May 20, 2020
This crisis has exposed countless shortcomings in our country, from our inadequate healthcare system to our federal government’s feckless response to the pandemic. But the crisis has also brought out the best in many members of our community. One recent example comes...
May 8, 2020
For weeks, Local 400 has urged the governors of all states in our jurisdiction, as well as D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, to designate our members as “first responders,” a move that would provide priority Coronavirus testing and free child care. Now, Giant and Safeway are...
Apr 30, 2020
United Food & Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 400 announced its endorsement of Ben Salango for governor of West Virginia today. The union represents thousands of members working at Kroger grocery stores throughout the state, as well as workers at Clearon,...
Mar 27, 2020
Maryland Governor Larry Hogan has issued an order designating all grocery store, pharmacy, food processing and distribution workers, law enforcement officers, and nurses as “essential” personnel during this crisis. As a result of this designation, workers in these...
Mar 18, 2020
Thanks to recent laws championed by UFCW Local 400 and our allies, if you work in Maryland or Washington, D.C., you can take paid time off if you or a loved one get sick. These laws were passed before the current Coronavirus pandemic and we are demanding every...
Mar 12, 2020
For Local 400 members Felicia Miller, Lisa Harris and Kristy Lee Vance, it was a lesson in the power of union activism. Over the course of several weeks, they met with a majority of Virginia’s state senators and delegates, urging them to pass desperately-needed...
