We Deserve a Fair Deal

Contract Negotiations Update #2: October 7, 2016 This week, we met with representatives from Safeway and Giant for three days to negotiate our next contract. The meetings so far have focused on securing our retirement, but we also exchanged initial proposals and began...
Widespread Scheduling Violations Reported at Giant & Safeway

Widespread Scheduling Violations Reported at Giant & Safeway

We all know how hectic life can get. Between work, family, and other obligations, your time is precious. That’s why our union contract requires store managers to post the schedule by 1:00 p.m. every Friday – so you can have time to plan your life. But all too often,...

Introducing the 2016 Giant & Safeway Advisory Committee

We are your 2016 advisory committee! We will be assisting in negotiations for our next union contract with Giant & Safeway. Starting Wednesday, September 21, along with our brothers and sisters at UFCW Local 27 in Baltimore, we will sit across the table from Giant...
Save the Date: Vote on the New Contract at Boar’s Head

Save the Date: Vote on the New Contract at Boar’s Head

If you work at Boar’s Head in Jarratt or Petersburg, your collective bargaining team would like to invite you to vote on our next contract! Please plan to attend one of these meetings listed below to discuss proposed changes to the terms and conditions of your current...
Contract Survey for Giant & Safeway Union Members

Contract Survey for Giant & Safeway Union Members

What do you want in your next union contract? In the coming weeks, we will begin negotiating our next union contract with Giant Food and Safeway. Please help us put together our proposals for the upcoming negotiations by completing our 2016 Contract Proposal Survey....

VICTORY! Our Stores Are Saved!

Giant has agreed to do the right thing and NOT SELL ANY of our Giant stores! The marches, rallies, press conferences, and meetings have paid off! All 8 of the stores (6 in Virginia and 2 in Maryland) that had been proposed for sale will remain Giant, pending Federal...