Sep 2, 2022
Workers will be voting on their first contract after becoming the first bookstore in DC to unionize earlier this year WASHINGTON, D.C. (September 2, 2022) – On Tuesday, September 6, workers at iconic local bookstore Politics and Prose will be joined by elected...
Aug 22, 2022
The Germantown store is the latest cannabis workplace in Maryland to unionize GERMANTOWN, Md. (August 22, 2022) – Today, workers at Zen Leaf cannabis dispensary in Germantown, Md. announced they have officially unionized with United Food & Commercial Workers...
Aug 16, 2022
Thank you to everyone who has joined us for one of our weekly Shoppers protests. Our efforts have brought UNFI back to the bargaining table! After dragging their feet for months, UNFI has finally agreed to new bargaining dates to negotiate our next contract. We’ll be...
Jul 20, 2022
After more than two years of back-and-forth with UNFI corporate executives, we remain without a contract at Shoppers. It wasn’t until we announced our first protest on July 20th that UNFI started to respond. Enough is enough, we won’t let up until we get the fair...
Jul 13, 2022
It’s been more than two years since our Shoppers union contract expired. While we have been pushing UNFI to negotiate a new deal, the company has responded by dragging their feet and delaying us at every opportunity. As a result, many of us have gone without a raise...
Jun 22, 2022
Tuesday, June 21 was Primary Election Day in the District of Columbia and we are pleased to announce that every candidate endorsed by UFCW Local 400 won their race! The following endorsed candidates will go on to run in the DC General Election on November 8, 2022:...