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Lipton Suffolk 2017 Benefits Update
Unilever Health & Welfare Plan for Hourly Employees in Suffolk, VA Unilever and UFCW Local 400 have begun the collective bargaining discussions required following the vote to unionize on 08/26/2016. While no contract is in place between Unilever and UFCW Local...
Strike Preparations Begin at Giant
Tentative Agreement Reached with Safeway, But Giant Refuses to Budge We have reached a tentative agreement with Safeway that we are prepared to recommend for ratification at our contract meeting on November 16. After more than a month of negotiations, after extending...
Contract Negotiations with Lipton Progressing
Meetings Scheduled Through December Our first few meetings with Lipton representatives have gone very well. We are making progress and we have setup dates to continue negotiations through early December. Our talks have focused on “non-economic” parts of the contract,...
November 16: Giant & Safeway Union Contract Meetings
No Deal Reached Yet, Negotiations Continue On November 16, we will hold meetings for all Giant and Safeway union members at the D.C. Armory in Washington. As a member of Local 400, it is critical that you make every effort to attend this meeting. Request time off now...
Progress Remains Slow
Contract Extended – All Current Benefits & Protections Still Apply Contract Negotiations Update #5 Today we agreed to extend our current collective bargaining agreements with both Giant and Safeway on a day-to-day basis. This means that all of the benefits and...
Union Leader: Fall 2016
On the Cover: Stronger Together: Members Unite for Giant/Safeway Bargaining High Stakes in November Elections 2016 Elections Guide Local 400 ACTS! Profiles of Four Members Making a Difference Lipton Workers Vote Union Yes! Local 400 Members Save Their Stores...
It’s Time to Get Serious
Contract Negotiations Update #4 After fourteen days of bargaining with Safeway and Giant, and with only nine days until our contract expires, we remain far apart on nearly every issue. We continue to demand retirement security, accessible and affordable health care,...
No Agreements Yet, But Actions and Negotiations Continue
Contract Negotiations Update #3 We spent four full days in contract negotiations with Giant & Safeway this week. The talks have focused on safeguarding our retirement and securing affordable healthcare. So far, we have yet to reach a tentative agreement with...
In Just Two Days, More Than 4,000 Customers Sign Cards Supporting Local 400 Members
Over the weekend, thousands of customers signed cards to store managers at Giant and Safeway expressing support for Local 400 members as we negotiate a new union contract. Hundreds of Local 400 members spent the weekend leafleting customers at Giant and Safeway stores...
We Deserve a Fair Deal
Contract Negotiations Update #2: October 7, 2016 This week, we met with representatives from Safeway and Giant for three days to negotiate our next contract. The meetings so far have focused on securing our retirement, but we also exchanged initial proposals and began...
UFCW Local 400 Endorses Levar Stoney for Richmond Mayor
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, September 29, 2016 CONTACT Jonathan Williams, Communications Manager, jwilliams@local400.org Union of food and grocery workers weighs in on mayoral race RICHMOND, VA – Local 400 of the United Food & Commercial Workers union (UFCW)...
Widespread Scheduling Violations Reported at Giant & Safeway
We all know how hectic life can get. Between work, family, and other obligations, your time is precious. That’s why our union contract requires store managers to post the schedule by 1:00 p.m. every Friday – so you can have time to plan your life. But all too often,...
Take Action Virginia Endorses LuAnn Bennett and Hillary Clinton
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 21, 2016 WOODBRIDGE, VA - Take Action Virginia, an alliance of community and labor organizations focused on improving the lives of working and immigrant families, announced today its endorsement of LuAnn Bennett for Congress and...
Introducing the 2016 Giant & Safeway Advisory Committee
We are your 2016 advisory committee! We will be assisting in negotiations for our next union contract with Giant & Safeway. Starting Wednesday, September 21, along with our brothers and sisters at UFCW Local 27 in Baltimore, we will sit across the table from Giant...
Announcing the 2017 UFCW & FELRA Scholarship
If you’re a Local 400 member working at Giant Food, Safeway, or Shoppers Food Warehouse, you or a family member could be eligible for an exclusive scholarship worth up to $2,500! Learn more and apply today! Preliminary applications are due by December 31, 2016. About...
Sep 12: Join Us for the Moral Day of Action!
Join us for the “Moral Day of Action” in Richmond on Monday, September 12! Moral Day of Action 10:30am @ St. Paul’s Episcopal Church 815 East Grace Street, Richmond, VA 23219 On Saturday, August 13, we made history in Richmond. Thousands and thousands of us marched...
Workers at Nation’s Only Lipton Tea Factory Vote to Unionize
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, August 29, 2016 CONTACT Jonathan Williams, UFCW Local 400, jwilliams@local400.org Hundreds of workers in southeast Virginia manufacturing plant vote to unionize with UFCW Local 400 SUFFOLK, VA – Last week, nearly 200 workers at the Lipton...
Aug 27: Votante Fiel Kick-off Event
Join us as we celebrate the beginning of a historic election season for Latino voters. Hear stories of trial and triumph as community members discuss how to motivate your Latino friends and family to vote. Find out how you can take action and be empowered at the...
2016 Election Labor Walks
Labor 2016 kicks in to high gear on Saturday, September 10th! Come out to walk and talk with fellow union members about what's at stake in November's election. Meet at 9:00 a.m. on September 10th at one of the following locations: In Annandale: NoVA Labor Offices -...
September 9-10: Labor Night at the Richmond Raceway
Join us September 9th & 10th for Labor Nights at the Richmond International Raceway! Union members and friends enjoy exclusive discount tickets to the fall NASCAR races at RIR. Tickets for the Federated Auto Parts 400 Race on September 10th are only $40 (regular...
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