April 25 & 26: Lipton Union Membership Meetings

April 25 & 26: Lipton Union Membership Meetings

This week, we’re holding union membership meetings for all Lipton employees. These meetings are an opportunity to ask questions about the contract negotiations, bring new issues to our attention, and learn more about the union. Join us for one of the meetings this...
Lipton Contract Negotiations Advancing Steadily

Lipton Contract Negotiations Advancing Steadily

Contract Negotiations Update #5 Bargaining Sessions Scheduled Through June As this round of contract negotiations comes to a close, we continue to be proud of everything we have accomplished at the bargaining table. This process is long and tedious, and we appreciate...
Local 400 Nurse Retires After More Than 50 Years

Local 400 Nurse Retires After More Than 50 Years

Joyce Graham says, “I like to be where the action is.” If anything, that’s an understatement. But it goes a long way toward explaining why she has kept working as a nurse at Kaiser Permanente into her late 70s, and is only now retiring this May. “People have been...
Local 400 Member Presented with National Nursing Award

Local 400 Member Presented with National Nursing Award

For 18 years, Isolina (“Izzy”) Pistolessi has worked as a nurse at Kaiser’s Falls Church Care Center, but she has done so much more. On the job, she is a mentor to other nurses, conducts outreach to the community, promotes public health, educates and cares for...
Work at Kroger? Ignore This Sign!

Work at Kroger? Ignore This Sign!

It’s come to our attention that many Kroger managers are posting a “speed limit” sign in some stores that reads “minimum speed 55 cases per hour.” Under your union contract, you cannot be compelled to stock 55 cases per hour. This is only a recommended guideline. You...