John Ruiz believes in solidarity with every fiber of his being. During our recent contract negotiations with Safeway and Giant, Safeway workers reached a tentative agreement, but Giant workers faced a looming strike vote. John took action immediately to show he and...
Jibril Wallace has been working at the same Safeway in Washington, D.C. for 28 years, since she was a teenager helping her mother pay the bills. Now her income helps support her two children, ages 18 and 8. Through the years, Jibril moved up from courtesy clerk to...
Thanks to the Earned Sick and Safe Leave Act of 2015, a new law championed by UFCW Local 400 and our allies, if you work in Montgomery County, you can take paid time off if you or a loved one get sick. Starting October 30, 2016, as a UFCW Local 400 member working at...
Local 400 members working at Safeway and Giant stores throughout the region voted to ratify new union contracts today. We didn’t get everything we wanted, but both contracts include several key improvements over our previous collective bargaining agreements,...
Be There to Vote November 16 We are pleased to announce that we have reached a tentative agreement with Giant that we’re prepared to recommend for ratification. We reached a similar tentative agreement with Safeway last week, and we’re eager to present both proposals...
Tentative Agreement Reached with Safeway, But Giant Refuses to Budge We have reached a tentative agreement with Safeway that we are prepared to recommend for ratification at our contract meeting on November 16. After more than a month of negotiations, after extending...
