PGCMLS News
Questions on Governor’s latest orders and your job (Covid-19 Update April 1, 2020)
On Monday evening, Governor Hogan issued a directive about sheltering-in-place. The directive has generated a number of questions among our members. We will try to answer the questions below. Why am I considered an essential employee now when I'm not considered one...
Essential Employee Bargaining
As a result of the declaration of emergency at the federal, state and local level in response to the containment of the spread of COVID-19 and the need to engage in social distancing, UFCW Local 1994 MCGEO, along with the IAFF and FOP, met with Montgomery County...
Covid 19 Update March 20 2pm
As the circumstances surrounding the coronavirus continue to change, we continue to push on a day-by-day basis for all of your employers to suspend non-essential public health and safety services and place all other employees either in a telework or paid leave status....
Library Employees Reclass Raises Pay for Hundreds of Members
Library employees at PGCMLS won reclassifications that will raise wages for hundreds of Local 1994 members by nearly a million dollars per year.
Local 1994 Joins Coalition of Labor Unions Endorsing Donna Edwards for PG Co. Executive
A coalition of four labor unions jointly announced their endorsement of former Congresswoman Donna Edwards for Prince George’s County Executive on November 30, including UFCW Local 400, UNITE HERE Local 25, LIUNA Mid-Atlantic, and UFCW Local 1994 MCGEO. Together, the...
Local 1994 Wins Credit Monitoring for PGCMLS Members Victimized by County Security Breach
Field Representative/Organizer Gabriel Acevero was shocked when he learned that Local 1994 members working for the Prince George’s County Memorial Library System were victimized when a PG County human resources employee fell for a phishing scam and released their...
From the International
- UFCW Statement: VICE News Exposes Shocking Depths of Amazon’s & Jeff Bezos’ Disregard for Workers & the American People During Coronavirus Outbreak April 2, 2020
- As Coronavirus Outbreak Increases Demands on Meatpacking Workers, Court Advances Lawsuit to Stop Dangerous USDA Rule that Threatens Food Safety April 2, 2020
- UFCW and Kroger announce pay and benefit increase April 1, 2020
- Kroger, UFCW Announce Increased Pay, Benefits for Grocery Workers on Front Lines of Coronavirus Outbreak March 31, 2020