Kenneth Quinnell

Every week, we bring you a roundup of the top news and commentary about issues and events important to working families. Here’s the latest edition of the Working People Weekly List.

Washington Conservation Action (WCA) and Evergreen Workers Union (EWU) finalized a two-year contract. The EWU members, represented by the Communications Workers of America (CWA) Local 7800, voted to unionize in August 2021. WCA leadership voluntarily recognized the union and the agreement was ratified on October 11, 2023.

More than 2,000 members of United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 400 who work at Giant and Safeway stores in Washington, D.C., Maryland and Virginia ratified new contracts that strengthen wages and protect benefits. The four-year contracts include average pay increases over four years of 24%, no increases in health care costs over the next four years, improved language on minimum hours for part-timers, pensions, and safety, and other benefits. Members at Giant Food voted 1,340-266 and members at Safeway voted 761-131 in favor of ratifying the agreements.

The 2024 AFL-CIO Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Civil and Human Rights Conference begins Friday and runs through Sunday.

Welcome to our regular feature, a look at what the various AFL-CIO unions and other working family organizations are doing across the country and beyond. The labor movement is big and active—here's a look at the broad range of activities we're engaged in this week.