Kroger Workers Staging Car Caravan Protests to Demand “Hero Pay”

Kroger Workers Staging Car Caravan Protests to Demand “Hero Pay”

With pandemic still endangering lives, Kroger workers are outraged over the company’s decision to end hazard pay On Wednesday, June 10th at 4:00 p.m., Kroger workers in Virginia and West Virginia are staging car caravan protests in eight cities to demand the company...
What DC’s Curfew Means for Giant & Safeway Workers

What DC’s Curfew Means for Giant & Safeway Workers

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...
What DC’s Curfew Means for Giant & Safeway Workers

Safeway Workers Announce Strike Vote March 5

Giant Workers Reach Tentative Agreement WASHINGTON, D.C., (February 19, 2020) — Hundreds of union Safeway employees, members of United Food & Commercial Workers (UFCW) Locals 400 and 27, today rallied alongside elected officials, community leaders and other...
What DC’s Curfew Means for Giant & Safeway Workers

March 5: Strike Vote at Safeway, Contract Vote on Giant Proposal

On Thursday, March 5, we will be holding contract meetings for Giant and Safeway members. Join us! Giant Food MeetingThursday, March 5, 2020 7:00 a.m. Registration8:00 a.m. Meeting Gaylord National Resort and Conference Center201 Waterfront St, Oxon Hill, MD...
What DC’s Curfew Means for Giant & Safeway Workers

Some Progress with Giant As Strike Preparations Continue

After a long weekend of negotiations with Giant Food, we have made some progress. We still have more work to do to meet our goals of wages we can live on, schedules we can depend on, healthcare we can afford, and a retirement we can count on. However, we are not...