UFCW Local 400 calls on all union-represented employers to provide no less than fourteen days of paid sick leave amid Coronavirus state of emergency LANDOVER, MD (March 13, 2020) – United Food & Commercial Workers Local 400, a union representing grocery and food...
In a resounding victory for Maryland’s working families, the House of Delegates and Senate voted to override Gov. Larry Hogan’s veto of the Healthy Working Families Act, making it the law of the state. As a result, workers at Maryland employers with 15 or more...
Jibril Wallace has been working at the same Safeway in Washington, D.C. for 28 years, since she was a teenager helping her mother pay the bills. Now her income helps support her two children, ages 18 and 8. Through the years, Jibril moved up from courtesy clerk to...
Thanks to the Earned Sick and Safe Leave Act of 2015, a new law championed by UFCW Local 400 and our allies, if you work in Montgomery County, you can take paid time off if you or a loved one get sick. Starting October 30, 2016, as a UFCW Local 400 member working at...
Legislation Passes 84-54 With One Week Remaining in Session Reposted from our friends at Working Matters, a coalition of more than 150 organizations committed to advancing the Maryland Campaign for Paid Sick Days. The Maryland House of Delegates voted 84-54 today to...
