Macy’s Refuses to Increase Wages

On Thursday, September 30, our Bargaining Team met with Macy’s and ended the day frustrated with:

-No increase to their wage proposal,
-Their refusal to retain MLK Day as a PTO,
-Their continued insistence on taking away our attendance credits and pay scales,
-No progress on dealing with the problems that the pandemic store closures created for our vacation and holiday pay.

Macy’s was clear that they expected us to accept their take-aways and low wages, and that you all would vote yes on it.  It is clear to us is that Macy’s corporate “People Leaders” are out of touch with what their people are going through in the stores!  

While they are offer bonuses for working on the weekends, sticking around through the Holidays, and referring friends and family to apply at Macy’s, they refuse to pay us a basic living wage. They talk about “reliability” when it comes to our attendance but refuse to see how unreliable they are if we can’t make the rent. Instead of investing in their business through our work, they expect us to bear the burden on our lives that their low-ball proposals create.

Who makes Macy’s business work? We do!

“With all the nothing that Macy’s gave us on Thursday, we need to get them with a lot of something! Come to the CAT Meeting as we prepare for our info picket day!”

—Candice Hemphill

Join us for our second Contract Action Team (CAT) meeting! We will be preparing for informational picketing and other actions as we take our fight to the public and our customers.

Friday, October 8 @ 5 PM
https://zoom.us/join 
Contact your Bargaining Team or Union Rep for call-in details. Details will be emailed out.