What Ufcw Local 400 does

UFCW Local 400 is a nonprofit labor union affiliated with the UFCW International Union (1.3 million members nationally), providing collective bargaining representation and workplace advocacy to approximately 35,000 members. The union's jurisdiction covers Maryland, Virginia, Washington, D.C., West Virginia, Ohio, Kentucky, and Tennessee, encompassing retail food, healthcare, retail department stores, food processing, service industries, and an emerging cannabis vertical. Headquartered at 8400 Corporate Drive, Suite 200 in Landover, Maryland, the union operates through on-site shop stewards, field representatives, and a centralized member services portal. Membership representation spans enterprise employers including Giant Food, Safeway, Kroger, Kaiser Permanente, CVS, Bloomingdale's, Boar's Head, and Keurig Dr Pepper, as well as mid-market operations in cannabis (Zen Leaf, Apothecarium, Story) and bookstores (Politics and Prose, Solid State Books, Union Kitchen).

The union's core offerings encompass collective bargaining and contract administration, grievance handling, health and welfare benefits management through the UFCW Health and Welfare Plan (with pharmacy benefits administered via Prime Therapeutics from July 2026), legal services through Akman & Associates, and member perks including free GED preparation, language classes, workforce development courses, scholarships ranging from $500 to $8,000, and citizenship legal support. Distribution is direct through workplace representatives and shop stewards, with engagement reinforced via the Wednesday Weekly email newsletter, social channels (Facebook, Instagram, Bluesky), and a public-facing website (ufcw400.org). Mark Federici serves as President and Christopher Hoffmann as Secretary-Treasurer.

Revenue is generated through recurring monthly membership dues deducted from member paychecks, with a second-phase membership fee adjustment taking effect September 28, 2025. The union's go-to-market is community-led and organizing-driven: workers are brought into the bargaining unit via NLRB-supervised elections, after which contract negotiations and member services drive retention. UFCW Local 400 has demonstrated sustained organizing momentum in previously non-union sectors (cannabis dispensaries, independent bookstores, cannabis-adjacent retail) while exercising enforcement capability through settlements, including a $133,333 recovery from Union Kitchen for wage theft affecting 79 workers, and $17,303 from MOM's Organic Market for post-unionization pay suppression.

Name

Ufcw Local 400

Legal name

United Food & Commercial Workers Local 400

Website

https://ufcw400.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

UFCW Local 400 is a nonprofit labor union representing 35,000 workers across Maryland, Virginia, Washington D.C., West Virginia, Ohio, Kentucky, and Tennessee. The union provides collective bargaining, legal services, health benefits, and workplace advocacy for workers in retail food, healthcare, cannabis, food processing, and service industries.

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Maryland

HQ country

United States

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North America

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Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: UFCW Local 400 generates revenue through membership dues from its 35,000 members working across multiple industries including retail food, health care, retail department stores, food processing, and service industries. The union also referenced a membership fee adjustment that took effect in September 2025.

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Core offering

UFCW Local 400 is a labor union that provides collective bargaining representation, contract negotiation, grievance handling, and workplace advocacy for 35,000 workers across retail food, healthcare, retail department stores, food processing, service, and cannabis industries in Maryland, Virginia, Washington D.C., West Virginia, Ohio, Kentucky, and Tennessee. Members receive negotiated health and welfare benefits, legal services, scholarships, GED preparation, language classes, and political advocacy through the union's staff and shop stewards.

Product overview

UFCW Local 400 is a labor union providing membership services to 35,000 workers in retail food, health care, retail department stores, food processing, service, and cannabis industries across Maryland, Virginia, Washington D.C., West Virginia, Ohio, Kentucky, and Tennessee. The union's offerings include member services portal (reporting workplace issues, accessing contracts, updating membership), health and welfare benefits management (through the UFCW Health and Welfare Plan with pharmacy benefits via Prime Therapeutics), legal benefits (through Akman & Associates), educational programs (GED, language classes, workforce essentials), scholarship programs, and political action services. The union also operates member perk programs including discounts, citizenship support, and cannabis industry union organizing. The core offering is collective bargaining representation and workplace advocacy through trained union stewards and staff representatives.

