Following the announcement that Boar’s Head is closing its Jarratt, Va. plant indefinitely, we are working to help provide our members facing layoffs with the support services they need to get back on their feet. There are two upcoming job fairs available to...
JARRATT, Va. (September 13, 2024) – Today, United Food and Commercial Workers Local 400 Union, which represents workers at Boar’s Head in Jarratt, Va., released the following statement regarding the company’s decision to close the plant indefinitely in the wake of a...
As we negotiate our next Boar’s Head union contract, please help us put together our proposals for the negotiations by completing our 2024 Contract Survey. Your responses will help us fight hardest for the things you and other members want most. Please take a...
Deborah Talley learned about the value of Local 400 representation the hard way. Not long after she started working at the Boar’s Head plant in Petersburg, VA, a new supervisor came on board and Deborah was assigned to train her. But then, things took a strange twist....
Today, UFCW Local 400 President Mark Federici renewed our call on all the employers where our members work to immediately reinstate hazard pay. His letter to employers reads, in part: “Cases of COVID-19 are spiking once again due to the highly contagious Omicron...
Negotiations between UFCW Local 400 and Boar’s Head Provisions for a new contract have recently concluded. Based on current prohibitions on gatherings and COVID-19 best practices we will be unable to conduct a traditional contract meeting. All of America is struggling...
