UFCW Local 5
Steward Spotlight
Featuring:
Robert Carter
Robert Carter has been a member in the industry for 36 years and a Steward for 7 years. He currently works at Safeway #781, as Meat Department Manager in Mt.View, Ca.
What Robert enjoys most about doing his job/ being a steward is helping people at the store, customers and members. He also enjoys being able to answer questions for the members as they come to him for information.
Robert is married to his wife Eiko of 23 years and has two children, a son, Evan and a daughter, Liane.
In his spare time, Robert enjoys fishing, exercising and bicycling.
Robert’s future plans are to eventually remodel his home of 22 years.
Robert was asked to give a quote of what the Union or Labor Movement has meant to him and this is what he said:
“Going through one Butcher’s strike and two grocery clerk strikes I learned the value of fighting to keep the working conditions and benefits, a lot of union members seem to take for granted. Being a Union Member has afforded me the opportunities to greatly improve the quality of life for myself and my family. Job security, good wages and medical benefits to name a few don’t always come with non-union jobs.
The labor movement has changed my life for the good and I am proud to be a union member.”
What Robert enjoys most about doing his job/ being a steward is helping people at the store, customers and members. He also enjoys being able to answer questions for the members as they come to him for information.
Robert is married to his wife Eiko of 23 years and has two children, a son, Evan and a daughter, Liane.
In his spare time, Robert enjoys fishing, exercising and bicycling.
Robert’s future plans are to eventually remodel his home of 22 years.
Robert was asked to give a quote of what the Union or Labor Movement has meant to him and this is what he said:
“Going through one Butcher’s strike and two grocery clerk strikes I learned the value of fighting to keep the working conditions and benefits, a lot of union members seem to take for granted. Being a Union Member has afforded me the opportunities to greatly improve the quality of life for myself and my family. Job security, good wages and medical benefits to name a few don’t always come with non-union jobs.
The labor movement has changed my life for the good and I am proud to be a union member.”
