PCC Update - Fighting for Hazard Pay

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PCC and the UFCW 21 member-led bargaining team continue to negotiate over Hazard Pay. it is our hope to reach an understanding with PCC that provides the same Seattle hazard pay $4/hour for the same length of time for all workers at the 15 PCC stores outside the city. That remains our goal and we feel we have been making good progress with PCC toward this end. While we have not yet reached a deal, we are close and will meet again on Wednesday 2/10!

“Time and time again, we are reminded of our status as ‘essential workers,’ but rarely are we treated as such. Now, we are in a moment where our workers are coming out in force to demand what we have been denied for months. The grocery industry needs to understand that it cannot silence and disregard its workers. What is at stake is our health, our safety, our dignity as workers who contribute essential labor. The last few weeks have shown the effectiveness of these collective efforts: workers speaking out, the community showing solidarity, media reporting on our struggle. We’ve managed to make tremendous progress in negotiations through this pressure, but it cannot and will not end here. I hope we can announce some meaningful gains soon, and encourage everyone to continue writing to management and showing up in support of your grocery workers.”

—Quinn Ráo, Bargaining Team member

Your PCC Bargaining Team:

  • Atsuko Koseki, Edmonds Deli

  • Greg Brooks, Fremont Meat

  • Keith Allery, Greenlake Village Deli

  • Quinn Ráo, Ballard Front End

  • Scott Shiflett, Redmond Meat

  • Yasab Pfister, Burien Front End

Upcoming Contract Action Team (CAT) Meeting Dates

  • Tuesday, February 16 @  9AM

  • Wednesday, February 17 @ 2PM

  • Wednesday, February 17 @ 7PM

Your’re invited to our CAT meetings!

Join us on Thursday, February 11 from 6PM – 7PM for a webinar on how to introduce a Hazard Pay Ordinance in your city

We have seen the organizing efforts of our members pay off in Seattle and Burien to pass hazard pay for essential grocery workers. We will be hosting a webinar to talk about how to start this process in your city, how to get your coworkers involved, and hear from some of the members who are doing the work now.

Sign the Petition to Demand that PCC Reinstate Hazard Pay for All Essential Workers in All PCC Stores!