ALSCO Linen - Bargaining Begins!
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On September 6 and 8, we met with ALSCO Linen management. We were able to reach an agreement on reinstating the original seniority date for members who were laid off for more than three months due to the pandemic. These employees will start accruing their vacation time using their original date of seniority. We also were able to win annual sick time cash-out if you have over forty hours of sick time in your bank.
We presented to management our wage, pension, and health insurance proposal on September 8. We proposed competitive wage increases which will help ALSCO recruit and retain workers. We also proposed to change our pension to a better pension plan which will result in a higher monthly pension benefit when members retire. Management asked us for more time to review the pension proposal, so we will be meeting on September 22 and 26 to continue bargaining.
On September 22 and 26, please wear your UFCW yellow shirt and support your bargaining team! It is important that we stand united in order to win competitive wage increases and a fair contract!
Our next contract action team meeting will be on:
Friday, September 23
Kent Commons
525 4th Ave N
Kent, WA 98030
Olympic Room
3:00PM - 5:00PM
If you have any questions, please contact your union representative Jose Veliz 509-228-7103.
