop, you may still be interested in it.
posted by A Blue Moon at 12:32 PM on November 11, 2022


Local 100 is a union for workers in "cafeterias, executive dining rooms, restaurants, bars, delis, airports, sports and exhibition halls and performing arts centers throughout New York City, Westchester, Long Island and New Jersey." Want to know where you can enjoy good food served and prepared by workers who have a union contract? Below is a list of restaurants, bars, and other places where Local 100 members work.

Starbucks' 23,000 sq. ft Reserve Roastery in the meatpacking district voted to unionize last April.

The Pierre, and other NYC hotels with employees represented by The Hotel and Gaming Trades Council, AFL-CIO
posted by Iris Gambol at 7:03 PM on November 11, 2022


Generally, there will be a UFCW sticker in the window of the door (or nearby) of their supermarkets. My local Key Food is unionized.
posted by hoyland at 8:24 PM on November 11, 2022


I’m fairly sure Gristedes supermarkets are.

Exemplifying the maxim there’s no ethical consumption under capitalism, Gristedes is owned by John Catsimatidis billionaire, buffoon, Manhattan republican patriarch and Trump apologist. I know your question was about supporting organized workers and everyone needs a paycheck, but it’s not somewhere I voluntarily spend my money.
posted by Exceptional_Hubris at 1:44 AM on November 12, 2022


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