Feb 12, 2020
More than 25,000 workers from hundreds of stores in the region could go on strike over wages, healthcare and retirement benefits WASHINGTON, D.C. (February 12, 2020) – Giant & Safeway workers have been in negotiations on a new union contract covering workers at...
Feb 11, 2020
Shoppers Resource Fair POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE The Shoppers Resource Fair scheduled for Wednesday, February 26, 2020 in Burke, Va. has been postponed indefinitely until further notice. If you have been laid off or displaced as a result of the Shoppers store...
Feb 10, 2020
Part of the strength of being in a politically active union are the powerful allies we have to support our members in times of need. Last week, that strength was demonstrated when all four senators from Maryland and Virginia penned letters to Giant & Safeway in...
Feb 4, 2020
Through five months of negotiations, we’ve made it clear again and again with our actions and words that we will not accept a second-rate contract. Unfortunately, Giant and Safeway still don’t get it. We have bargained in good faith only to have the companies reduce...
Jan 30, 2020
“Life-changing.” That’s how Lisa Harris described the impact of attending the January 15-19 Creating Change Conference in Dallas, thanks to a scholarship from UFCW OUTreach. A 13-year member who works at the Atlee Road Kroger in Mechanicsville, Va., Lisa was working...
