Most Recent News & Updates

October 9, 2026

FEEST - Contract Vote Scheduled

October 9, 2026

St. Michael Medical Center Pro-Tech Tentative Agreement Reached

October 9, 2026

After months of difficult negotiations, a powerful informational picket, and an overwhelming strike authorization vote, our Union Bargaining Team fought late into the night on October 8 and reached a tentative agreement on a new contract!

October 9, 2026

PCC Labor Management Advisory Committee Votes!

October 9, 2026

The Nominations are in, now it’s time to vote for who will represent you and your coworkers from Ballard, Central District, and Issaquah PCCs on the newly formed PCC Labor Management Advisory Committee (LMAC). Secure online voting will take place Wednesday, October 21 from 8am to 8pm. Every PCC store elects one LMAC representative, you may only vote on a nominee from your own store.

October 9, 2026

Commonspirit St. Joseph Medical Center Techs Authorize Strike

October 9, 2026

Following a series of highly attended vote meetings on Monday, October 5, union technical workers at St. Joseph Medical Center voted nearly unanimously to:

Reject CommonSpirit’s subpar contract offer
Authorize a STRIKE

October 9, 2026

October 7, 2026

Climate Pledge Arena First Bargaining Session Complete!

October 7, 2026

“We set the stage and gave our comprehensive proposal letting the employer know that our priorities are to win wages that we deserve, improve our transportation benefits, win immigration protection language as well as ensuring the safety of our co-workers. We are eager to see what BDA’s response is on the 21. ” -Kota Owens, Bargaining Team Member

October 7, 2026

Pacific Northwest Grocery Stores First Bargaining Date Set!

October 7, 2026

For the first time in history, on Tuesday, Sept 29, grocery store workers from across Washington State and North Idaho met at the same table to plan for our upcoming bargaining session with Kroger and Albertsons.

October 7, 2026

LabCorp Bargaining Update

October 7, 2026

Our team met with the employer again today to continue bargaining. We have finally started discussing economics, focusing on health care and wages, which we know are our members’ top priorities. We've seen very little movement from the employer and know we need to start escalating.

October 7, 2026

October 6, 2026

EvergreenHealth Kirkland - Contract Vote Scheduled! Tentative Agreement Reached!

October 6, 2026

October 2, 2026

Correcting the Record: Decades after Organizing Her Own Unit, Leslie Ball Is Still Fighting for Her Coworkers

October 2, 2026

Correcting the Record: Decades after Organizing Her Own Unit, Leslie Ball Is Still Fighting for Her Coworkers

Leslie Ball, a certified surgical technologist at St. Joseph Medical Center in Tacoma and a longtime UFCW 3000 Union Steward, has spent decades standing up for herself and her coworkers.

Her fight for better working conditions began in the late 1990s, when she received a 30-cent wage increase, which ended up only being a five-cent raise after her employer reduced her shift differential by a quarter. With years of experience and a deep understanding of the value surgical techs bring to the table, she knew a nickel wasn’t going to cut it. So she and a coworker, Gail Miller, started organizing their colleagues at St. Joe's despite warnings that previous organizing efforts had failed.

Within a year, they helped Radiology, Respiratory Therapy, Pharmacy, Physical Therapy, and other departments form the hospital’s first Technical Unit, which ratified its first contract in 1999.

October 2, 2026

St. Michael Medical Center - Turn Up the Pressure; Don’t Lose That Momentum

October 2, 2026

FEEST Tentative Agreement Reached!

October 2, 2026

Please lookout for a vote notice once we can confirm when the ratification vote will take place. Members will all have a chance to review the vote documents and ask questions, we will also hold a meeting to discuss this historic TA very soon. Also, please thank your Bargaining Team! They worked very hard.

October 2, 2026

October 1, 2026

North Seattle Food Connection - Bargaining Update

October 1, 2026

Whidbey Health Pro Tech/LPN - Contract Ratified!

October 1, 2026

North Valley Hospital - Bargaining Update #3

October 1, 2026

September 30, 2026

Kaiser Pro Tech/Optical and Pharmacy - Bargaining Update

September 30, 2026

Jefferson County Bargaining Kick-Off Meeting!

September 30, 2026

Jefferson County Bargaining Kick-Off Meeting!

We’re getting ready to head to the bargaining table, and we want to hear from you!

Join our Union Bargaining Team for a Bargaining Kick-Off Meeting to talk about the upcoming negotiations, review bargaining priorities, discuss the bargaining process, and answer questions.

