Strauss Borrelli PLLC, a leading data breach law firm, is investigating United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (“UFCW”) regarding its recent data breach. The UFCW data breach may have involved sensitive personal information belonging to an unknown number of individuals.
ABOUT UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS INTERNATIONAL UNION:
UFCW is a union for people in the United States and Canada. Representing 1.2 million workers in over 1,000 local unions, UFCW International represents individuals in a variety of industries, including grocers, packing and processing, retail, health care, cannabis, chemical, pharmacy, booksellers, and wine and spirits production.2,3,4 Members of UFCW are supported through assistance in pursuing strong contracts, representation in discussions with management, information about rights on the job, and more.2 UCFW is headquartered in Washington, D.C.
WHAT HAPPENED?
Recently, UFCW reported to the Attorney General of Commonwealth of Massachusetts that it had experienced a data breach in which sensitive personal identifiable information in its systems may have been accessed. According to the breach notice, on or about March 11, 2025, UFCW became aware that an unauthorized party had accessed UFCW’s email environment. 1 As a result, UFCW launched an investigation to determine the nature of the incident.
Through its investigation, UFCW confirmed that sensitive personal information in the email environment may have been compromised by the unauthorized third party during the breach. As a result, UFCW began a review of the data to determine what information had been impacted as well as identify the specific individuals affected. While the information impacted varies depending on the individual, the type of information potentially exposed includes:
- Name
- Social Security number
Recently, UFCW began sending breach notification letters to impacted individuals. Based on the breach notice sent to Commonwealth of Massachusetts residents, UFCW is providing affected individuals with a list of the specific types of sensitive information impacted and complimentary credit monitoring. A link to the form breach notification that UFCW filed with the Attorney General of Commonwealth of Massachusetts is below.
If you received a breach notification letter from United Food and Commercial Workers International Union:
We would like to speak with you about your rights and potential legal remedies in response to this data breach. Please fill out the form, below, or contact us at 872.263.1100 or sam@straussborrelli.com.
