Working class families, Supermarkets, Food industry and trade--Employees, Working class--Songs and music, Labor union locals, Collective bargaining--Service industries, Nursing homes--Employees, Strikes and lockouts, Labor union members, Debs, Eugene V. (Eugene Victor), 1855-1926, and Labor disputes--West Virginia
Debs, Eugene V. (Eugene Victor), 1855-1926, Nursing homes--Employees, Labor union members, Supermarkets, Working class--Songs and music, Strikes and lockouts, Food industry and trade--Employees, Working class families, Labor union locals, Collective bargaining--Service industries, and Labor disputes--West Virginia
Food habits, Food industry and trade--Employees, Collective bargaining--Service industries, Labor union locals, COVID-19 (Disease), Labor disputes--West Virginia, Supermarkets, Labor union members, and foodways
Location:
Charleston (W. Va.) and Teays Valley (W. Va. : Valley)
Food industry and trade--Employees, foodways, Labor disputes--West Virginia, Supermarkets, COVID-19 (Disease), Food habits, Labor union locals, Labor union members, and Collective bargaining--Service industries
Location:
Teays Valley (W. Va. : Valley) and Charleston (W. Va.)
Food habits, Morgantown (W. Va.), Labor union members, Women service industries workers, COVID-19 (Disease), foodways, Food industry and trade--Employees, Collective bargaining--Service industries, Supermarkets, Labor union locals, and Labor disputes--West Virginia
Labor union locals, Supermarkets, Women service industries workers, foodways, Food habits, Collective bargaining--Service industries, Labor disputes--West Virginia, COVID-19 (Disease), Morgantown (W. Va.), and Labor union members
Labor disputes--West Virginia, Labor union locals, foodways, Food industry and trade--Employees, COVID-19 (Disease), Food habits, Labor union members, Supermarkets, and Collective bargaining--Service industries
Location:
Williamstown (W. Va.), Charleston (W. Va.), and Parkersburg (W. Va.)
foodways, Supermarkets, Food habits, Labor union members, COVID-19 (Disease), Collective bargaining--Service industries, Labor union locals, Labor disputes--West Virginia, and Food industry and trade--Employees
Location:
Parkersburg (W. Va.), Charleston (W. Va.), and Williamstown (W. Va.)
![["Sterling Ball (b. January 9, 1947, Parkersburg, WV) is a retired UFCW Local 347 president, labor organizer, songwriter and poet, a former Kroger worker, and veteran. In this interview he discusses the history of Local 347 (which has since merged with Local 400), his songs and poems, his experience in collective bargaining, labor actions, and strikes across West Virginia and Ohio, the future of the labor movement, and more. Ball is a lifelong resident of Parkersburg, WV.This interview is part of a collection of interviews with UFCW member Kroger workers conducted remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic."]](/thumb/4224BallSterlingIntTranscript12320 "Transcript of oral history of Sterling Ball")
![["Bill Caldwell (b. August 20, 1958) has worked at Charleston-area Kroger store for 44 years. He currently works at store 784 in Teays Valley as a meat cutter and has been a shop steward for United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 400 for 20-30 years. In this interview he speaks about recent contract negotiations with Kroger, union actions hes been involved in in the past, and his experience as a grocery store essential worker during the COVID-19 pandemic. This interview is part of a collection of interviews with UFCW member Kroger workers conducted remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic."]](/thumb/4224CaldwellBillIntTranscript12820 "Transcript of oral history of Bill Caldwell")
![["Roxane Garland (b. July 20, 1960, Point Marion, PA) has been a Kroger worker for 42 years and is currently the drug general merchandise department leader at store 813 in Morgantown, WV. She also serves as a United Food and Commercial Workers Local 400 shop steward. In this interview she speaks about recent contract negotiations with Kroger, union actions shes been involved in in the past, her experience as a grocery store essential worker during the COVID-19 pandemic, and her concerns for the future of Kroger workers.This interview is part of a collection of interviews with UFCW member Kroger workers conducted remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic."]](/thumb/4224GarlandRoxaneIntTranscript121520 "Transcript of oral history of Roxane Garland")
![["Thomas Fred Hogan (b. September 3, 1957, Danville, KY) has been a Kroger worker for over 45 years and is a shop steward for his local chapter of the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) union. He currently works as a clerk at Kroger store 778, on Delaware Ave. on the West Side of Charleston. In this interview, Hogan speaks about the recent contract negotiations with Kroger, and his experience as a grocery store essential worker during the COVID-19 pandemic. This interview is part of a collection of interviews with UFCW member Kroger workers conducted remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic."]](/thumb/4224HoganThomasFredIntTranscript12420 "Transcript of oral history of Thomas Fred Hogan")
![["Cheyne Stephens (b. June 13, 1985, Grayson, KY) has been a Kroger worker for 13 years and currently works as the back-up head meat cutter at the 7th Street store in Parkersburg. He also serves as a United Food and Commercial Workers Local 400 shop steward and was involved in the recent contract negotiations with Kroger. In this interview he speaks about the contract negotiations, his experience as a grocery store essential worker during the COVID-19 pandemic, and his hope for the future of UCFW.This interview is part of a collection of interviews with UFCW member Kroger workers conducted remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic."]](/thumb/4224StephensCheyneIntTranscript121420 "Transcript of oral history of Cheyne Stephens")