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,...
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...
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...
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...
Pro-Worker Forces Take Control of General Assembly Action Expected on Minimum Wage, Other Key Issues Virginia’s working families were the big winners of Virginia’s 2019 General Assembly elections as pro-worker forces captured the Senate and House of Delegates for the...
Control of the Virginia House of Delegates and Senate is up for grabs in the November 5th legislative elections, and Local 400 members have a unique opportunity to put worker allies fully in control of the entire General Assembly. Now more than ever, Virginia needs to...