This is your opportunity to get involved, share what matters most to you, and help shape our priorities as we prepare for bargaining.

Bargaining Kick-Off Meeting:
Thursday, October 1 from 6pm to 7pm online via Zoom >>

Meeting ID: 821 3753 7914 Passcode: 251390

Get Involved!

Strong contracts are built when members stay informed and involved. Join us as we kick off bargaining and make sure Jefferson County members’ voices are heard at the table.

We look forward to seeing you and hearing from you!

September 30, 2026

September 29, 2026

Pacific NorthWest Allied Grocery Stores October Contract Action Team Meetings

September 29, 2026

Confluence Health - Bargaining Update

September 29, 2026

September 28, 2026

Olympic Medical Center Service Contract Vote Scheduled

September 28, 2026

Our Union Bargaining Team has reached a Tentative Agreement with Olympic Medical Center and is recommending a YES vote!

September 28, 2026

September 25, 2026

CommonSpirit St. Joseph Medical Center Technical Strike Authorization Vote Scheduled

September 25, 2026

After ten sessions across six months of negotiations, our union Bargaining Team reached the difficult but necessary decision to call for a strike authorization vote.

We’ve come to management with contract language addressing our positions being overstaffed by agency & traveler employees. Management have come to us rejecting this proposal.

September 25, 2026

Ferry County Health We Now Have a Ratified Contract!

September 25, 2026

Our Bargaining Team is thrilled to announce that on September 22, 2026, an overwhelming majority of our members voted YES and approved the contract! We now have a ratified contract!

September 25, 2026

September 24, 2026

North Valley Hospital - Bargaining Update Session 2

September 24, 2026

Kaiser Permanente Audiology Assistants And Pathologist Assistants Tentative Agreement Reached

September 24, 2026

Our Union Bargaining Team has been working for several months on an agreement to transition Audiology Assistants and Pathologist Assistants into the existing UFCW 3000 Kaiser Permanente Pro Tech Optical Contract and we have reached a tentative agreement. The Bargaining Team fully recommends this agreement.

September 24, 2026

September 23, 2026

FEEST - Big Progress on 9/22

September 23, 2026

September 22, 2026

UFCW 3000 Applauds Seattle for Passing Strongest Grocery Surveillance Pricing Ban in the Country

September 22, 2026

SEATTLE – Today the Seattle City Council passed Mayor Katie Wilson’s Fair Pricing and Transparency ordinance with no corporate amendments that open the door to algorithmic pricing or weaken enforcement, making Seattle home to the strongest ban on surveillance pricing in the country.

September 22, 2026

September 21, 2026

LabCorp We are ready to push for what we need

September 21, 2026

The employer joined us for two bargaining sessions on September 17 and 18. They have hired a new legal counsel who seemingly is trying to set a different, more collaborative tone with our union. We reached Tentative Agreements on several topics, including an Artificial Intelligence Memorandum of Understanding and an Inclusion Memorandum of Understanding to help protect some of our members who are part of marginalized communities.

September 21, 2026

St Joe's Tech. Workers Virtual CAT Meeting!

September 21, 2026

Join your Bargaining Team and coworkers for an update on the current bargaining campaigns on Tuesday, Sept 22, 5:30-6:30pm. We will give updates on the St. Michael and St. Joseph bargaining and how we can build power together. Please show your support for your bargaining teams by wearing your union swag with pride every day, but especially today, September 18, for our next bargaining session.

Any questions can be addressed to Charlie King at 360-409-0606 or a Bargaining Team Member.

September 21, 2026

September 18, 2026

St Anne's Tech. Workers - Join Your Bargaining Team and Coworkers for an Update!

September 18, 2026

Whidbey Health Pro Tech/LPN - Tentative Agreement Reached! Contract Vote Scheduled

September 18, 2026

PRMCE - Contract Ratified

September 18, 2026

September 09, 2026

Broadcast Coffee Contract Action Team Meeting!

September 09, 2026/ UFCW 3000

Our Union Bargaining Team: Mel, Oliver, and Rio

Tuesday, September 8, was our most recent bargaining session with Broadcast management, following a successful flyer and button-up action at the cafe last Friday. After trading language proposals back and forth, this session was the first pass of our Economics proposals. We started the morning delivering a comprehensive proposal encompassing wages, paid time-off, scheduling, benefits, and more.

After some short discussions, we concluded the day early, to give the Employer time to provide a meaningful counter. We look forward to reconvening at the table on Thursday October 1. Our next Contract Action Team meeting will be held virtually on Wednesday September 23, at 3:30.