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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...
Join Us for the Roanoke Labor Day Parade
Join us for the 2016 Roanoke Labor Day Parade! Saturday, September 3, 2016 Parade @ 11:00 am (Rain Date: Sunday September 4th) Lineup at 3rd street SW and Campbell Ave SW Downtown Roanoke Learn more at RoanokeLaborDay.com Print the Flier
October 1: Free Legal Clinic & Community Fair
The NOVA Restoration Initiative Presents: The 2016 Legal Clinic 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Saturday, October 1, 2016 Shiloh Baptist Church 1401 Duke Street, Alexandria, VA 22314 Program Overview Legal Clinic: Community Members are encouraged to come out and meet with...
West Virginia Labor Day Events
Live in West Virginia? Join us for one of these upcoming Labor Day Weekend celebrations! Marion County Labor Council Annual Labor Day Celebration & Picnic Sunday, September 4, 2016 12:00pm – 4:00pm Hough Park, Mannington WV Additional info contact Mark Dorsey:...
Save the Date: Vote on the New Contract at Boar’s Head
If you work at Boar’s Head in Jarratt or Petersburg, your collective bargaining team would like to invite you to vote on our next contract! Please plan to attend one of these meetings listed below to discuss proposed changes to the terms and conditions of your current...
Free Labor Day Weekend at Appalachian Power Park
Free Game Tickets for Union Members & Their Families! Saturday, September 3, 2016 Tailgate - 5:00 p.m. Tailgate at Charleston Building & Construction Trades 600 Leon Sullivan Way – Free Food & Drinks Gates Open - 6:00 p.m. Gametime - 7:05 p.m. West...
Thousands Gather in Richmond for Historic Fight for $15 March
On Saturday, August 13, we made history in Richmond. Thousands and thousands of us marched through the streets of Richmond to demand economic justice for the 64 million Americans working for less than $15 an hour. The march brought together people from across the...
Contract Survey for Giant & Safeway Union Members
What do you want in your next union contract? In the coming weeks, we will begin negotiating our next union contract with Giant Food and Safeway. Please help us put together our proposals for the upcoming negotiations by completing our 2016 Contract Proposal Survey....
Discount Tickets to WVU Game on Union Appreciation Day
We have teamed up with WVU Athletics to bring you the third annual Union Day at Mountaineer Field. This year, we have selected our homecoming game against our conference rivals, the Kansas State Wildcats! The game will be played on Saturday, October 1. (Game time...
Enter the Labor Day Art Contest for a Chance to Win $500
Every year, we celebrate Labor Day to honor working people and all their contributions to our country and its middle class. The UFCW is made up of hard-working men and women who serve in our communities at retail and grocery stores, meatpacking and processing plants,...
Meet the Winner of This Month’s Active Ballot Club Drawing
Kroger member Christopher Hurd from store 209 in Roanoke, Virginia is the most recent winner of our monthly Active Ballot Club drawing! “I believe that the union should have some help not only from what we normally do, but also since they help us we should help them a...
August 13: March for $15 at Kroger
On Saturday, August 13, thousands of people like us will be marching through the streets of Richmond calling for a $15 minimum wage and union rights. Can you make it? March for $15 at Kroger 1:30 pm, Saturday, August 13 Monroe Park, Richmond, VA Part of the first-ever...
Eight Local Giant Stores Will Not Be Sold Preserving Hundreds of Good Jobs in the Region
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, July 14, 2016 CONTACT Michael Wilson, UFCW Local 400, mwilson@local400.org, 202-255-7974 Eight Local Giant Stores Will Not Be Sold Preserving Hundreds of Good Jobs in the Region After months of uncertainty and a fight that united...
VICTORY! Our Stores Are Saved!
Giant has agreed to do the right thing and NOT SELL ANY of our Giant stores! The marches, rallies, press conferences, and meetings have paid off! All 8 of the stores (6 in Virginia and 2 in Maryland) that had been proposed for sale will remain Giant, pending Federal...
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