New England Stop & Shop Workers Ratify New Contract

New England Stop & Shop Workers Ratify New Contract

Original post by UFCW International On April 20, the hard-working men and women of Stop & Shop in New England ratified a new contract with their employer by an overwhelming majority. The contract covers 35,000 union members represented by UFCW Locals 328, 371,...
Negotiations Continue: Contract Extended Until May 7

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,...
Negotiations Continue: Contract Extended Until May 7

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...
Community Has Our Back: An Update on Kroger Bargaining

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...
As Negotiations Open in Roanoke, Kroger Reports Record Profits

As Negotiations Open in Roanoke, Kroger Reports Record Profits

Will the company share the wealth with workers who produced it? Kroger earned $2.4 billion in profits in 2015, setting an all-time record for the prosperous company and putting the lie to its bargaining-table cries of poverty. The largest traditional grocery chain in...