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. –...
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)...
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...
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...
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...
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...
