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UFCW Joins Immigrant Rights Groups at the Supreme Court to Demand Justice for Immigrant Workers
Original post by UFCW International In the midst of an ongoing legal battle that has suspended President Obama’s executive actions on immigration, the UFCW joined labor leaders and immigrant families as they gathered at the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court yesterday to...
MAY 11: #SaveMyStore Rally & March to Giant Food HQ
Eight Giant Food grocery stores in the region are slated for potential sale as the result of a merger between Ahold and Delhaize, the European-based parent companies of Giant Food and Food Lion. Hundreds of jobs and the future of our community is at stake. We can’t...
Giant Employees Announce Series of “Save My Store” Town Halls in Response to Possible Sale of Stores
MEDIA ADVISORY FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, April 12, 2016 CONTACT Jonathan Williams, UFCW Local 400, jwilliams@local400.org The first in a series of town halls tonight at 6pm in Fredericksburg aims to preserve good jobs and quality shopping threatened by a...
Exclusive UFCW Discounts to Richmond International Raceway: Apr 23-24
As a member of UFCW Local 400, you’re eligible for these exclusive discounts to Richmond International Raceway! It’s just another one of the many benefits of being a union member. Head over to Richmond International Raceway to check out this exclusive deal!
SAVE THE DATE: #SaveMyStore Campaign Announces Series of Town Hall Meetings
On Tuesday, March 15, employees at eight area Giant Food stores were informed that their stores may be sold due to a corporate merger. Less than a week after hearing the news, we launched the #SaveMyStore campaign to bring together Giant employees, union members, and...
Earned Sick Days Passes Maryland House of Delegates
Legislation Passes 84-54 With One Week Remaining in Session Reposted from our friends at Working Matters, a coalition of more than 150 organizations committed to advancing the Maryland Campaign for Paid Sick Days. The Maryland House of Delegates voted 84-54 today to...
Negotiations Continue: Contract Extended Until May 7
Kroger Bargaining Update #4 Despite negotiating 12 hours a day every day this week, we have not yet reached what we feel is the best deal. We’ve made a lot of progress so far, but as we have said from the beginning, our goal is to get the best contract we can,...
BREAKING NEWS: Earned Sick Days Headed to Maryland House Floor
Reposted from our friends at Working Matters, a coalition of more than 150 organizations committed to advancing the Maryland Campaign for Paid Sick Days. YOU DID IT! After four years of tireless advocacy, earned sick days legislation is headed to the floor of the...
A Long Week of Bargaining
An Update from Your Contract Bargaining Team On Negotiations With Kroger Collective Bargaining Update #3 We went back to the negotiating table with Kroger on Tuesday and so far we’ve had some constructive conversations. We will be bargaining every day this week...
Delivery of Petition Signatures to Kroger on Behalf of Coworker Who Suffered Stroke Draws Local Media Attention
After 18-Year Cashier Suffers a Stroke on Insane Commute, Coworkers Deliver Hundreds of Petition Signatures to Kroger Demanding A Transfer Yesterday, a petition with more than 330 signatures from employees were delivered to store managers at a Kroger Marketplace in...
#SaveMyStore Rally Draws Crowd, Media Attention In Fredericksburg
Fredericksburg Giant Food employees joined by local elected officials and community leaders to launch #SaveMyStore campaign Yesterday, nearly 100 Giant Food employees were joined by local elected officials and community leaders to launch a campaign to save six stores...
Tell Kroger: Let Felecia Transfer!
After Suffering A Stroke On Insane Commute, Kroger Coworkers Gather Hundreds of Petition Signatures Demanding A Transfer Felecia Mayes has worked as a Kroger cashier for 18 years. Last year, after Kroger closed her store in Portsmouth, she applied for a transfer to a...
After Woman Suffers Stroke On Insane Commute, Coworkers Gather Hundreds of Petition Signatures Demanding A Transfer
PRESS ADVISORY FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, March 24, 2016 CONTACT Jonathan Williams, UFCW Local 400, jwilliams@local400.org Joined by elected officials and community leaders, Kroger coworkers come to aid of 18-year employee who suffered a stroke on the bus after...
Giant Employees Announce Press Conference in Response to Potential Sale of Fredericksburg Stores
MEDIA ADVISORY FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, March 22, 2016 CONTACT Jonathan Williams, UFCW Local 400 – jwilliams@local400.org Union of grocery employees to be joined by elected officials and local leaders to call on company to preserve good jobs and quality shopping...
Local 400 Activists Stand In Solidarity with Verizon Wireless Workers
On Saturday, March 19, Members of UFCW Local 400 were proud to join our brothers and sisters in the Communications Workers of America (CWA), Local 2204, at an informational picket at a Verizon Wireless store in Salem, Va. CWA represents Verizon Wireless workers only...
Community Has Our Back: An Update on Kroger Bargaining
This week, we were joined by Ed Woodard, pastor of the Central Church of the Brethren in Roanoke. He brought words of support from the community, “We stand with you. You are on the winning side,” he explained. We know the community has our backs if we need to call on...
Lucky Member Wins $250 Gift Card in Active Ballot Club Drawing
All across the country, corporations and the ultra-wealthy are funneling unprecedented amounts of money into our political system. Their goal is to create an unbalanced and unfair economy where wages are as low as possible and profits replace respect for the workers...
Potential Sale of Some Giant Stores as Result of Ahold/Delhaize Merger
An important message from President Mark Federici: By now many of you may have heard about the potential sale of some Giant stores as a result of the Ahold/Delhaize merger. The stores that will be offered for potential sale are: Giant 338, 7025 Berry Rd, Accokeek, MD...
Stop & Shop Workers Announce New Actions in Campaign for Fair Contract
Fight for a fair deal at Stop & Shop intensifies as profitable company demands cuts to grocery workers’ benefits With negotiations continuing to drag on, 35,000 hardworking men and women at Stop & Shop stores in New...
Bertha McKiver: Helping Her Sisters and Brothers
Long before she became a shop steward, Bertha McKiver was helping her Local 400 sisters and brothers. Currently the bakery manager at Giant #783 in Burke, Va., Bertha spent many of her 24 years at the company helping to solve her co-workers’ problems. Whether they had...
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