Jacqueline Echavarria, a 22-year Local 400 member who works as a cashier at the Petworth Safeway, was selected as one of the three Biden-Harris campaign delegates to the Electoral College from the District of Columbia. With Vice President Joe Biden and Senator Kamala...
Today, Mayor Bowser announced a citywide 7:00 p.m. curfew for Washington, DC tonight and tomorrow night. Safeway and Giant have announced changes to operating hours as a result. Here’s what you need to know: Safeway All Safeway stores in Washington, D.C. will close at...
After weeks of pressure from our union and community supporters, Mayor Bowser has made free COVID19 testing available to grocery workers who live or work in Washington, DC. Under the mayor’s order, “critical infrastructure workers (includes grocery store workers,...
Union praises move as a ‘first step’ but calls for more specific measures to be taken and for grocery workers to be designated ‘first responders’ to access free testing for COVID-19 WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 9, 2020) – UFCW Local 400, the union representing thousands of...
WASHINGTON, DC (April 3, 2020) – The following statement from UFCW Local 400 is in response to Mayor Bowser’s comments today regarding designating grocery workers as first responders during this crisis: “We understand that there is a nationwide shortage of personal...
