PRESS ADVISORY FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, March 24, 2016 CONTACT Jonathan Williams, UFCW Local 400, jwilliams@local400.org Joined by elected officials and community leaders, Kroger coworkers come to aid of 18-year employee who suffered a stroke on the bus after...
This week, we were joined by Ed Woodard, pastor of the Central Church of the Brethren in Roanoke. He brought words of support from the community, “We stand with you. You are on the winning side,” he explained. We know the community has our backs if we need to call on...
All across the country, corporations and the ultra-wealthy are funneling unprecedented amounts of money into our political system. Their goal is to create an unbalanced and unfair economy where wages are as low as possible and profits replace respect for the workers...
Will the company share the wealth with workers who produced it? Kroger earned $2.4 billion in profits in 2015, setting an all-time record for the prosperous company and putting the lie to its bargaining-table cries of poverty. The largest traditional grocery chain in...
Mary Little doesn’t take no for an answer. Whether at her store—Kroger #408 in Lynchburg, Va.—or two dozen others, she organizes relentlessly, signing up new members right and left. “I tell ‘em straight up the benefits of being in our union,” she said. “It’s important...
This week, we began negotiating our new contract with Kroger in Roanoke, Virginia. Your collective bargaining contract with Kroger covers important aspects of your employment, including wages, schedules, and benefits. The current contract expires April 2, 2016, and we...
