Recent Press Releases
Kroger Workers Demonstrating All Week to Save Health Care
CHARLESTON, WV (October 27, 2020) – Union workers at Kroger stores are continuing demonstrations throughout the week to protest cuts to their health care benefits proposed by the company in recent contract negotiations.
Workers at First Solely Black-Owned Cannabis Dispensary in DC Unionize
Workers at DC Holistic Wellness have become the first cannabis dispensary staff in DC to unionize.
Kroger Workers Staging Weekly Protests Over Proposed Healthcare Cuts
With “hero pay” already gone, store workers are outraged after Kroger proposes cuts to health care amid pandemic.
West Virginia Kroger Workers Staging Protests Over Union Contract
Kroger workers in West Virginia are staging car caravan protests in Charleston, Beckley and Parkersburg to call on the grocer to negotiate a fair union contract.
Virginia Democratic Party Office Staff Unionize with UFCW Local 400
In a historic vote, office staff working for the Democratic Party of Virginia have unionized with UFCW Local 400.
Grocery Workers Plan Protests to Demand Hazard Pay
With workplace cases continuing to accumulate, union grocery workers staging 18 simultaneous protests to reinstate hazard pay at Giant, Safeway & Kroger
Kroger Workers Staging Car Caravan Protests to Demand “Hero Pay”
Kroger workers are staging car caravan protests in eight cities after the company ended “hero pay.”
Union Calls on Giant to Extend “Recognition Pay” Until Crisis is Over
The company plans to end hazard pay and loosen safety measures in stores despite ongoing danger facing workers.
UFCW Local 400 Applauds Governor Northam for Requiring Masks in Grocery Stores, But More Testing Must Be Priority
Requiring customers to wear masks is an important step, but access to testing is critical to ensuring frontline workers are safe on the job.
UFCW Local 400 Calls on Kroger to Extend “Hero Pay” Until Crisis is Over
The union is calling on the company to extend the bonus indefinitely until the end of this crisis for all Kroger associates continuing to work.
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