UFCW 400 Helps Evergreen Supermarket Workers Win Back Wages

Tuesday, June 5, 2012

UFCW 400 Helps Evergreen Supermarket Workers Win Back Wages(Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO)After working for as long as six weeks without being paid, workers at Evergreen Supermarket in Hillcrest Heights, MD finally received their back wages after enlisting the help of UFCW Local 400 and threatening to walk out. Local 400 President Tom McNutt credited the  workers’ “courage in standing up to management” for the victory. The workers are unorganized and “We didn’t know where to turn or what to do,” said Evergreen worker Jonathan Trejo. “We learned that by sticking together we can demand what is right. We are thankful to Local 400 for their help.” “We are the one place where all grocery workers can unite for fair treatment, dignity on the job, and an opportunity to join the middle class,” agreed McNutt. “I hope that retail workers everywhere in Maryland, Washington, DC, Virginia and West Virginia let us know whenever their employers mistreat them, deny them their rights, or engage in unethical or unlawful behavior,” McNutt added. “We stand ready to do whatever it takes to lift up not only our own members, but all workers in our industry.” - This report originally appeared in UFCW 400’s Wednesday Weekly email newsletter; photo: Evergreen workers pose with their checks for back wages; photo by Wendy Weiner

 

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