Over the years a few diets, or lifestyle changes, have become wildly popular in the US. Many are in essence are a variation of a low-carb diet. A particularly noteworthy one is the Paleo diet, which seeks to emulate the diet during the Paleolithic Era, or Stone Age. The diet is centered on meats and vegetables that would have been hunted or gathered during the era, while avoiding products like processed foods, sugars, and grains.

If you are interested in such a “back to basics” diet, we have a list of union foods and grocery stores so that you can support good jobs while doing good for your body. The brands and stores below have contracts with union members, so you know that workers have a voice on the job and receive fair pay.

Happy union-made dieting from all of us at Labor 411.

Union Meats

Always Tender Pork (UFCW, IBT)
Appleton (UFCW)
Boar’s Head (UFCW, IBT)
Butterball (UFCW, IBT)
Farmland Bacon (UFCW)
Foster Farms (UFCW)
Hillshire Farm (UFCW, IBT)
Hormel (UFCW, IBT)
Nature Raised Farms (UFCW)
Pepe’s Pork rinds (IBT)
Smithfield (UFCW, IBT)
Star Ranch Angus (UFCW)
Tyson (UFCW)
Thumann’s (UFCW)
Valley Fresh Chicken (UFCW, IBT)
Valleydale Bacon (UFCW, IBT)
Zwiegle’s Meats (UFCW)

Union Vegetables

Andy Boy (UFW)
Birds Eye Vegetables (UFCW, IBT)
Fresh Express Salads (IBT)
Gourmet Trading Company Blueberries (UFW)
Monterey Mushrooms (UFW, IBT)
Sunripe Brands Tomatoes (UFW, IBT)
Swanton Berry (UFW)

Union Grocery Stores

Albertsons (UFCW)
Giant Eagle (UFCW)
Kroger’s (UFCW)
Ralph’s (UFCW)
Shoprite (UFCW)
Tops (UFCW)

To view more union-made products, visit our online directory.