Feb 12, 2020
More than 25,000 workers from hundreds of stores in the region could go on strike over wages, healthcare and retirement benefits WASHINGTON, D.C. (February 12, 2020) – Giant & Safeway workers have been in negotiations on a new union contract covering workers at...
Jan 23, 2020
Union now partnering with Maryland elected officials on legislative effort to address mass layoffs at companies LANDOVER, MD (January 23, 2020) – The union representing Shoppers grocery store employees announced today that it has a reached a deal with UNFI, the parent...
Dec 19, 2019
Union commits to hold UNFI accountable for store closures and host a Resource Fair for affected workers on January 11, 2020 LANDOVER, MD (December 19, 2019) – Today, Shoppers informed employees at the White Flint Plaza store that the store will close by January 16,...
Dec 18, 2019
Workers Demand Respect and Fair Treatment by UNFI Union Announces Resource Fair to Support Employees January 11, 2020 Members of UFCW Local 400 working at Shoppers stores rallied yesterday to condemn chain owner UNFI’s sudden decision to close four stores and sell 13...
Dec 6, 2019
LANDOVER, MD (Friday, December 6, 2019) – Today UNFI abruptly announced the sale or closure of 17 Shoppers Food & Pharmacy stores. Mark Federici, President of Local 400 of the United Food & Commercial Workers Union, which represents workers at the stores,...
Sep 27, 2019
WASHINGTON, D.C. (September 26, 2019) – Mark Federici, president of the United Food & Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 400, the District’s largest retail sector union with more than 3,000 members in the city, released the following statement urging WMATA to restore...
