UFCW Local 400 Statement on Closure of Boar’s Head Jarratt Plant

UFCW Local 400 Statement on Closure of Boar’s Head Jarratt Plant

JARRATT, Va. (September 13, 2024) – Today, United Food and Commercial Workers Local 400 Union, which represents workers at Boar’s Head in Jarratt, Va., released the following statement regarding the company’s decision to close the plant indefinitely in the wake of a...
Kroger Needs to Respect Associates’ Choice

Kroger Needs to Respect Associates’ Choice

Richmond/Tidewater Contract Negotiations Update Did you know? Some Kroger stores in Virginia are non-union. That’s because for the last 20 years Kroger has been running a campaign to keep the union out of new stores in the Richmond and Tidewater area. Some of these...
FRESHFARM Farmers Market Workers Vote to Ratify First Union Contract

FRESHFARM Farmers Market Workers Vote to Ratify First Union Contract

DMV farmers market staff are first in the country to secure a collective bargaining agreement WASHINGTON, D.C. (February 12, 2024) – Today, the staff of FRESHFARM farmers markets voted in favor of ratifying their first union contract, making them the first farmers...
Kaiser Permanente Rehabilitation Therapists Ratify First Union Contract

Kaiser Permanente Rehabilitation Therapists Ratify First Union Contract

UFCW Local 400 and UFCW Local 27 members working at Kaiser Permanente rehabilitation services voted overwhelmingly in favor of ratifying their first union contract. UFCW Local 400 members voted 84–1 and UFCW Local 27 members voted 16–1 for a combined vote of 100–2 in...