Don't miss this free Expungement Clinic & Holistic Wellness Fair! ✅ Free expungement assistance + legal aid ✅ Health & wellness activities + information ✅ Free give aways ✅ Know your rights clinic ✅ Mental health/suicide prevention info ✅ Voter registration ✅ Free food + drinks ✅ Raffles ✅ + more!

Been thinking about going back to school? The UFCW GED Program makes it easy. Free GED classes. Online. At your pace. Apply today: ufcw.org/GED

We've had a great round of meetings with our shop stewards from Giant and Safeway this week, with even more coming up! Thank you for your service! 💙 💛

We are deeply saddened to share the unexpected loss of our UFCW sister Andrea Zinder, President of UFCW Local 324 in southern California. Andrea was a tireless champion for not just UFCW members but all working people. We mourn her passing and our hearts go out to her family.

Due to recent changes to DC law, adults who are over 25 years old will no longer be able to enroll in the DC Healthcare Alliance Program starting Oct 1. Don't wait! Apply for Alliance or check your enrollment status before Oct 1. Visit legalaiddc.org/help to get help today!

Congratulations to our very own Bill Osborn on receiving a well-deserved citation from Maryland Governor Wes Moore for his tireless work advocating for his fellow union members!

We’re at a critical moment in union contract bargaining with Kaiser Permanente. Across the country, UFCW members are uniting behind a simple, powerful action that anyone can take: From Sep 15-30, DO NOT participate in Kaiser Permanente’s People Pulse survey. www.ufcw400.org/2025/09/15/k...

Monday marked the start of Hispanic Heritage Month — a time to pay tribute to the Hispanic and U.S. Latino population and their positive contributions to our union, communities and country. Learn more about the history of the celebration and why it matters: www.ufcw400.org/2025/09/17/u...

DC's Paid Family Leave program provides up to 12 weeks of paid time off for any worker to care for a new baby or family member. Learn more about this program at a virtual training with the Community Services Agency on September 22 at 7:00 PM. Register to attend: bit.ly/sept-paid-le...

UFCW Local 400 seeks an Administrative Assistant to be based in Landover, MD. Details can be found at: unionjobs.com/listing.php?... #1u #UnionStrong @ufcw400.org @ufcw.bsky.social

Sign up for the Fall term of UFCW’s Free Language Program before the deadline! Applications open September 19th at 1pm ET and are given on a first come, first served basis! To learn more and apply, visit: ufcw.org/language

This week, Kaiser Permanente failed to deliver a counter that provides the increases we deserve! The Alliance bargaining team stood up for quality patient care by demanding Kaiser work with us on patient scheduling. Read the full update: www.ufcw400.org/2025/09/15/k... #OneVoiceOneFuture

It’s never too late to finish what you started. As a UFCW member, you can prepare for your GED test online, completely free, and on your schedule. Let’s get it done together: ufcw.org/GED

Whether it’s for travel, for work, or just for fun, UFCW’s Free Language Program makes learning a new language easy. Registrations open September 19th at 1pm ET and are given on a first come, first served basis! Learn more here: ufcw.org/language

We demand: ⭐️ ICE out of our communities ⭐️ An end to the president’s control over the Metropolitan Police Department ⭐️ Immediate withdrawal of all National Guard members ⭐️ The right to protect our communities in the future, permanently www.ufcw400.org/2025/09/10/u...

Congratulations to @jameswalkinshaw.bsky.social on winning the special election in Virginia’s 11th Congressional District!

📢 Calling all cannabis workers! 📢 Join us for our first-ever Zoom hang with UFCW union cannabis workers from across the country! We’ll be chatting about how your union works for you with guest speakers from union dispensaries. BYOBud💨 and don’t miss it! www.ufcw400.org/2025/08/19/s...

Enrollment in Kaiser Permanente health care benefits is now open to all UFCW Local 400 members working at Giant and Safeway! Get the details and get started today: www.ufcw400.org/kpopen

DC communities are under attack. Federal troops, out-of-state National Guard, and Trump-controlled police are harassing, surveilling, and detaining Black and Brown residents, immigrants, youth, and unhoused neighbors. Join our march and demand federal forces leave DC NOW! www.wearealldc.com

Our members at Politics and Prose are negotiating our next union contract and we have a fantastic bargaining committee leading the charge!

📢This Friday in Washington, D.C. Join @nacdl.org , @ufcw400.org, and Neighborhood Legal Services Program for a free expungement clinic. Expungement helps those with records access second chances. Register here to sign up: forms.office.com/pages/respon...

Made some mistakes in your past? Everyone deserves a second chance. Join us for a free clinic in Washington, DC on how to expunge your criminal history from the public record: 📅 10AM-1PM, Friday, September 5 📍 NLSP, 64 New York Ave NE, Suite 180, Washington, DC www.ufcw400.org/2025/08/19/s...

Happy Labor Day!

We had an excellent shop steward meeting with our law enforcement officers from Annapolis Police Department and Takoma Park Police Department. Thank you for your service!

