Jul 29, 2019
How Cerberus Capital Management Threatens the Future of Safeway As Local 400 members prepare for bargaining with Safeway (as well as Giant) as part of the 2019 negotiations, one factor looms as perhaps the greatest obstacle we face: the toxic impact of private equity...
Aug 20, 2018
“They threw me under the bus.” Fortunately for Local 400 member Eric Jarrett, that wasn’t the end of the story. Eric works as an overnight stocker at Safeway #1019 in Alexandria, Virginia. His store is one of the few locations that is supposed to be open 24 hours. But...
Aug 6, 2018
Alex Falsinotti has been working at Safeway #1365 in Fairfax, Virginia for almost two years. Officially he works in the Seafood Department, but on most days whoever is scheduled to work the Meat Department leaves around 2 or 3 p.m., and Alex is forced to man both...
Mar 8, 2018
If you want to work full-time, you should be able to. But all too often in the grocery industry, hard-working men and women aren’t getting enough hours to get by. Thanks to our union contracts, our members have the opportunity to access full-time status. In recent...
Jan 9, 2018
If you are a Local 400 member working at Giant Food, Safeway, or Shoppers Food & Pharmacy, don’t forget to submit your vacation bids before February 28th! Under your union contract, you have from January 1st to February 28th each year to select your desired dates...
Aug 15, 2017
Local 400 member Ashley Owens from Safeway #4205 in Washington, DC is the most recent winner of our Active Ballot Club drawing! Congratulations, Ashley! All across the country, corporations and the ultra-wealthy are funneling unprecedented amounts of money into our...