Puget Sound Allied Grocery Stores Skagit, Island, Whatcom counties Contract Votes Scheduled!

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After months of negotiations, leafleting, info-picketing, a 97% strike authorization vote in June, and ratification votes from grocery store workers in many Puget Sound Allied Grocery Stores, our Union Bargaining Team harnessed all that power from thousands of grocery workers to fight and win a fair contract. All that organizing helped win: 

  • First-of-its-kind staffing language 

  • Strong Journey wage increases 

  • Health and pension funding that sees no benefits cuts 

  • Contract alignment with Snohomish Grocery and Spokane-area grocery/meat, uniting nearly 30,000 grocery workers across Washington State in one flight 

Now it is our turn to vote! Our union member-led bargaining team reached a tentative agreement and recommends a YES vote.  

These votes are open to all members of UFCW 3000 grocery stores in Skagit, Island, and Whatcom Counties at the big chains (Safeway, Haggen, Albertsons d/b/a Safeway in Oak Harbor, and Fred Meyer) and independent stores (The Market and Saar’s).  

Members in good standing are eligible to vote at any of the following locations and dates: 

Wednesday, October 15 from 8am to 12pm & 4pm to 8pm 

Best Western Plus Oak Harbor Hotel: Oak Harbor Room, 33175 State Route 20, Oak Harbor, WA 98277 
OR
UFCW 3000 Office: Main Room, 31510 N. 18th St., Mount Vernon, WA 9827 

Thursday, October 16 from 8am to 12pm & 4pm to 8pm  

Four Points Hotel: Mt. Baker Room,714 Lakeway Drive, Bellingham, WA 98229 

Our Bargaining Team will present the tentative agreement at the vote meeting. Members will have the opportunity to discuss the fully recommended agreement before voting on it. For additional updates and questions, please contact your Union Rep or Steward.

“This is the ninth time I’ve sat at this table—this contract allows us to majorly build our power in the region” —Jeff Smith, Fred Meyer