Jan 25, 2017
Thanks to the Earned Sick and Safe Leave Act of 2015, a new law championed by UFCW Local 400 and our allies, if you work in Montgomery County, you can take paid time off if you or a loved one get sick. Starting October 30, 2016, as a UFCW Local 400 member working at...
Jan 13, 2017
The inauguration of the most unpopular President-elect in modern history is only a week away and union members will be joining with countless other organizations to say no to Donald Trump’s anti-worker agenda. Labor union members, leaders and organizers will be...
Jan 12, 2017
Bipartisan coalition of elected officials, immigrants and low-wage workers called for $15 minimum wage and driver’s license access for undocumented immigrants working in Commonwealth Take Action Virginia members and a number of state elected officials called on the...
Dec 8, 2016
The Council of the District of Columbia not only moved the Universal Paid Leave bill forward on Dec. 6, but restored medical leave to the program. The proposal now includes eight weeks of parental leave, six weeks of family leave and two weeks of medical leave, making...
Sep 29, 2016
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, September 29, 2016 CONTACT Jonathan Williams, Communications Manager, jwilliams@local400.org Union of food and grocery workers weighs in on mayoral race RICHMOND, VA – Local 400 of the United Food & Commercial Workers union (UFCW)...
Sep 21, 2016
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 21, 2016 WOODBRIDGE, VA – Take Action Virginia, an alliance of community and labor organizations focused on improving the lives of working and immigrant families, announced today its endorsement of LuAnn Bennett for...
