New Agreement Includes 18% Wage Increase, New Benefits UFCW Local 400 members working at the ekaterra Lipton Tea plant in Suffolk, VA, voted to ratify a strong new four-year collective bargaining agreement. This was the first contract bargained with the plant’s new...
Corey Hicks is a champion for his Local 400 sisters and brothers. An electrical instrumentation technician at the Lipton plant in Suffolk, VA, he was a leader in organizing the workers in 2016. Ever since, he has served as a shop steward, fighting for his fellow...
Local 400 members working at Lipton Tea-Unilever in Suffolk, Va., voted 67-9 to ratify a strong new two-year collective bargaining agreement on Wednesday, October 20th. The new union contract provides wage increases for all bargaining unit members, increased time off,...
Zoom Informational Meetings Join us on Friday, October 15 at 3:30 p.m. Eastern or Monday, October 18 at 3:30 p.m. Eastern for a Zoom video conference call to review Lipton’s offer on our next union contract. We will review the proposed contract in detail and you will...
In the coming weeks, we will begin negotiating our next union contract with Lipton. But first we need to hear from you! Join us at one of our upcoming contract proposal meetings to help us to shape our strategy and prioritize our goals for contract negotiations. Your...
