LANDOVER, Md. (August 5, 2021) – Today, the United Food & Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 400, the union of 35,000 essential food and retail workers in the Mid-Atlantic region, is calling on elected and business leaders to reinstate a universal indoor mask mandate...
Union representing grocery retail and other essential DC workers condemns decision to exclude “hero pay” from the budget WASHINGTON, DC (July 19, 2021) – DC Council Chairman Phil Mendelson unveiled his budget proposal this afternoon and failed to include adequate...
UFCW Local 400 is working to pass a new law called the The Heroes Pay Act, which will provide a one-time payment to essential workers in DC. The Heroes Pay Act will provide a one-time payment to tens of thousands of essential workers who risked their health and their...
With “hero pay” already gone, store workers are outraged after Kroger proposes cuts to health care amid pandemic CHARLESTON, WV (October 7, 2020) – Despite record sales growth amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and with confirmed cases among store associates...
Negotiations on our next West Virginia Kroger contract are still ongoing. Progress has been slow as all meetings are being held over video conference with the assistance of federal mediators. We remain far apart on many issues, including seniority rights, wages and...