Giant & Safeway Contract Bargaining Update

Giant & Safeway Contract Bargaining Update

With Our Current Contract Close to Expiration, It’s Time for Giant & Safeway to Get Serious After several weeks of hard bargaining sessions with Giant and Safeway, progress toward our new contract remains slow. We are still far apart on many issues, but we remain...
Lipton Members Ratify Strong New Union Contract

Lipton Members Ratify Strong New Union Contract

New Agreement Includes 18% Wage Increase, New Benefits UFCW Local 400 members working at the ekaterra Lipton Tea plant in Suffolk, VA, voted to ratify a strong new four-year collective bargaining agreement. This was the first contract bargained with the plant’s new...
Clinton Healthcare Center Members Ratify Strong New Agreement

Clinton Healthcare Center Members Ratify Strong New Agreement

UFCW Local 400 members working at Clinton Healthcare Center in Clinton, Md., have overwhelmingly ratified a strong new three-year collective bargaining agreement. Key contract provisions include: Significant wage increases over the life of the agreement. The...
Giant & Safeway Union Contract Negotiations Underway

Giant & Safeway Union Contract Negotiations Underway

Negotiations with Giant and Safeway on our next union contract are underway. So far, we have exchanged proposals on a number of issues and we have more sessions with both companies scheduled throughout the month before our current agreement expires on October 28. Over...
Kaiser Nurses: Do’s & Don’ts During the Coalition Strike Oct. 4-7

Kaiser Nurses: Do’s & Don’ts During the Coalition Strike Oct. 4-7

An important update on strikes at Kaiser Permanente As you may know, members of the Coalition of Kaiser Permanente Unions have voted to authorize a strike and are planning a work stoppage over unfair labor practices. In MAS the planned work stoppage is in Virginia...