Bernie Sanders Campaign Workers Join UFCW Local 400

* Updated 7:16 p.m. ET, March 15, 2019, with quotes from campaign staff. * CONTACT: Jonathan Williams, Communications Director, UFCW Local 400 jwilliams@local400.org, 301-577-6687 First U.S. Presidential Campaign in History to Be Organized WASHINGTON, D.C., March 15 —...
A Message from President Federici to All Shoppers Members

A Message from President Federici to All Shoppers Members

A message from Mark Federici, President, UFCW Local 400: As we all know, for some time now the future of Shoppers Food & Pharmacy has been in question. For nearly two years, Shoppers’ parent companies (first Supervalu and now UNFI) have cryptically disclosed plans...
Giant Food Member Wins Grievance, Keeps Job, Gets Back Pay

Giant Food Member Wins Grievance, Keeps Job, Gets Back Pay

For Loan Cao, it was seven-week ordeal, but thanks to her union, it was one with a happy ending. A 29-year Local 400 member who works in the front end at Giant Food #795 in Springfield, Va., Loan was suddenly fired on December 11, 2018. She was alleged to have done...
Kroger Shop Steward Speaks at Canadian UFCW Conference

Kroger Shop Steward Speaks at Canadian UFCW Conference

Inspires Sisters and Brothers to Mobilize Members “There’s an activist in everybody. At some point, you’re going to get pissed off about something enough that you’ll want to make a change. It’s in each and every member. It just needs to be hit on.” That’s the message...
67 Kroger Leads Upgraded to Full-Time

67 Kroger Leads Upgraded to Full-Time

Local 400 Led Push for Better Hours, Pay & Benefits in W.V. Sixty-seven Local 400 members working as Lead Clerks at Kroger in West Virginia received an early Christmas present from their Union when they were upgraded to full-time status thanks to an agreement...