Kroger Contract Extended to August 16

Kroger Contract Extended to August 16

Negotiations with Kroger on our next union contract are still ongoing. We agreed to extend our current contract until August 16, 2018. All of the protections and benefits of your current union contract remain in effect. We will not be rushed into a bad deal. Our goal...

Kroger Is Succeeding, Why Aren’t We?

  During the four years since our last contract, we have helped Kroger succeed and grow in both Richmond and Tidewater. It is our hard work that brings in customers and keeps them coming back. With that in mind, we went in to this round of contract negotiations...

Kroger Richmond/Tidewater Bargaining Update: Do You Need More Hours?

  As bargaining for our new contract continues, we are working hard at the negotiating table on the three things we know we deserve and have earned: better pay, affordable health care, and respect for our union. At the same time, we know that in order to take...
Kroger Agrees to Allow Employees to Transfer to New Store

Kroger Agrees to Allow Employees to Transfer to New Store

We are pleased to announce that Kroger has agreed to allow all interested associates at store #536 in Norfolk to transfer to the former Farm Fresh across the street if and when it reopens as a Kroger store. If you refused to be silent, if you signed a petition, if...
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 Awarded Back Pay After Unjust Firing

Kroger Shop Steward Awarded Back Pay After Unjust Firing

As the saying goes,“with a union contract, your boss can’t fire you without just cause. But without a union, your boss can fire you just ’cause.” Over 39 hardworking years at Kroger, Judy Cook had a perfect performance record. She received glowing reviews, was...