Solid State Books Workers Announce Plans to Unionize

Solid State Books Workers Announce Plans to Unionize

WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 28, 2023) – Today, workers at Solid State Books have announced plans to unionize with United Food & Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 400 Union. The workers organizing committee released the following statement regarding the effort: “We are...
Ocean Harvesters Members Ratify Strong New Agreement

Ocean Harvesters Members Ratify Strong New Agreement

Local 400 members working at Ocean Harvesters, based in Reedville, VA, have ratified a strong new collective bargaining agreement. For more than 100 years, the workers have been committed to fishing menhaden fish in a responsible manner; equally respecting the...
Lipton Shop Steward Wins 17th Sound Pressure World Championship

Lipton Shop Steward Wins 17th Sound Pressure World Championship

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...
FRESHFARM Workers Unionize

FRESHFARM Workers Unionize

The workers who staff 28 farmers markets in the DMV area voted to unionize with UFCW Local 400 WASHINGTON, D.C. (February 8, 2023) – Today, workers at the Washington, DC-based nonprofit FRESHFARM voted to unionize with United Food & Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local...
Watch: Kroger/Albertsons Merger Analysis Webinar

Watch: Kroger/Albertsons Merger Analysis Webinar

Kroger and Albertsons announced plans to pursue a $24.6 billion mega-merger, joining together two of the largest grocery chains in the US. From the first moment the proposed merger was announced, UFCW Local 400, along with a coalition of UFCW and Teamsters local...