Mar 31, 2016
Reposted from our friends at Working Matters, a coalition of more than 150 organizations committed to advancing the Maryland Campaign for Paid Sick Days. YOU DID IT! After four years of tireless advocacy, earned sick days legislation is headed to the floor of the...
Mar 20, 2016
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...
Feb 24, 2016
A special election in northeastern Kentucky could impact countless working families throughout the state On March 8, Kentucky is holding a special election for the state’s House District 98, located in the northeastern part of the state. The district includes Ashland...
Feb 16, 2016
2016 Elections Are Opportunity to Reverse This Travesty Last week, the West Virginia legislature voted to override Governor Tomblin’s veto to pass a “right to work” law. The state is now the 26th in the nation to enact such legislation, despite a lack of bipartisan...
Feb 12, 2016
CHARLESTON, WV – In a partisan vote, today the the West Virginia legislature voted to override Governor Tomblin’s veto of the “Workplace Freedom Act,” commonly known as “right to work.” Mark Federici, President of the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 400,...
Feb 10, 2016
Last week, the West Virginia state legislature passed the deceptive, controversial “right to work” bill in a partisan vote. Instead of listening to hardworking men and women that live, work, and vote in West Virginia, the state legislature chose to bow to pressure...
