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Workers voted unanimously to ratify their first contract with guaranteed pay increases, improved protections, paid leave, and more.

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Highlights of the 2026 Kaiser Permanente Agreement

Together, Alliance unions fought for and won improvements that strengthen our workplaces, support and enhance the quality of Alliance members’ lives, and improve care for our patients. Read the highlights of our 2026 agreement.

UFCW Launches Three Full-Ride Scholarships for Members and Their Families

UFCW has launched three full-ride undergraduate scholarships to Franklin University! Learn more and apply by May 22, 2026.

Cancer Survivor Says Safeway Union Contract A “Godsend”

A 41-year UFCW member credits his union health insurance with saving him well over $60,000 in cancer treatment costs.

Shop Union Cannabis in Maryland

Cannabis workers across Maryland are organizing and unionizing with UFCW. Show your support by shopping at a unionized dispensary near you!

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Here’s How You Can Help New England Stop & Shop Workers

Here’s How You Can Help New England Stop & Shop Workers

A message to all our Giant Food members & their families, from three UFCW locals Right now, more than 35,000 UFCW members in New England – represented by five locals – are engaged in contract negotiations with the Stop & Shop, a subsidiary of Giant’s parent...

New Office Opens in Harrisonburg to Packed House

New Office Opens in Harrisonburg to Packed House

On Sunday, we were proud to open a new office space in Harrisonburg, Virginia. The community greeted us with more than sixty attendees – and food for another 150! The attendees reflected the increasingly diverse constituencies of the surrounding region, which included...

Kroger Shop Steward Saves Truck Driver’s Life

Widower Hailed as Hero by Bruce Kozarsky, Union Leader Editor It started out as a typical day for Adam Carter Peak, head meat cutter and Local 400 shop steward at Kroger #406 in Appomattox, Va. But then, all of a sudden, his store manager ran in and told him to get...

“Right to Work” Rammed Down Throat Of West Virginia Workers

2016 Elections Are Opportunity to Reverse This Travesty Last week, the West Virginia legislature voted to override Governor Tomblin’s veto to pass a “right to work” law. The state is now the 26th in the nation to enact such legislation, despite a lack of bipartisan...

UFCW Local 400 Condemns Passage of “Right to Work” in West Virginia

UFCW Local 400 Condemns Passage of “Right to Work” in West Virginia

CHARLESTON, WV – In a partisan vote, today the the West Virginia legislature voted to override Governor Tomblin’s veto of the “Workplace Freedom Act,” commonly known as “right to work.” Mark Federici, President of the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 400,...

How You Can Help Stop “Right To Work” Before It’s Too Late

Last week, the West Virginia state legislature passed the deceptive, controversial “right to work” bill in a partisan vote. Instead of listening to hardworking men and women that live, work, and vote in West Virginia, the state legislature chose to bow to pressure...

Maryland’s Largest Retail Union Endorses Donna Edwards for Senate

UFCW Local 400 issues joint endorsement with other local unions collectively representing more than 50,000 Maryland workers LANDOVER, MD – The United Food & Commercial Workers Local 400, which represents tens of thousands of men and women working primarily in...

Kroger Employee Union Condemns Passage of “Workplace Freedom Act”

UFCW Local 400 decries attack on working families in West Virginia CHARLESTON, WV – Today, the West Virginia House of Delegates voted 54-46 to approve the Workplace Freedom Act, commonly known as “right to work.” Mark Federici, President of the United Food and...

Sarah Strong: Rock of Strength

Sarah Strong: Rock of Strength

Sarah Strong has a powerful sense of justice. An assistant front end manager at Kroger #335 in Bristol, Va., there is little that makes her angrier than to see how courtesy clerks at the store are mistreated. In an increasing practice, Kroger has hired “courtesy...

Help Defeat “Right To Work” (For Less) In West Virginia

In the coming days the West Virginia legislature will be taking a vote on a confusing, controversial bill misleadingly called "Right To Work." Call our toll-free hotline NOW to be connected with a legislator in West Virginia and tell him/her to OPPOSE "Right to work."...

2015: A Year In Review

2015: A Year In Review

This year has been packed with collective bargaining and growth successes, community events and political victories. As we look forward to the New Year ahead, here’s a quick trip through the 2015 highlights. January: Minimum Wage Increases Effective January 1, 2015...

Kroger Calls Police On Union For Giving Away Free Turkeys

This week, Kroger employees and UFCW Local 400 organizers were met with the new, hostile union-busting efforts of the company in Virginia Beach. On Sunday, at the peak of the Thanksgiving shopping season, Kroger employees and Local 400 organizers greeted customers at...

Union Plus Scholarship Reminder! 

DEADLINE: January 31, 2016! Union Plus offers not only discounts exclusive to union members, but also promotes education by offering scholarships! Since 1992, the Union Plus Scholarship Program has awarded more than $3.7 million to students of working families who...

Union Leader Fall 2015

Union Leader Fall 2015 On the Cover: Key Races to Decide Control of Virginia Senate and Virginia Elections Guide Montgomery County Enacts Paid Sick Leave Proposed Rule Would Expand Overtime Kroger Roanoke Stewards Mobilize Healthcare Services Workers Vote Union...

Virginia: Don’t Forget to Vote Nov. 3!

On Tuesday, November 3rd, Virginia voters will go to the polls to elect their state senators and delegates. Riding on the outcome will be whether the General Assembly changes from its narrow anti- worker majority to one more likely to pass legislation that benefits...

Join ProgressVA for a Roundtable Discussion on Student Loan Debt

Join ProgressVA​ on October 7 & 8 in a roundtable discussion on the impact student loan debt has on you and your family and policy solutions. Three locations: University of Richmond Wednesday, Oct. 7 11 a.m. Downtown Campus 626 E. Broad St. Richmond, VA, RSVP:...

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