WASHINGTON, D.C. (November 2, 2022) – Today, the United Food & Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 400 union, which represents more than 20,000 workers at Safeway and Kroger stores in the Mid-Atlantic region, released the following statement regarding DC Attorney...
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...
Jacqueline Echavarria, a 22-year Local 400 member who works as a cashier at the Petworth Safeway, was selected as one of the three Biden-Harris campaign delegates to the Electoral College from the District of Columbia. With Vice President Joe Biden and Senator Kamala...
Union praises move as a ‘first step’ but calls for more specific measures to be taken and for grocery workers to be designated ‘first responders’ to access free testing for COVID-19 WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 9, 2020) – UFCW Local 400, the union representing thousands of...
Thanks to recent laws championed by UFCW Local 400 and our allies, if you work in Maryland or Washington, D.C., you can take paid time off if you or a loved one get sick. These laws were passed before the current Coronavirus pandemic and we are demanding every...
