Our Bargaining Team recently met with Isoray Management over three days to continue contract negotiations. While we were able to reach several tentative agreements, Isoray was not prepared to give us their economic proposals. We know many of you are growing frustrated with how long negotiations are taking, and we understand as we gave the company our economic proposals almost five months ago!

The company has a meeting with their Executive Team to go over our proposals on October 19, 2023 and our next bargaining session is scheduled for November 6, 2023.

Join us for our CAT Meeting!
Wednesday, October 18, 2023
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
UFCW 3000 Office
2505 Duportail St, Richland WA 99352

Join us at the next Contract Action Team (CAT) Meeting where we will be going over the tentative agreements we have made as well as the rest of the proposals we are still waiting on. We will also be going over a workplace action to send a message to Isoray that we are expecting the company’s economic proposal on November 6, 2023!

Highlights of Tentative Agreements from the last few days of negotiations:

• 10 hours between shifts to assure that workers get the rest they deserve. Premium pay of time and a half for hours worked prior to reaching the 10-hour timeframe.

• The company proposed 10-minute breaks and we were able to secure the 15-minute rest breaks you currently enjoy.

• Posted weekly schedules.

• Bereavement Leave—three paid days with an increased family eligibility.

• Ability to roll over 80 hours of sick pay instead of the state’s 40-hour max and the ability to use it upon earning it.

• Seniority after 60 days.

• Temporary employees have a 90-calendar-day timeframe to become regular employees.

• Extended contractual leaves for medical or occupational injuries.