UFCW Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month

UFCW Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month

Monday, September 15 marked the beginning of Hispanic Heritage Month—a time to pay tribute to the Hispanic and U.S. Latino population and their positive contributions to our union, communities and country. It provides an opportunity to celebrate the rich histories,...
Kaiser National Agreement Ratification Vote – December 8

Kaiser National Agreement Ratification Vote – December 8

Negotiations for a new national agreement have recently concluded between United Food and Commercial Workers Union, Local 400 along with other unions as members of the Alliance of Health Care Union and Kaiser Permanente. Based on COVID-19 best practices we will be...
Local 400 Stands in Solidarity with Striking Stop & Shop Workers

Local 400 Stands in Solidarity with Striking Stop & Shop Workers

This afternoon, 31,000 UFCW members working at Stop & Shop stores in New England walked off the job. Stop & Shop—like Giant Food in Washington, D.C., Maryland and Virginia—is a banner of the Dutch-Belgian conglomerate Ahold Delhaize. Stop & Shop workers...
Apply for the UFCW Charity Foundation Scholarship by May 13

Apply for the UFCW Charity Foundation Scholarship by May 13

In 2018, the UFCW Charity Foundation will award several scholarships, up to $8,000 each, to UFCW members or their unmarried dependents under the age of 20. The UFCW is about workers coming together to build better lives for themselves. It is about creating...
UFCW Focuses on Worker Safety & Immigration in Meatpacking Industry

UFCW Focuses on Worker Safety & Immigration in Meatpacking Industry

  For Local 400 representative Misty Wrenn, it was an eye-opening, powerful experience. Having once worked for five years at the Smithfield pork plant in Smithfield, Va., Misty knew first-hand how tough conditions could be inside the facilities where animals are...