United Food & Commercial Workers, Local #655

United Food & Commercial Workers, Local #655

The United Food and Commercial Workers Local #655 pension fund operates out of Ballwin, Missouri, serving grocery and retail workers since the local's founding year is not publicly disclosed. President David A. Cook and Secretary-Treasurer Robert Spence oversee the fund, which derives capital from employer collective-bargaining agreements and member contributions across chains like Schnucks, Dierbergs, and Walmart (per public records). The fund allocates primarily to buyout strategies across private equity, infrastructure, and real estate — with confirmed physical assets including its headquarters at 300 Weidman Road, Ballwin, and the UFCW Local 655 Welfare Fund office at 13537 Barrett Parkway Drive in Manchester, MO (per public record). The welfare fund's separate asset base indicates a multi-vehicle structure common among union pension plans. Geographic focus is US-centric, with all known portfolio assets located in Missouri and Illinois. Team size and total AUM are not publicly disclosed, though the fund manages retirement benefits for roughly 8,000 active and retired members. The local maintains a welfare fund office in Manchester and political and charitable arms including the UFCW Local 655 Political Action Fund and the UFCW Local 655 Leukemia and Lymphoma Fund. David A. Cook has led the local as president since at least the early 2000s, with Robert Spence as secretary-treasurer. As a Taft-Hartley pension fund, UFCW Local #655 is jointly trusteed by union leadership and employer representatives — a governance structure that shapes its investment strategy toward stable, long-duration assets aligned with member benefit obligations. The fund's participation in coalitions like Missouri Jobs With Justice and We Are Missouri reflects an active political posture within the state's labor landscape.