Dec 2, 2016
CONTACT: Ari Schwartz DC Jobs With Justice; ari@dcjwj.org or 202-674-3228 On the eve of a Trump administration and Republican-controlled Congress, D.C. Council Chairman shockingly announces refusal to consider further progressive legislation. Washington, D.C. –...
Sep 29, 2016
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, September 29, 2016 CONTACT Jonathan Williams, Communications Manager, jwilliams@local400.org Union of food and grocery workers weighs in on mayoral race RICHMOND, VA – Local 400 of the United Food & Commercial Workers union (UFCW)...
Sep 21, 2016
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 21, 2016 WOODBRIDGE, VA – Take Action Virginia, an alliance of community and labor organizations focused on improving the lives of working and immigrant families, announced today its endorsement of LuAnn Bennett for...
Aug 29, 2016
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, August 29, 2016 CONTACT Jonathan Williams, UFCW Local 400, jwilliams@local400.org Hundreds of workers in southeast Virginia manufacturing plant vote to unionize with UFCW Local 400 SUFFOLK, VA – Last week, nearly 200 workers at the Lipton...
Jun 29, 2016
PRESS ADVISORY FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, June 29, 2016 CONTACT Jonathan Williams, UFCW Local 400, jwilliams@local400.org In just ten days, more than 1,000 Kroger employees sign petition supporting $15 minimum wage 100+ expected to attend rally to deliver...
Jun 23, 2016
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 23, 2016 CONTACT: Casey Hoag, choag@ufcw.og 202-728-1832 SCOTUS Ruling on DACA and DAPA: Justice Delayed Once Again for Immigrant Workers Court ruling on anti-immigrant lawsuit points to the need for comprehensive immigration reform, says...
