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Respect DC Supports Ballot Initiative Banning Corporate Campaign Contributions
From Union City–Despite the last-minute cancellation of the public hearing on a ballot initiative to ban direct corporate contributions to DC candidates, dozens of people showed up Feb. 13 at the planned hearing of the Board of Elections and Ethics … Continue reading
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Ward 4 Thrives Organizes City Wide Town Hall to Say NO to Walmart
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Willie Baker January 18, 2012 (202) 291-5119 Ward 4 Thrives Organizes City Wide Town Hall to Say NO to Walmart: DC Residents do NOT want Walmart harming their city and neighborhood WASHINGTON,D.C., January 18 — After … Continue reading
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Kroger Member Scott Bryant ‘Turns’ Wood Into Art
To Local 400 member Scott Bryant the wood shop is a place of serenity, his own little world where he can unleash his creativity. Flipping on the radio to his favorite rock ‘n roll station, Bryant places the wood on … Continue reading
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McNutt Hails Pension Fund’s Walmart Divestment
UFCW Local 400 Tom McNutt today issued the following statement in response to the decision by one of the world’s largest pension funds, (ABP) of the Netherlands, to sell all its holdings in Walmart: “In an era when global capital … Continue reading
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Grocery Workers Mobilize for Giant/Safeway Bargaining
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 10, 2012 Pledge to Make Employers “Share the Fruits of Our Labors” Launch occupygiantandsafeway.org Website LANDOVER, Md., January 10 — Demanding that Giant and Safeway “share the fruits of our labors,” Local 400 stewards and activists … Continue reading
McNutt Hails NLRB Appointments
UFCW Local 400 President Tom McNutt today issued the following statement in response to President Barack Obama’s decision to make three recess appointments to the National Labor Relations Board: “With this bold and sensible emergency action, President Obama has prevented … Continue reading
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Deborah Mitchell, Giant Food Steward, retires after 40 years of Service
One of Local 400’s most inspiring volunteer activists, Deborah Mitchell will retire at the end of December after 40 years of service in the retail food industry. A longtime Giant steward, Mitchell worked closely with friend and fellow Local 400 … Continue reading
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Giant and Shoppers Members Take Action on Walmart Store in Stafford, Va.
Warning Walmart customers that shopping there lowers living standards and threatens the middle class, Local 400 members from Giant #243 and Shoppers #2732 in Stafford, Va., leafleted a neighboring big box on Garrisonville Rd. last Wednesday. Members passed out 200 … Continue reading
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‘Tis the Season to be Giving: Local 400 Kroger Member Receives Assistance After Fire Destroys his Home
A difficult year for West Virginia Kroger member Roy “Eddie” Dempsey is ending on a positive note, thanks to the AFL-CIO Community Services Agency, a charity strongly supported by Local 400. In October, Dempsey’s house burnt down to the ground, … Continue reading
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