Union praises move as a ‘first step’ but calls for more specific measures to be taken and for grocery workers to be designated ‘first responders’ to access free testing for COVID-19 WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 9, 2020) – UFCW Local 400, the union representing thousands of...
The Coronavirus pandemic is not only an unprecedented public health threat — it is having a devastating impact on many people’s jobs, especially in the retail, travel and restaurant industries. Meanwhile, grocery stores are all staying open even as so many other...
Following on the heels of Local 400 becoming the first union in history to represent the staff of a presidential candidate (Bernie Sanders), members of Virginia Delegate Lee Carter’s campaign staff have organized with Local 400 and bargained their first contract. This...
CONTACT: Jonathan Williams, Communications Director, UFCW Local 400, jwilliams@local400.org WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 8, 2019) — In a groundbreaking development, Bernie Sanders campaign workers — now proud UFCW Local 400 union members — ratified the first collective...
* Updated 7:16 p.m. ET, March 15, 2019, with quotes from campaign staff. * CONTACT: Jonathan Williams, Communications Director, UFCW Local 400 jwilliams@local400.org, 301-577-6687 First U.S. Presidential Campaign in History to Be Organized WASHINGTON, D.C., March 15 —...
