Federal Mediator Called In to Giant & Safeway Contract Negotiations

Federal Mediator Called In to Giant & Safeway Contract Negotiations

We are approaching the expiration date of our current contracts at Giant & Safeway on Saturday, October 26 and talks have been very difficult. Given the unusual complexity of our negotiations, particularly around securing our pension benefits, we have called in a...
Giant & Safeway Negotiations Stalled, It’s Time to Get Serious

Giant & Safeway Negotiations Stalled, It’s Time to Get Serious

With our contracts at Giant and Safeway expiring in only nine days, and after 20 days of negotiations, we remain far apart on nearly every single issue. We have made proposals to provide wages we can live on, schedules we can depend on, healthcare we can afford and a...
Meet the Team Negotiating Our Next Contracts at Giant & Safeway

Meet the Team Negotiating Our Next Contracts at Giant & Safeway

Introducing the 2019 Bargaining Committee! We are the team of store associates that will negotiate our next union contracts with Giant Food and Safeway. Phillip Contee, Safeway #4872 Rick Cooper, Giant #327 Charlene Haley, Safeway #2616 Frank Lassory, Giant #334...
Giant & Safeway Negotiations Stalled, It’s Time to Get Serious

We’re Fired Up & Ready for a Fair Contract at Giant & Safeway!

On September 12, 2019 – before negotiations on our next contract even began – we held a powerful Rally for a Fair Contract that made it clear to both companies that we will do whatever it takes for a fair deal. Read our recap of the rally and view photos on the UFCW...
67 Kroger Leads Upgraded to Full-Time

67 Kroger Leads Upgraded to Full-Time

Local 400 Led Push for Better Hours, Pay & Benefits in W.V. Sixty-seven Local 400 members working as Lead Clerks at Kroger in West Virginia received an early Christmas present from their Union when they were upgraded to full-time status thanks to an agreement...