Kaiser Permanente National Bargaining Update

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Negotiations Begin on Kroger Roanoke Union Contract

Our bargaining team members have a combined 79 years working at Kroger and are ready to fight for a better contract.

Workers Vote to Authorize Strike at Story Cannabis Dispensary in Mechanicsville, Md.

The vote empowers the union bargaining committee to call a strike at a time of their choosing, but workers are not yet on strike at this time.

CVS Pharmacists Ratify Strong New Contract with Record Wage Increases

The four-year agreement provides wage increases ranging from 9% to 15%, along with other improvements.

Kaiser Permanente National Bargaining Survey Results

Thanks to overwhelming participation in the Alliance Bargaining Survey, we know the issues that are important to Alliance members to fight for at the bargaining table.

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Montgomery General Workers Prevent Major Cuts With New Union Contract

Montgomery General Workers Prevent Major Cuts With New Union Contract

Local 400 members working at the Montgomery General Elderly Care Center in Montgomery, W.Va. recently ratified a strong new union contract after months of difficult, rancorous negotiations. At the start of negotiations, management presented a list of 34 takeaway...

Dr. Pepper Workers Win Major Wage Increases in New Union Contract

Dr. Pepper Workers Win Major Wage Increases in New Union Contract

Local 400 members working at the Dr. Pepper plants in Fairmont, West Virginia, and Belpre, Ohio, recently ratified a new union contract that includes the largest wage increases since the facility was organized. Warehouse workers will receive as much as $3.50/hour more...

Peapod Stocker Awarded Back Pay After Being Unjustly Disciplined

Peapod Stocker Awarded Back Pay After Being Unjustly Disciplined

Marcia Williams’ husband calls her every day during her 30-minute break, just to check in and see how her day is going. “Because he loves me,” she says. Marcia has worked as a stocker for Peapod for almost three years and according to shop rules, she’s allowed to have...

Aug 18: “Labor Day” at Appalachian Power Park

Aug 18: “Labor Day” at Appalachian Power Park

Free Game Tickets for Union Members & Their Families! Join us for "Labor Day" at Appalachian Power Park on Saturday, August 18. Free game tickets are available for union members and their families (four tickets per family). 2:00 p.m. Tailgate Charleston Building...

Kroger Agrees to Allow Employees to Transfer to New Store

Kroger Agrees to Allow Employees to Transfer to New Store

We are pleased to announce that Kroger has agreed to allow all interested associates at store #536 in Norfolk to transfer to the former Farm Fresh across the street if and when it reopens as a Kroger store. If you refused to be silent, if you signed a petition, if...

Local 400 Member Helps Organize Union At His Second Job

Local 400 Member Helps Organize Union At His Second Job

Two years ago, Darius Smith, a courtesy clerk at Giant #347 in Kettering, Md., was looking for a new job. He was feeling underappreciated, and he often found himself doing tasks that were not in his job description. He thought maybe he had simply gone as far as he...

Kroger Shop Steward Awarded Back Pay After Unjust Firing

Kroger Shop Steward Awarded Back Pay After Unjust Firing

As the saying goes,“with a union contract, your boss can’t fire you without just cause. But without a union, your boss can fire you just 'cause.” Over 39 hardworking years at Kroger, Judy Cook had a perfect performance record. She received glowing reviews, was never...

Apply for the 2019 Union Plus Scholarship Program

Apply for the 2019 Union Plus Scholarship Program

https://youtu.be/eF8jQDTZxaQ As a UFCW member, you and your family are eligible for an exclusive scholarship through the Union Plus Scholarship Program! The scholarship amounts range from $500 to $4,000. These one-time cash awards are for study beginning in the Fall...

Minimal Progress in Kaiser Contract Negotiations June 25-26

Minimal Progress in Kaiser Contract Negotiations June 25-26

  The following bargaining update is from the Alliance of Health Care Unions negotiating a new nationwide contract with Kaiser Permanente: Orange County, June 26 – In the first of two jam-packed days of bargaining, union negotiators initially made some progress...

Most Candidates Backed by Local 400 Win Maryland Primary Elections

Most Candidates Backed by Local 400 Win Maryland Primary Elections

Jealous Receives Nomination for Governor Elrich Narrowly Leads Montgomery Executive Race Candidates backed by Local 400 won more than they lost in the 2018 Maryland primaries, with a huge victory in the nomination of former NAACP President Ben Jealous for governor....

Maryland Elections: Local 400 Recommends These Candidates

Maryland Elections: Local 400 Recommends These Candidates

Tuesday, June 26 is election day in Maryland. Make a plan to vote! As your union, we have endorsed the following list of candidates because of their track record of fighting for economic and social justice. They have committed to passing a $15 minimum wage and...

Hundreds Rally for a #BetterKroger in Roanoke

Hundreds Rally for a #BetterKroger in Roanoke

On June 12, 2018, hundreds of Kroger associates and their supporters held a rally outside of the Kroger Mid-Atlantic Division corporate office in Roanoke, Virginia. The protest centered around a Kroger store in Norfolk, Virginia, where dozens of long-time employees...

June 12: Rally for a Better Kroger

June 12: Rally for a Better Kroger

Kroger members in Norfolk are at risk of losing their jobs, their healthcare, and their retirement benefits. We need your help to save their jobs! We have gathered signatures on a petition from Kroger associates, customers and community supporters calling on Kroger to...

May 22 & 23: Fight For A Better Contract At Kroger

May 22 & 23: Fight For A Better Contract At Kroger

BETTER PAY + AFFORDABLE HEALTHCARE + RESPECT Join us for an upcoming union contract meeting to help us to shape our strategy and prioritize our goals for contract negotiations. We are fighting for a fair contract with better pay, affordable healthcare, and respect for...

May 10: Join Us for the Norfolk Kroger Jobs Town Hall

May 10: Join Us for the Norfolk Kroger Jobs Town Hall

Norfolk Kroger Jobs Town Hall 6:00pm, Thursday, May 10 Wesley Grace United Methodist Church 288 E. Little Creek Rd, Norfolk, VA At the I-64W exit ramp for E. Little Creek Road near Wards Corner In March, Kroger announced plans to buy eight Farm Fresh stores in the...

May 8: Cast Your Vote in West Virginia Primary Election

May 8: Cast Your Vote in West Virginia Primary Election

On Tuesday, May 8, 2018, West Virginians will vote in an important statewide primary election. We must vote to change our current legislative leadership’s war on working families which has stifled workers’ voices, lowered wages, and made workplaces less safe. It is...

Outspoken Kroger Shop Steward Stands Up for Her Coworkers

Outspoken Kroger Shop Steward Stands Up for Her Coworkers

Courtney Meadows speaks her mind—and for the past year, she’s been doing it to great effect. A Local 400 member for the past seven years who works as lead file maintenance clerk at Kroger #805 in Beckley, W.Va., Courtney was asked to serve on the Contract Action Team...

May 2: Tyson Foods Contract Meeting

May 2: Tyson Foods Contract Meeting

On Wednesday, May 2, we will be hosting a contract meeting for members working at Tyson Foods. As a Local 400 union member, you have the opportunity to get answers to your questions and vote on your next contract. Please make a plan to attend this important contract...

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