For Local 400 members Felicia Miller, Lisa Harris and Kristy Lee Vance, it was a lesson in the power of union activism. Over the course of several weeks, they met with a majority of Virginia’s state senators and delegates, urging them to pass desperately-needed...
Part of the strength of being in a politically active union are the powerful allies we have to support our members in times of need. Last week, that strength was demonstrated when all four senators from Maryland and Virginia penned letters to Giant & Safeway in...
Pro-Worker Forces Take Control of General Assembly Action Expected on Minimum Wage, Other Key Issues Virginia’s working families were the big winners of Virginia’s 2019 General Assembly elections as pro-worker forces captured the Senate and House of Delegates for the...
Control of the Virginia House of Delegates and Senate is up for grabs in the November 5th legislative elections, and Local 400 members have a unique opportunity to put worker allies fully in control of the entire General Assembly. Now more than ever, Virginia needs to...
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...
