Downtown Dog Lounge Bargaining Update: Tentative Agreement Reached!

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After 8 long months of bargaining with Downtown Dog Lounge, we have finally reached a tentative agreement fully recommend by our union worker bargaining team!

Bargaining began in September 2023 and your bargaining team has been working hard and focusing on our core issues: safety for dogs and humans, a livable wage, and regular maintenance to the facilities. While it has been a fight, DDL workers have remained strong knowing that winning this first contract is the first step in changing standards in the animal care industry.

This tentative agreement includes:

  • Additional holiday with pay

  • Grievance procedure

  • Just cause language

  • And much more…

Details will be sent out soon on voting times and locations. If you have any questions, contact your bargaining team or Union Representative.

The union bargaining team fully recommends a YES vote!

Bargaining team includes: Maribeth Fletcher, Ayla Gersdorf-Duncan, Judy Coy, and Elsie Hedberg.