Following months of negotiations between Providence and your union bargaining team, a tentative agreement has been reached regarding the updates to required credentialing/licensure for Social Workers within the Care Management department.
Read MoreOur Union has been in negotiations with Metropolitan Market since our fellow union members at Safeway, Fred Meyer, QFC, and Albertsons (“Allied”) ratified their contract earlier this year in June. Recently, our Bargaining Team met with Metropolitan Market representatives on November 24 to have further discussions regarding the grocery contract proposals. On November 7, meat managers throughout Metropolitan Market met with employer representatives to work on our meat agreement.
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Read MoreWe worked hard to negotiate a contract that we all will benefit from. We were able to secure improvements to include but not limited to significant wage increases, increases to our premiums and differentials, improvement to some non-economics and a ratification bonus. Full details of the contract will be available at the vote.
Read MoreOn November 25, our union Bargaining Team met with Recovery Cafe for another bargaining session. We began our discussion asking questions about Management’s plan to support staff to meet the goals at the SODO location, what happens if the goals are not met, and alternatives to a worksite closure.
Read MoreUpdate to our Health Care Provider
The quality, affordable health care plan used by thousands of UFCW 3000 members and managed through the Sound Health and Wellness Trust (SHWT) has an important change coming next year for PPO members. SHWT will be switching providers from Aetna to Premera beginning January 1, 2026.
One thing that would be important to do by mid-December is to confirm that your current health care provider(s) are in-network for Premera. You can do this by following these steps:
Visit the Premera website at: https://www.premera.com/shared-admin
Click on the “Find a Doctor” link.
Click on the drop-down menu under the word “Network” at the top of the page and select the “BlueCard PPO.” Enter the City of your provider, and the put the provider’s name in the search bar.
You should see your provider’s name and information. This confirms that your current in-network care provider is also in-network under Premera. When the change from Aetna to Premera takes place on January 1, 2026 you should be all set.
If you have questions and/or need assistance, contact Sound Health at 800-225-7620, option 2.
Come meet with our Bargaining Team to learn more about the proposal process and the work we’re doing at the table with the Employer. We are currently developing our economic proposals including wages, premiums and leaves.
Read MoreYesterday, November 25, our union Bargaining Team representing the RNs, Service and Tech workers met with the Employer for the second time.
Read MoreWe have been working for several months on a new collective bargaining agreement. The current discussion is about wages and other economic contract provisions.
Read MoreFollowing yesterday’s highly attended vote meetings, members of our union Bargaining Team tallied up the ballots received- the results of which were nearly unanimous- and are proud to announce that our first Collective Bargaining Agreement is officially ratified!
Read MoreOur Bargaining Team has reached a tentative agreement on a new contract and recommends a yes vote!
Read MoreOn Friday, November 21, our member-led Bargaining Team sat across the table from PCC for the second time in this contract cycle. We delivered our first round of proposals, which included weekly guaranteed hours, the creation of a centralized scheduler position to improve our shift-bidding system, additional discounts for staff, a limitation on sub-contracting deli, cut fruit, and meat products, plus language on racial justice trainings and immigration protections.
Read MoreOur Bargaining Team has reached a tentative agreement on a new contract and recommends a yes vote!
Read MoreOn Wednesday, November 19, our Bargaining Team met with Management for our third formal session with MultiCare! We have primarily been exchanging non-economic articles back and forth while we await the Employer’s first economic proposal.
Read MoreOn Wednesday, November 19, we met with the company as part of effects bargaining over the significant increase to the health insurance plan.
El miércoles 19 de noviembre, nos reunimos con la compañía como parte de la negociación de efectos por el aumento significativo del seguro médico.
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The Employer has tentatively agreed on several great items; however, they are not hearing us on wages. Our team is still going strong and actively countering to work towards a fair agreement that includes a wage scale that will recruit and retain our skilled labor.
Thursday, November 20
6pm - 7pm
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Please join our Bargaining Team for a virtual check-in. Let's talk about the bargaining process and find out how it is going.
Wednesday, November 26
Please support our Bargaining Team by wearing your sticker on Wednesday, November 26! Please reach out to a Bargaining Team member or your Union Rep for your sticker and to share your solidarity photos.
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Bargaining Team: Jacqueline "Jaqi" Tang, Bellevue Office; Linda Thomas, Olympia Office
Meeting ID: 8389762 9915
Passcode: 110190
Contract Action Team Meeting
Wednesday, November 19
6pm
On the 6, we presented our full economic proposal, which includes fair wage increases and market wage adjustments, a stronger step progression, improvements to premium pay, and updates to PTO.
Read MoreWe are the Union. The members of UFCW 3000 are over 50,000 members working in grocery, retail, health care, meat packing, cannabis, & other industries across Washington state, north-east Oregon, and northern Idaho. UFCW 3000 is a chartered member of UFCW International with over 1.4 million workers in North America.
To build a powerful Union that fights for economic, political and social justice in our workplaces and in our communities.
