Local 400 Member Helps Organize Union At His Second Job

Local 400 Member Helps Organize Union At His Second Job

Two years ago, Darius Smith, a courtesy clerk at Giant #347 in Kettering, Md., was looking for a new job. He was feeling underappreciated, and he often found himself doing tasks that were not in his job description. He thought maybe he had simply gone as far as he...
Kroger Shop Steward Wins Promotions, Raises for 10 Members

Kroger Shop Steward Wins Promotions, Raises for 10 Members

If you work at a Kroger store in the Roanoke region, you know courtesy clerks have a tough job to do.  They are the lowest paid employees in the store and have little to no opportunity for advancement. Kroger justifies this practice by saying courtesy clerks are only...
Victory! All Courtesy Clerks Promoted at Kroger Store in Lynchburg

Victory! All Courtesy Clerks Promoted at Kroger Store in Lynchburg

Member activism and the hard work of Local 400 shop steward Mary Little won a landmark victory at a Kroger store—all courtesy clerks were promoted to front end clerks, gaining raises, benefits, holiday pay and paid vacations in the process. In fact, all Local 400...