After almost 5 months of bargaining, we were able to secure a strong agreement for a new contract! This includes:

• A full three-year agreement.

• A new wage scale with higher pay rates.

• Across the board wage increases for everyone each year of the contract.

• Full retro pay from April 1st 2021.

• Huge improvements to the healthcare cost issue, completely removing the current $0.64 per hour charge that many of us have had to pay this year. 

• A commitment to fully fund and move to the Variable Annuity Plan for our pension, with increased employer contributions each year of the contract.

• An increase to the training stipend.

• Language ensuring mutual respect from management. 

• An expansion of our leave opportunities.

• And much more!

On the day of our vote—Monday, July 26—we will be holding a series of Zoom meetings where our bargaining team will review the contract in detail and answer any questions you have. We are working with management to make sure everyone can attend. Your manager will let you know when you will be released to join the meeting. 

Your Bargaining Team: Carlotta Bogdon, Sr. Fund Accounting Specialist; Debbie DeVore, Sr. Pension Processor; Sue Wehmeyer, Sr. Claims Processor. 

Join our vote meeting via ZOOM to ask questions!

Monday, July 26

11AM-3PM Drop-In Meeting

https://zoom.us/join

Contact your Bargaining Team or Union Rep for call-in details. Details will be also emailed out.

Online vote is scheduled for Monday, July 26, 2021.

In order to vote, everyone needs to make sure their personal email is up to date in our records. If you did not receive this announcement via email, please visit ufcw21.org/update-your-information and update your information.

We will be voting online via “SimplyVoting” on Monday, July 26 11:00AM to 9:00PM. You will be receiving an email from UFCW 21 via “SimplyVoting” with your unique login information. If you do not receive an email by 11:00 AM on Monday, July 26, check your spam folder first. 

If you have still not received an email, contact your Union Rep David Trujillo @ 360-419-4665.