Sep 3, 2026
UFCW Local 400 members and shop stewards Jane St. Louis and Jason Credle were recently honored by Maryland Governor Wes Moore at a Labor Day celebration recognizing rank-and-file union members who have made notable contributions to the labor movement in Maryland....
Mar 31, 2026
Collective bargaining can truly make a positive difference in union members’ lives. It can mean the difference between having a stable life and not having enough money to live comfortably. It can even mean the difference between surviving or succumbing to a...
May 24, 2023
Talk about adding insult to injury. For Local 400 member Angela Chiles, who works at Kroger #501 in North Chesterfield, VA, it was bad enough when she tripped on a piece of plastic in her store’s receiving area and severely injured her knee. Repairing the knee...
Feb 14, 2023
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...
Feb 8, 2023
Deborah Talley learned about the value of Local 400 representation the hard way. Not long after she started working at the Boar’s Head plant in Petersburg, VA, a new supervisor came on board and Deborah was assigned to train her. But then, things took a strange twist....
