Kroger Members Ratify New Roanoke Contract

Kroger Members Ratify New Roanoke Contract

Following votes taken in stores this week, UFCW Local 400 members working at Kroger under the Roanoke contract voted to ratify a new collective bargaining agreement. Members voted 301-249 in favor of adopting the new contract. Ballots were tallied over Zoom...
Kroger Members Ratify New Roanoke Contract

Kroger Roanoke Tele-Town Hall and Contract Vote

Join us on Tuesday, May 31, 2022 at 4:00 p.m. Eastern for a Tele-Town Hall to review Kroger’s offer on our next union contract. We have reached a tentative agreement with Kroger that we, along with your bargaining advisory committee, are unanimously recommending for...
Bodo’s Bagels Workers Seek to Unionize

Bodo’s Bagels Workers Seek to Unionize

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (May 10, 2022) – A majority of employees at the “Corner” Bodo’s Bagels location in Charlottesville are seeking to unionize with the United Food & Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 400. On Wednesday afternoon, the workers will be joined by local...
Kenny Pinkard: Historic Union Man

Kenny Pinkard: Historic Union Man

Our very own Kenny Pinkard, longtime union member and UFCW Local 400 Executive Board Vice President, was recently featured in Chesapeakeville, a journal of Virginia Seafood, Waterman, and Maritime Culture written and published by Timothy Thompson. The article...

Youngkin Puts Safeway Workers’ Health At Risk, UFCW Local 400 Charges

Maskless Appearance Called Reckless, Disrespectful; Apology Demanded Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin’s decision to not wear a mask at a press event he held at an Alexandria, Virginia, Safeway was reckless and disrespectful, putting workers’ and customers’ health at...