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How to Upgrade to a Full-Time Position at Giant, Safeway, & Shoppers
If you want to work full-time, you should be able to. But all too often in the grocery industry, hard-working men and women aren’t getting enough hours to get by. Thanks to our union contracts, our members have the opportunity to access full-time status. In recent...
Unlock Your Exclusive Union Discounts to Six Flags
As a member of UFCW Local 400, you can enjoy special discount tickets to Six Flags for the 2018 season (March 30 - April 22 & May 4-13). To unlock your savings, visit sixflags.com/partnerlogin and enter the username UFCWL400 and password Sixflags1 (case...
Congratulations to ABC Drawing Winner, Chelsea Thompson
Local 400 member Chelsea Thompson from Kroger #316 in Princeton, West Virginia is the most recent winner of our Active Ballot Club drawing! Congratulations, Chelsea! All across the country, corporations and the ultra-wealthy are funneling unprecedented amounts of...
How to Call Off From Work at Kroger
If you can’t make it to work, you must call off or you could face discipline. However, many of our members are reporting that they have faced discipline even after calling off from work. The process is outlined clearly in the Kroger policy manual: “If unable to report...
Apply for the UFCW Charity Foundation Scholarship by May 13
In 2018, the UFCW Charity Foundation will award several scholarships, up to $8,000 each, to UFCW members or their unmarried dependents under the age of 20. The UFCW is about workers coming together to build better lives for themselves. It is about creating...
March 1st: Macy’s Union Contract Meeting
What do you want in your next union contract at Macy’s? As we prepare to negotiate a new union contract at Macy’s, we need your help to shape our strategy and prioritize our goals for negotiations. Your input will help us put together proposals well in advance of the...
Kroger Associates Win Thousands of Dollars in Back Pay by Enforcing Union Contract
For Ryan Kibble, Chasity Moyers and more than a dozen other Kroger members in West Virginia and Ohio, justice has prevailed. More than one year ago, they were denied promotions that rightfully should have been theirs due to the seniority provisions in their union...
Felicia Fights to Win Elections, Pass Pro-Worker Laws
Felicia Miller has seen first-hand the power of Local 400 members to improve their lives by getting involved in political and legislative action. A longtime shop steward who works as a deli clerk at Safeway #1801 in Warrenton, Va., Felicia is a political dynamo who...
Save 25% on Flowers With This Union Plus Discount
Valentine’s Day is on the way! As a member of UFCW Local 400, you can save up to 25% on flowers for that special someone with your Union Plus discount – available exclusively to union members. Click here to shop for bouquets from Teleflora and enter this...
Don’t Go It Alone: Know Your Weingarten Rights
As a member of the UFCW, you have the peace of mind of knowing your manager cannot force you into a one-on-one disciplinary meeting with them. Learn more about your “Weingarten rights.”
District’s Largest Retail Union Condemns Prosecution of Inauguration Protesters
On Tuesday, January 16th, the executive board of United Food & Commercial Workers Local 400 passed an official resolution condemning the “arbitrary, overbroad detention and arrest of hundreds of citizens exercising their right to free speech” during the...
Maryland Paid Sick Days Law Takes Effect February 11
In a resounding victory for Maryland’s working families, the House of Delegates and Senate voted to override Gov. Larry Hogan’s veto of the Healthy Working Families Act, making it the law of the state. As a result, workers at Maryland employers with 15 or more...
Apply for the 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...
Reminder: Vacation Requests Due Feb 28 at Giant, Safeway & Shoppers
If you are a Local 400 member working at Giant Food, Safeway, or Shoppers Food & Pharmacy, don’t forget to submit your vacation bids before February 28th! Under your union contract, you have from January 1st to February 28th each year to select your desired dates...
January 14: CVS Contract Meeting
What do you want in your next union contract? In the coming weeks, we will begin negotiating our next union contract with CVS. But first we need to hear from you! Join us for a union contract meeting on Sunday, January 14 to help us to shape our strategy and...
2017: A Year In Review
No matter how you look at the past year, 2017 has been one for the history books. Here at Local 400, we're celebrating some major successes. As we look forward to 2018, here’s a quick trip through some of the highlights in 2017. Negotiating Better Contracts...
Local 400 Offices Closing Early on Friday, December 8, 2018
UFCW Local 400 offices will be close early at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, December 8, 2018 for technical upgrades. We will reopen on Monday, December 11 and resume normal operating hours, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
December 7: Contract Meetings for Bethesda Co-op & Trio Healthcare
On Thursday, December 7, Local 400 will be hosting contract meetings for members working at Bethesda Co-op in Cabin John, Md. and two Trio Healthcare facilities, Elizabeth Adam Crump and Elizabeth House in Glen Allen, Va. As a Local 400 union member, you have the...
Local 400 Endorses Donna Edwards for Prince George’s County Executive
Local 400 joins three other local labor unions to endorse former Congresswoman Today, a coalition of four labor unions jointly announced their endorsement of former Congresswoman Donna Edwards for Prince George’s County Executive, including UFCW Local 400, UNITE HERE...
UFCW Focuses on Worker Safety & Immigration in Meatpacking Industry
For Local 400 representative Misty Wrenn, it was an eye-opening, powerful experience. Having once worked for five years at the Smithfield pork plant in Smithfield, Va., Misty knew first-hand how tough conditions could be inside the facilities where animals are...
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