May 15, 2020
After weeks of pressure from our union and community supporters, Mayor Bowser has made free COVID19 testing available to grocery workers who live or work in Washington, DC. Under the mayor’s order, “critical infrastructure workers (includes grocery store workers,...
May 12, 2020
LANDOVER, MD (May 12, 2020) – United Food & Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 400, the union representing Kroger store associates, has condemned the company for its plans to cancel its so-called “hero pay” $2.00/hour pay increase after May 16th. The union is calling...
May 8, 2020
For weeks, Local 400 has urged the governors of all states in our jurisdiction, as well as D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, to designate our members as “first responders,” a move that would provide priority Coronavirus testing and free child care. Now, Giant and Safeway are...
May 8, 2020
Legislation Will Protect Workers Facing Layoffs LANDOVER, MD (May 8, 2020) – Praising it as an urgently-needed step to protect workers from the impact of layoffs, United Food & Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 400 hailed enactment of the Maryland Economic...
Apr 30, 2020
United Food & Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 400 announced its endorsement of Ben Salango for governor of West Virginia today. The union represents thousands of members working at Kroger grocery stores throughout the state, as well as workers at Clearon,...
