Jul 25, 2017
Workers from the nation’s only Lipton tea plant voted overwhelmingly to approve their first union contract at a mass meeting in Suffolk on Monday, July 24, 2017. This represents the first time in the history of the plant when workers were given the opportunity to vote...
Jul 18, 2017
Laurette Ford Organized Tenaciously Laurette Ford is a force of nature. For more than a decade as a Local 400 shop steward, she made it her mission to build her union by signing up as many new members as humanly possible. And she succeeded brilliantly. On June 30,...
Jul 10, 2017
CORRECTION: Contract Ratification Vote July 24* Contract Negotiations Update #8 On August 26, 2016 we took a leap of faith together and decided that it was time to have a union. We joined the campaign at different times and for different reasons but our collective...
Jun 23, 2017
Contract Negotiations Update #7 After several long days of talks, we’ve wrapped up with Lipton contract negotiations for the week. We’re back at it July 10-11. Never Miss An Update: Sign Up for Text Alerts As we negotiate our first union contract with...
Jun 14, 2017
The results are in from yesterday’s closely-watched primary election in Virginia. Local 400 recommended candidates for the Virginia House of Delegates in six districts. Four of the candidates won their races: In House District 31, Elizabeth Guzman won the Democratic...
