This past year was a momentous one for UFCW Local 400 members, and it ended with a landmark victory — the defeat of the proposed Kroger-Albertsons merger. UFCW Local 400 spearheaded opposition to this mega-merger, which would have been a disaster that threatened...
UFCW Local 400 representative Robert Brown traveled to Rotterdam, Netherlands to participate in the January 24th signing of a historic Memorandum of Understanding between Lipton Teas and Infusions and the IUF global labor federation in which the company recognized its...
New Agreement Includes 18% Wage Increase, New Benefits UFCW Local 400 members working at the ekaterra Lipton Tea plant in Suffolk, VA, voted to ratify a strong new four-year collective bargaining agreement. This was the first contract bargained with the plant’s new...
Corey Hicks is a champion for his Local 400 sisters and brothers. An electrical instrumentation technician at the Lipton plant in Suffolk, VA, he was a leader in organizing the workers in 2016. Ever since, he has served as a shop steward, fighting for his fellow...
Today, UFCW Local 400 President Mark Federici renewed our call on all the employers where our members work to immediately reinstate hazard pay. His letter to employers reads, in part: “Cases of COVID-19 are spiking once again due to the highly contagious Omicron...
Local 400 members working at Lipton Tea-Unilever in Suffolk, Va., voted 67-9 to ratify a strong new two-year collective bargaining agreement on Wednesday, October 20th. The new union contract provides wage increases for all bargaining unit members, increased time off,...
