#SaveMyStore Rally Draws Crowd, Media Attention In Fredericksburg

#SaveMyStore Rally Draws Crowd, Media Attention In Fredericksburg

Fredericksburg Giant Food employees joined by local elected officials and community leaders to launch #SaveMyStore campaign Yesterday, nearly 100 Giant Food employees were joined by local elected officials and community leaders to launch a campaign to save six stores...
Local 400 Activists Stand In Solidarity with Verizon Wireless Workers

Local 400 Activists Stand In Solidarity with Verizon Wireless Workers

On Saturday, March 19, Members of UFCW Local 400 were proud to join our brothers and sisters in the Communications Workers of America (CWA), Local 2204, at an informational picket at a Verizon Wireless store in Salem, Va. CWA represents Verizon Wireless workers only...
Community Has Our Back: An Update on Kroger Bargaining

Community Has Our Back: An Update on Kroger Bargaining

This week, we were joined by Ed Woodard, pastor of the Central Church of the Brethren in Roanoke. He brought words of support from the community, “We stand with you. You are on the winning side,” he explained. We know the community has our backs if we need to call on...
Potential Sale of Some Giant Stores as Result of Ahold/Delhaize Merger

Potential Sale of Some Giant Stores as Result of Ahold/Delhaize Merger

An important message from President Mark Federici: By now many of you may have heard about the potential sale of some Giant stores as a result of the Ahold/Delhaize merger. The stores that will be offered for potential sale are: Giant 338, 7025 Berry Rd, Accokeek, MD...
As Negotiations Open in Roanoke, Kroger Reports Record Profits

As Negotiations Open in Roanoke, Kroger Reports Record Profits

Will the company share the wealth with workers who produced it? Kroger earned $2.4 billion in profits in 2015, setting an all-time record for the prosperous company and putting the lie to its bargaining-table cries of poverty. The largest traditional grocery chain in...
Here’s the Latest on Stop & Shop Bargaining in New England

Here’s the Latest on Stop & Shop Bargaining in New England

Right now, 35,000 hardworking men and women in New England are bargaining a new contract with Stop & Shop, a subsidiary of Ahold, which also owns Giant Foods. The following update on the bargaining process was shared today by our UFCW brothers and sisters in New...