An important message from UFCW Local 400 President Mark Federici: Here is the bottom line: we are in a huge election year where we will cast our ballots for President and Congressional Representatives. This election will set the tone for not just the next few years,...
Office staff working for the Democratic Party of Virginia (DPVA) have unionized with UFCW Local 400 and negotiations on a first contract will begin shortly. DPVA coordinated campaign staff, who work on electoral campaigns throughout the state, have also won union...
Save Six People’s Lives After Boat Catches Fire Members of Local 400 working on the Omega Protein fishing boat Smuggler’s Point recently rescued six people whose boat had caught fire in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast near the Maryland/Virginia line. The boat and its...
On July 23, 2020, Unilever officially announced that it will spin off much of its tea business into a “separate entity” and that it expects its separation to be complete by the end of 2021. This announcement comes at the end of a so-called strategic review by Unilever...
Eighteen members of the Virginia General Assembly signed letters to Giant & Safeway calling on both companies to reinstate hazard pay for workers on the frontlines of the pandemic. The letters, organized by Delegate Hala Alaya (House District 51), explained the...
