For weeks, Local 400 has urged the governors of all states in our jurisdiction, as well as D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, to designate our members as “first responders,” a move that would provide priority Coronavirus testing and free child care. Now, Giant and Safeway are...
Legislation Will Protect Workers Facing Layoffs LANDOVER, MD (May 8, 2020) – Praising it as an urgently-needed step to protect workers from the impact of layoffs, United Food & Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 400 hailed enactment of the Maryland Economic...
The innovative new schedule will help keep officers and the public safe United Food & Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 400, which represents the officers of the Annapolis Police Department, reached an agreement with the City of Annapolis to implement new scheduling...
Unilever recently implemented COVID-19 health screenings of all employees entering its Lipton facility in Suffolk, Virginia. The screenings meant additional unpaid time spent at work waiting in line for the screening. But after the union filed a grievance to object to...
Trio Healthcare facilities (Elizabeth Adam Crump nursing home and Elizabeth House), have agreed to provide a temporary pay increase to our members working during this crisis. All full-time and part-time workers will receive the following pay increases, effective April...
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, many UFCW Local 400-represented employers provided increased pay to essential employees. Last week, we launched a petition demanding that Lipton increase pay. Nearly 200 people signed. Today, we can report that our efforts...
