Downtown Dog Lounge First Day of Bargaining: Team Comes Prepared and Ready
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Our Downtown Dog Lounge Bargaining Team met with management for our first day of bargaining. The team came prepared, focused, and ready to get the process started. We worked hard to move proposals across the table that reflect the priorities members have been raising.
The team is committed to keeping this process moving. Management canceled our next scheduled bargaining date on April 27, 2026, and we are currently working on tentative dates to get back to the table as soon as possible.
“The Union is not the natural enemy of Management.”
— Lea Swift
“There was a lot of Movement.”
— Chris Edwards
What We Worked On
Our Bargaining Team passed proposals focused on building a stronger contract and addressing the issues that matter most to Downtown Dog Lounge workers, including:
Competitive wages that respect the work workers do every day
Safety language for both workers and the dogs in their care
What Comes Next
We are working to confirm new bargaining dates with management and will continue to keep members updated as soon as those dates are set.
Now is the time to stay engaged. Talk with your Bargaining Team and be ready to take action together. A strong contract comes from a strong, united membership.
Bargaining Team: Lea Swift; Chris Edwards
