Jun 13, 2024
The three local unions represent a combined 30,500 Maryland voters LANDOVER, Md. (June 13, 2024) – Today, three United Food & Commercial Workers (UFCW) local unions announced their endorsement of Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks for Senate. The...
Jun 11, 2024
Heads up UFCW Local 400 members working in Washington, DC and Montgomery County, MD – the minimum wage in both jurisdictions will increase on July 1, 2024. In the District of Columbia, the minimum wage for all employers will be $17.50/hour, a 50-cent increase from the...
Jun 4, 2024
Unions have played an important role in the lives of America’s workers since the early years of our country’s history. Even today, working Americans – both union and non-union– have a long list of reasons to thank the labor movement: 1. Weekends 2. All breaks at work,...
Jun 4, 2024
Federal labor law protects you from harassment, intimidation and bullying by your employer. Here are 35 things your boss CANNOT do: 1. Attend any union meeting, park across the street from the hall or engage in any undercover activity which would indicate that the...
Jun 3, 2024
We met with Shoppers representatives last week to continue negotiations on our next union contract. Progress has been slow and we have more bargaining dates scheduled to continue our work to hammer out a deal before our current contract expires on July 13, 2024. We...