Feb 26, 2026
On February 25, UFCW Local 400 members working at Politics and Prose bookstores in Washington, DC voted 28–8 to ratify a new union contract. The new three-year agreement covers approximately 70 booksellers and baristas and includes: Guaranteed wage increases each year...
Feb 25, 2026
WASHINGTON, DC (February 25, 2026) — Today, Today, United Food & Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 400 Union, which has approximately 1,600 members in the District, announced its endorsement of Dyana Forester for DC Council At-Large. “Dyana has a long history with...
Feb 19, 2026
WASHINGTON, D.C. (February 19, 2026) – United Food and Commercial Workers Local 400 announced today that they are endorsing Aparna Raj for the Ward 1 DC Council seat. A union member herself, Aparna has been a consistent ally to unions and the labor movement in the...
Sep 10, 2025
Letter to Union Kitchen Wage Theft Plaintiffs Regarding Bounced Settlement Checks: I am writing to share an important development in our settlement with Union Kitchen over the company’s illegal practice of withholding tips from you. As a plaintiff in the settlement,...
Sep 10, 2025
WASHINGTON, DC (September 9, 2025) – Today, United Food & Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 400 Union President Mark Federici released the following statement regarding the Trump administration’s deployment of troops and federal takeover of Washington, DC: “The...
