Workers will be voting on their first contract after becoming the first bookstore in DC to unionize earlier this year WASHINGTON, D.C. (September 2, 2022) – On Tuesday, September 6, workers at iconic local bookstore Politics and Prose will be joined by elected...
The Germantown store is the latest cannabis workplace in Maryland to unionize GERMANTOWN, Md. (August 22, 2022) – Today, workers at Zen Leaf cannabis dispensary in Germantown, Md. announced they have officially unionized with United Food & Commercial Workers...
Thank you to everyone who has joined us for one of our weekly Shoppers protests. Our efforts have brought UNFI back to the bargaining table! After dragging their feet for months, UNFI has finally agreed to new bargaining dates to negotiate our next contract. We’ll be...
After more than two years of back-and-forth with UNFI corporate executives, we remain without a contract at Shoppers. It wasn’t until we announced our first protest on July 20th that UNFI started to respond. Enough is enough, we won’t let up until we get the fair...
With funding running out, health care and retirement benefits for 1,200 of essential workers are in jeopardy LANDOVER, Md. (July 13, 2022) – Union workers at Shoppers grocery stores are planning a rally to save their health care and retirement benefits. At least 1,200...
It’s been more than two years since our Shoppers union contract expired. While we have been pushing UNFI to negotiate a new deal, the company has responded by dragging their feet and delaying us at every opportunity. As a result, many of us have gone without a raise...
