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Working for the Fair Contract We Deserve

Working for the Fair Contract We Deserve

Contract Negotiations to Continue Every Day Next Week The support and strength you are showing in the stores was felt every day this week at the bargaining table. We have been telling Kroger that we will not settle for anything less than a fair contract that...

Kroger Shop Steward Wins Back Pay for Local 400 Members

Kroger Shop Steward Wins Back Pay for Local 400 Members

Nicole Boyd had had enough. A shop steward and florist at Kroger #326 in Lynchburg, Virginia, she was tired of seeing managers doing work that was supposed to be assigned to her coworkers, while Local 400 members working part-time weren’t getting the hours they wanted...

West Virginia Kroger Contract Negotiations Begin

West Virginia Kroger Contract Negotiations Begin

This week we spent two days meeting with Kroger to negotiate our new collective bargaining agreement. Our current agreement expires on October 7, and we are working hard to get a fair agreement. This week, we exchanged some initial proposals and let the company know...

Shoppers Members Unanimously Ratify New Contract

Shoppers Members Unanimously Ratify New Contract

Strong agreement includes a $2/hour increase in starting pay and no health insurance cost increases for the life of the contract Local 400 members working at Shoppers unanimously ratified a new, three-year collective bargaining agreement today that puts more money in...

Kroger Associates Start To Receive Back Pay Checks

As announced last week, Kroger owes over $300,000 in back pay. This week, Local 400 members started to receive their checks! Without a union, that money would be lost to us. But, thanks to the Kroger associates who made sure that our union contract was enforced, we...

Labor Day at Appalachian Power Park

Free Game Tickets for Union Members & Their Families! (4 tickets per family) Saturday, August 26, 2017 Join us for a Tailgate at 3:00 PM at the Charleston Building & Construction Trades 600 Leon Sullivan Way — Free Food & Drinks **Donations Sought To Aid...

Congratulations to ABC Drawing Winner, Ashley Owens

Congratulations to ABC Drawing Winner, Ashley Owens

Local 400 member Ashley Owens from Safeway #4205 in Washington, DC is the most recent winner of our Active Ballot Club drawing! Congratulations, Ashley! All across the country, corporations and the ultra-wealthy are funneling unprecedented amounts of money into our...

UFCW Celebrates 38 Years of Standing Up for Workers

UFCW Celebrates 38 Years of Standing Up for Workers

Happy Birthday UFCW! The United Food and Commercial Workers union was formed on August 8, 1979, when the Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workers of North America officially merged with the Retail Clerks International Union. The newly merged union became the UFCW....

Lipton Shop Stewards Wanted

Lipton Shop Stewards Wanted

Apply by Friday, August 11, 2017 Being a shop steward means stepping up to play a key role in building our union. While not always an easy job, the role of a steward can be deeply rewarding—and something to be proud of. The shop steward is a key “link” in our union....

Save the Date! Kroger West Virginia Contract Meetings

Save the Date! Kroger West Virginia Contract Meetings

What do you want in your next Kroger contract? Join us for an upcoming union contract meeting to help us to shape our strategy and prioritize our goals for contract negotiations. Your input will help us put together proposals well in advance of the actual contract...

Free College Benefit for UFCW Members and Families

Free College Benefit for UFCW Members and Families

Earn a Degree for Free! The UFCW Free College Benefit Plan Opens Doors of Opportunity for Members Every day, we are working hard to provide you—and every single one of our members—with real and powerful benefits that can help you achieve the better life you have...

Kroger Shop Steward Wins Promotions, Raises for 10 Members

Kroger Shop Steward Wins Promotions, Raises for 10 Members

If you work at a Kroger store in the Roanoke region, you know courtesy clerks have a tough job to do.  They are the lowest paid employees in the store and have little to no opportunity for advancement. Kroger justifies this practice by saying courtesy clerks are only...

Local 400 Offices Closed Wednesday, July 26, 2017

UFCW Local 400 offices will be closed on Wednesday, July 26, 2017 for technical upgrades. We will reopen on Thursday, July 27, 2017 and resume normal operating hours, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

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