UFCW 3000 Members overwhelmingly approve dues restructure
/UFCW 3000 Members attending summer general membership meetings August 28 – 31, 2023 overwhelmingly approved, through casting of secret ballot, changes to UFCW 3000’s dues structure at meetings held in:
Washington: Aberdeen. Bellevue, Bellingham, Centralia, Chelan, Clarkston, Colville, Des Moines, Ellensburg, Everett, Forks, Grand Coulee, Richland, Lynnwood, Moses Lake, Mount Vernon, Newport, Oak Harbor, Olympia, Okanogan, Port Angeles, Port Townsend, Seattle, Silverdale, Spokane, Tacoma, Toppenish, Walla Walla, Wenatchee, Yakima. Oregon: Baker City, Hermiston, Island City, Pendleton. Idaho: Coeur d’Alene.
APPROVED DUES STRUCTURE CHANGES
Effective October 1, 2023 Dues (Except as otherwise noted or as soon as administratively possible.)
1. Initiation fees, New Member meeting credits, Direct Bill Administrative fee, and any other items not addressed below shall remain unchanged.
2. Minimum Dues rates for all industries and job classifications shall be the Constitutional minimum.
3. Transfer fee (This is an administrative fee for an incoming member with a withdrawal from another non UFCW union in lieu of an initiation fee.) shall be $60.
4. ALL JOB CLASSIFICATIONS ON PERCENT OF SALARY DUES RATES
Dues shall remain at 1.55% of monthly gross income, except that no member shall have a dues rate above $80. Effective January 1, 2024, dues shall remain at 1.55% of monthly gross income, except that no member shall have a dues rate above $85. Effective October 1, 2024, Dues shall remain at 1.55% of monthly gross income, except that no member shall have a dues rate above $90.
There are a small number of employers that are unable to process a percent of salary dues rate. For these employers, dues are calculated based on the 1.55% of monthly gross income and charged as a fixed dues rate. These dues will mimic the dues rate schedule listed above.
5. ALL JOB CLASSIFICATIONS ON FIXED DUES RATES
The over 70 dues rates in our current structure shall be simplified to 6 fixed dues rates. This shall provide administrative ease, clarity, and fairness so that members in the same classifications have the same dues rates.
This consolidation of dues rates shall result in some members receiving a dues decrease, some shall remain the same, and some will have a modest increase.
FOR FORMER 1439 GROCERY MEMBERS AND PCC MEMBERS: The effective date of the updated dues structure shall be upon contract ratification or at the latest October 1, 2024.
Below is the updated dues rate table of job classifications with a fixed dues rate. Any job classification not listed on the dues rate table shall be moved to the closest dues code to their current classification and/or current dues rate.
| Codes | EMPLOYERS/JOB CLASSIFICATION/APPENDIX | New Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BASE- Helper Clerk/ Courtesy Clerk/ Garment/ Laundry/Retail/ Drug Store | Constitutional Minimum* |
| 2 | Grocery Appendix B/C/Barista/ClickList/Fulfillment/Floral/Service Center Clerk/HBC/Video/Photo/ Grocery Office (NON All-Purpose Clerk) / Seafood Service Counter/Cannabis/Meat and Seafood Processing/ Oversea Casing | $37.50 |
| 3 | Grocery Appendix A/ Meat Wrapper/ CCK/ Meat Warehouse/ Seafood Manager/ All-Purpose Clerk/ Grocery Pharmacy Tech A/ Twin City Foods | $53.50 |
| 4 | Meat Cutter/ Meat Manager/ Meat Utility/ Independent Owner Operators | $60.50 |
| 5 | Fred Meyer General Merchandise/ QFC Broadway Market Home | $35.00 |
| 6 | Reduced Dues Rate: Seasonal/Part Time/ High School/ Special Needs | $24.00 |
| * The current Constitutional Minimum is at $32.08 |
Email dues@ufcw3000.org with any questions on the dues structure or questions on where you specifically fall within the structure.
