As negotiators ground through the fifth day of National Bargaining, Alliance negotiators worked to fix the logjam of unresolved local bargaining issues. Local bargaining, including long-drawn out negotiations for newly-organized workers, have been going poorly due to...
The first of three days of national bargaining started today with both labor and management accepting the initial recommendations presented by the Patient & Worker Safety and Problem and Dispute Resolution subcommittees. However, the tone quickly changed when the...
Last week, UFCW Local 400 President Mark Federici sent letters to corporate executives at Giant Food, Safeway, Kroger and Shoppers to demand the reinstatement of hazard pay at all Local 400 represented workplaces. These companies have relied on hard-working Local 400...
Following votes taken over two days at stores throughout the region, UFCW Local 400 members working at Kroger under the Richmond/Tidewater contract voted to ratify a new collective bargaining agreement. Members voted 358-12 in favor of adopting the new contract....
On Wednesday, August 25, Kaiser negotiators finally put a proposal on the bargaining table. In the face of the surge, and the growing shortage of workers in every job category, Kaiser proposed to pay all new hires much lower wages (on a two-tier wage scale) and pay...
