Recent Press Releases
Politics and Prose Becomes First Unionized Bookstore in DC
The staff are the latest to unionize in a growing movement of workers at bookstores and coffee shops across the country.
Tudor’s Biscuit World Workers Demand Union Recognition
Charging that they are understaffed, underpaid, and mistreated by upper management, workers at Tudor’s Biscuit World in Elkview, WV demanded immediate recognition of their union, United Food & Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 400. An overwhelming majority of the...
Elected Officials to Join Shoppers Workers in Series of Protests to Save Health Care Benefits
Shoppers workers will be joined by elected officials to protest proposed cuts to their health care benefits.
Grocery Workers Union Calls for Reinstatement of Hazard Pay and Universal Indoor Mask Mandate to Protect Essential Workers As Delta Variant Cases Climb
The union is calling on leaders to provide hazard pay and reinstate a universal indoor mask mandate to protect essential workers.
UFCW Local 400 Slams Chairman Mendelson’s Decision Not to Include Hero Pay in DC Budget
Union representing grocery retail and other essential DC workers condemns decision to exclude “hero pay” from the budget
Pension Benefits of UFCW Members Protected by Historic Agreement with PBGC and New Benefit Plans
This one-of-a-kind arrangement protects pension benefits members have already earned and ensures they can continue to earn strong pension benefits into the future.
Staff of Democratic Party of Virginia Ratify First Union Contract
Groundbreaking new contract mirrors Dem platform with unlimited sick leave, paid family leave, and $15 minimum wage.
Kroger Workers Demonstrating All Week to Save Health Care
CHARLESTON, WV (October 27, 2020) – Union workers at Kroger stores are continuing demonstrations throughout the week to protest cuts to their health care benefits proposed by the company in recent contract negotiations.
Workers at First Solely Black-Owned Cannabis Dispensary in DC Unionize
Workers at DC Holistic Wellness have become the first cannabis dispensary staff in DC to unionize.
Kroger Workers Staging Weekly Protests Over Proposed Healthcare Cuts
With “hero pay” already gone, store workers are outraged after Kroger proposes cuts to health care amid pandemic.
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