Recovery Cafe Bargaining Update
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On March 10, our bargaining committee met again with Recovery Cafe hoping to make significant progress to reach a tentative agreement. We know our core issues are meaningful wage increases, transparency from our Employer, and addressing the high cost of healthcare for our coworkers with dependents.
Wages:
At our last bargaining session, the Employer offered the following wage scale:
Café Staff |
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Café Support Specialist |
2026 |
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Step 3: 5+ years in role |
$27.50 |
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Step 2: 3-4 years in role |
$26.50 |
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Step 1: 1-2 years in role |
$25.50 |
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Recovery Specialist |
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Step 3: 5+ years in role |
$32.00 |
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Step 2: 3-4 years in role |
$31.00 |
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Step 1: 1-2 years in role |
$30.00 |
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Kitchen Manager |
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Step 3: 5+ years in role |
$34.14 |
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Step 2: 3-4 years in role |
$33.14 |
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Step 1: 1-2 years in role |
$32.14 |
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Development Officer |
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Step 3: 5+ years in role |
$36.00 |
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Step 2: 3-4 years in role |
$35.00 |
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Step 1: 1-2 years in role |
$34.00 |
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Finance Manager |
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Step 3: 5+ years in role |
$39.00 |
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Step 2: 3-4 years in role |
$38.00 |
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Step 1: 1-2 years in role |
$37.00 |
Network Staff |
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Engagement and Events Coord. |
2026 |
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Step 3: 5+ years in role |
$31.75 |
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Step 2: 3-4 years in role |
$30.75 |
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Step 1: 1-2 years in role |
$29.75 |
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Data Support Specialist |
2026 |
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Step 3: 5+ years in role |
$33.00 |
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Step 2: 3-4 years in role |
$32.00 |
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Step 1: 1-2 years in role |
$31.00 |
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Emerging Member Manager |
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Step 3: 5+ years in role |
$34.00 |
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Step 2: 3-4 years in role |
$33.00 |
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Step 1: 1-2 years in role |
$32.00 |
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Monitoring & Evaluations Manager |
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Step 3: 5+ years in role |
$40.00 |
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Step 2: 3-4 years in role |
$39.00 |
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Step 1: 1-2 years in role |
$38.00 |
*Salaries Employees will receive year over year increases based on the Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton CPI-U
We are still significantly a part from the Employer on wages and what increases will look like for the duration of the agreement. Our Bargaining Team is prioritizing having negotiated and clear increases.
Health care:
We have a vision for affordable health care. Because families are faced with unaffordable costs for monthly premiums (some paying hundreds of dollars per month), our Bargaining Team has prioritized addressing that inequity.
At one of our previous sessions, Recovery Cafe said that their only concern about transitioning to the union health care plan is the ability for new hires (those hired after ratification of a new contract) to be eligible for coverage after 1 month. We addressed that concern.
Now the Employer has indicated that they just don’t want to have an increase to their costs to the cost of health care.
Next Steps:
There is a path to an agreement and our Bargaining Team is ready to negotiate a fair deal that meets Recover Cafe’s workers’ core issues.
Join our contract meeting tonight at 7pm on Zoom to discuss our plan to win >>
Meeting ID: 863 4622 5885 Passcode: 387402
Call your Union Representative Allison Hanley if you have any questions: (206) 436-6586
