Recent News In: Collective Bargaining News
Workers Settle Lawsuit with Tyson Foods
$32 million Settlement Ends 12-year Legal Battle to Get Paid for Hours Worked WASHINGTON, D.C. – More than 17,000 Tyson poultry workers in 41 plants in 12 states settled a $32 million dollar lawsuit in a 12-year struggle to get … Continue reading →
Solidarity with CWA and IBEW Workers at Verizon
From Union City– Verizon Strikers: “No Contract, No Peace!” On Tuesday, red-clad picketers marched outside the Verizon Wireless store on F Street, NW in Washington, DC to urge Verizon to settle a fair contract that will give workers more benefits … Continue reading →
Fresh & Green’s Workers Ratify Contract; Former SuperFresh Opens in D.C.
Natural Foods Supermarket/Restaurant Hybrid First in U.S. to Be Unionized WASHINGTON, D.C., July 15 —Former SuperFresh workers represented by United Food & Commercial Workers Local 400 ratified a new contract yesterday and went to work as their old store in … Continue reading →
Victory at Ashland Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
November 3, 2010 RICHMOND, Va.–It all started this past winter when Certified Nursing Aides (CNA’s) from the Ashland Nursing and Rehabilitation Center were ordered to stay put during a winter storm. They could not return home to children, had to … Continue reading →
Tentative Agreement with Kroger reached Aug. 19
Last night, 8/19/10 at 6:30pm we reach a tentative agreement with Kroger covering our Richmond/Tidewater members. We believe this agreement will improve our members economic standing and position Kroger to compete in the non union environment of Richmond/Tidewater. Details of … Continue reading →
Kroger Connection: Jan.-Feb.-March, 2010 Issue
KrogerConnection Jan-Feb-March 2010 For good contracts, representation & job security… We’re Stronger Together I’m pleased to introduce this first edition of Local 400’s Kroger Connection – a new publication to build communication and unity among our 11,000 repre- sented Kroger … Continue reading →
10/13/07–Kroger Bargaining Update
October 13, 2007 Dear Kroger Members: Re: Kroger Contract Negotiations and Ratification Meeting This is to update you on the status of our negotiations with Kroger for the Charleston Stores Agreement. Our negotiations with Kroger Mid- Atlantic have been progressing … Continue reading →
10/09/07–Kroger Bargaining Update
Local 400 & Kroger negotiators met for four long days last week and continued to make progress on wide range of issues including health insurance. Negotiations will continue throughout this week working toward a full tentative settlement for presentation and … Continue reading →
Negotiations Update
Negotiators for Local 400 and the Kroger Company met again on Wednesday, September 19, 2007. There was full discussion, a wide range of issues, the parties continued to make progress. Negotiations are scheduled to continue next week.