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Products and services

• Member Services Portal Online portal giving UFCW Local 400 members the ability to report workplace issues, update membership information, access their union contracts, find their local union representative, and review health and welfare benefits. Targeted at the union's 35,000 members across the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast.
• Health & Welfare Benefits Management Union-negotiated health insurance plan for UFCW Local 400 members working at covered employers such as Giant, Safeway, and Shoppers, including pharmacy benefits administered through Prime Therapeutics effective July 1, 2026.
• Free Legal Benefit Free legal representation services provided through partner firm Akman & Associates, LLC to UFCW Local 400 members working at Giant, Safeway, and Shoppers and their dependents.
• Citizenship Legal Support (UCAN) Free citizenship and naturalization legal support services for UFCW Local 400 members and their families who are pursuing U.S. citizenship.
• Free GED Program Free GED preparation classes available to all UFCW Local 400 members to help them earn their high school equivalency credential.
• Free Language Classes Free language learning courses offered in Spanish, French, German, English, and Mandarin to UFCW Local 400 members.
• Workforce Essentials Courses Career advancement and professional skills development programs offered through UFCW Local 400's education benefits to help members advance in the workforce.
• Scholarship Programs Multiple scholarship programs for UFCW Local 400 members and their families, including the Donald L. Cash Sr. Memorial Scholarship (awards starting at $1,000), UFCW Charity Foundation Scholarship (up to $8,000), and Union Plus Scholarship ($500-$4,000).
• Union Deals & Discounts Discounts and special offers available to UFCW Local 400 members through the union's partnership programs.
• Contract Negotiation & Representation Core union representation services including collective bargaining, contract administration, grievance handling, and workplace advocacy for UFCW Local 400's 35,000 members.
• Maryland Cannabis Union Program Union organizing and representation services targeted at cannabis industry workers across Maryland, including dispensary workers at Apothecarium, Sweetspot, Story, Green Goods, Zen Leaf, and other locations.
• Political Action & Endorsements Political engagement program featuring candidate endorsements, voter registration drives, and the Active Ballot Club for pro-worker political advocacy.

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Akman & Associates, LLCcoreOthersLegal services provider offering free legal benefit to UFCW Local 400 members working at Giant, Safeway, and Shoppers. The firm provides legal representation services as part of member benefits.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• UFCW Local 770: A large UFCW local in Southern California representing grocery, drug, and retail workers under the same international union, comparable in industry mix and member services model.
• UFCW Local 27: A fellow UFCW local covering Maryland and the Mid-Atlantic with overlapping geographic and industry footprint, directly comparable as a sibling local under the same international union.

Others

• AFL-CIO: The national labor federation of which UFCW International Union is an affiliate, providing umbrella political and organizing infrastructure comparable to what UFCW Local 400 leverages.
• National AFL-CIO Working for America Institute: A labor-affiliated workforce development organization that complements union apprenticeship and training programs analogous to UFCW Local 400's GED, language, and workforce essentials offerings.

Broad incumbents

• Teamsters: A major national union covering warehouse, food processing, and grocery distribution workers with overlapping grocery and food processing worker representation comparable to UFCW Local 400's employer base.
• SEIU (Service Employees International Union): A larger national union representing service workers including healthcare, property services, and public sector employees, with overlapping healthcare worker representation and similar collective bargaining model.
• AFSCME: A large public-sector union with comparable dues-funded membership model and member benefits structure, useful as a benchmark for union operating scale and benefits administration.
• Communications Workers of America (CWA): A national union representing workers across telecom, media, healthcare, and public sector with similar dues-funded benefits and collective bargaining model.
• UNITE HERE: A labor union representing workers in hotels, gaming, food service, and related service industries with comparable collective bargaining structure and service-sector worker base.

Regional players

• AFL-CIO Metal Trades Department: A federation department organizing skilled trade workers in shipyards, manufacturing, and construction, comparable in craft-sector bargaining model though serving a different industry set.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/UFCW400
• Instagraminstagram.com/ufcw400
• Xx.com/ufcw400
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/local-400

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