The votes are in: UFCW Local 400 members working at Kroger under our West Virginia contract and meat cutters working under our Roanoke contract voted to accept new changes to our pension plan and avoid benefit cuts. Get the details: www.ufcw400.org/2025/08/29/m...

Workers in our nation's capital deserve better than mass firings, union busting, deportation raids and armed military patrols. Join us for a march and rally to kick off a season of united solidarity in support of DC workers. 👉 RSVP: www.dclabor.org/solidarity

No classroom. No pressure. UFCW members can take GED courses online for free at their own pace. Get started today: ufcw.org/GED

We're gearing up to negotiate our next union contract with Boar's Head! If you are a member working at the Petersburg or Jarratt facilities, please take a moment to complete our brief survey to help shape our goals for bargaining: www.ufcw400.org/2025/08/07/b...

Labor Day is coming up soon! There are so many events planned around the UFCW Local 400 region and you won’t want to miss out! Check out our roundup of activities and join the celebration at an event near you: www.ufcw400.org/2025/08/05/c...

Congratulations to Corky Wickline on retiring from Kroger after 49 years of service! Corky started out as a bagger, and after 2 years he went to work in the meat department. Over the years, he's worked in all of the Roanoke contract stores. We wish you well in retirement! You've earned it!

Congratulations to our members at Montgomery Rehab and Nursing on winning a new contract! www.ufcw400.org/2025/08/06/m...

Congratulations to Doris Moore on retiring from Kroger after 20 years! Doris worked in the floral department and trained many of the leads in our Roanoke contract area. We wish her the best in retirement!

Election Day in Virginia is Tuesday, November 4. Visit our Election Center to check your registration and learn how to vote early or vote by mail. No matter how you cast your ballot, make a plan to vote! www.ufcw400.org/virginia2025/

Exposure to high heat and high humidity can be life-threatening. Make sure you know the signs, symptoms, and appropriate first-aid procedures for serious heat illnesses. Read more: www.ufcw.org/heatsafety/

Congratulations to our UFCW Local 27 union siblings at MaryMed cannabis facilities on winning a strong new contract! forlocals.ufcw.org/2025/07/14/m...

As national negotiations on our next Kaiser Permanente union contract progress, the pace at local bargaining tables has been frustrating. Read the latest: www.ufcw400.org/2025/07/24/k...

This week, over 250 leaders of the @ahcu.bsky.social came together for the second session of national contract bargaining with Kaiser Permanente.

Our members at Keurig Dr Pepper just ratified a new contract! The new agreement provides pay increases, expanded health and welfare benefit options, and personal protective equipment, among other improvements. Congratulations! www.ufcw400.org/2025/07/11/m...

THANK YOU to everyone who joined our rallies to keep our Krogers open in Abingdon, Charlottesville, Gassaway and Kingsport! It's heartwarming to see so many of our customers show us how much our members mean to them. No matter what happens next, we know you will have our backs. Thank you ❤️

"We just wish that somebody cared enough about us as much as we care about the company." Thank you to everyone who joined us in Abingdon and Kingsport to call on Kroger to keep our stores open!

We're in North Carolina with the Better in a Union Bus Tour! Follow along with the tour @AFLCIO.org

Kroger wants to close four stores where our members work. If they close, our customers will have fewer choices of where to shop and what to buy and our members will risk losing their livelihoods. RSVP to join us at one of our rallies to keep our Krogers open: www.ufcw400.org/2025/07/07/r...

Congratulations to UFCW Local 400 union member James Walker on retiring after 48 years at Kroger! James worked at Kroger #782 in Huntington, W.Va. and we extend our best wishes to him in retirement.

This Fourth of July, celebrate with union-made products and support the workers who keep America fed! Get started on your shopping list at the link below: www.ufcw.org/union-made-i...

Heads up! Annual cost-of-living increases to the minimum wage in Washington, DC and Montgomery County, Md. take effect on Tuesday, July 1! www.ufcw400.org/2025/06/30/m...

Extreme heat isn't just uncomfortable, it can be dangerous and even life threatening. Know the signs of heat exhaustion and heat stroke: www.ufcw400.org/2024/06/14/s...

Workers at The Apothecarium cannabis dispensary in Burtonsville, Md. unionized with UFCW Local 400 in September and are united to win their first contract! UFCW is the cannabis union. Learn more about our work at ufcw.org/cannabis

Kroger wants to close stores in Abingdon, Charlottesville, Gassaway, and Kingsport just so shareholders can make an extra buck. Meanwhile our members, customers, and communities pay the price. Sign our petitions to demand Kroger keep these stores open: www.ufcw400.org/keepkrogeropen

Kroger and Albertsons are understaffing and underinvesting in stores to make record profits for Wall Street investors. Meanwhile, we're losing hours and being forced to work two jobs for the price of one. www.forbes.com/sites/errols...

Today, Kroger announced plans to close 60 stores nationwide, including four stores represented by UFCW Local 400, for a "modest financial benefit" to the company. Meanwhile, union workers and the customers they serve will suffer the consequences. Read our statement: www.ufcw400.org/2025/06/20/u...