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...
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...
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...
Since the new year, we have had three weeks of negotiations with Giant & Safeway and we remain far apart on nearly every single issue. These negotiations have been difficult, complicated, and frustrating. The reality is that in the last year, negotiations between...
After several more weeks of hard bargaining, a federal mediator urged both sides to take a cooling off period until the new year. We remain far apart from both Giant and Safeway on all of our priority issues and we still do not have an agreement that we can recommend....
A joint statement from UFCW Local 400 & UFCW Local 27: Through 13 weeks of negotiations, six weeks of working on an extended contract, and dozens of protests involving thousands of members, we’ve made it clear that we will not accept a second-rate contract and we...
