Gene’s Home Owned Meat & Gene’s Home Owned Grocery Contract Vote Scheduled!
Above area standard wages
Improved Vacation Language
Affordable health care
Increased retirement contributions
Wednesday, January 7 from 10am—11:30am and 7pm—8:30pm, at the Omak Best Western Peppertree Inn, 820 Koala Dr, Omak WA 98841
Our union member Bargaining Team reached a Tentative Agreement and recommends a YES vote to accept the proposal from the employers.
Read MoreOur bargaining committee knows that our coworkers need their raises this holiday season and we want Metropolitan Market to stop dragging their feet on reaching a tentative agreement and allow us to schedule a contract ratification vote.
Read MoreAs we navigate these adverse weather effects, please remember there are resources and rights through our union and through our communities that can help.
Read MoreOn December 5, new Jefferson county and Clallam county grocery and meat contracts were ratified!
Read MoreOnce again UFCW 3000 members and communities are facing some extreme fall and winter weather, including recent flooding. It is important to remember that if you, your family, or your coworkers have been affected by extreme weather, you have rights at work, resources through your union, and the support of your community.
Just cause protections at work: With a union contract, you have “just cause” protection, meaning you should not be disciplined at work for reasonably having to deal with a circumstance outside of your control like a flood that affects your home, work, or commute to work
Be clear in communicating with your employer if you are unable to report to work on time or at all due to flooding or other extreme weather
Make sure to invoke your right to union representation if you are called into a meeting that could lead to discipline (we call these “Weingarten Rights,” read more here)
The right to a safe workplace: If you feel unsafe at work, report any safety concerns to your worksite safety committee & management right away, and get support from your Shop Steward and/or Union Rep if your concerns are not addressed
Union resources: If your home or work is affected by flooding or extreme weather and financial assistance would help, speak with your Union Rep about the UFCW 3000 Membership Assistance Fund. We also have a resource page for power outages and other effects if need be during these events.
Mutual aid: As union members, we know standing together and supporting each other is how we really make a difference. If you have ideas for ways to connect with or support fellow UFCW 3000 members in need, talk to a Shop Steward and/or your Union Rep for help with organizing
Extreme weather is dangerous in our workplaces and our communities, which is why UFCW 3000 members, including our Climate Justice Advisory Board, work for climate policies that will help protect us and our future health.
Big congratulations to the inaugural graduating class of the WeTrain Washington Spokane Meatcutter Apprenticeship Program!
Read MoreJoin your coworkers at a monthly Contract Action Team meeting—Let’s stay organized to win.
Read MoreOur Union has been in negotiations with Metropolitan Market since our fellow union members at Safeway, Fred Meyer, QFC, and Albertsons (“Allied”) ratified their contract earlier this year in June. Recently, our Bargaining Team met with Metropolitan Market representatives on November 24 to have further discussions regarding the grocery contract proposals. On November 7, meat managers throughout Metropolitan Market met with employer representatives to work on our meat agreement.
Read MoreContract Vote Scheduled!
Read MoreOn Friday, November 21, our member-led Bargaining Team sat across the table from PCC for the second time in this contract cycle. We delivered our first round of proposals, which included weekly guaranteed hours, the creation of a centralized scheduler position to improve our shift-bidding system, additional discounts for staff, a limitation on sub-contracting deli, cut fruit, and meat products, plus language on racial justice trainings and immigration protections.
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Wray’s Grocery & Meat
Wray’s Selah Market Meat
Contracts Ratified!
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.
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Significant pay increases
Affordable health care
Improved vacation language
On Wednesday, November 5 our member-led Bargaining Team sat across the table from PCC for the first time this contract cycle. After introducing ourselves to the Employer, we discussed the outcomes from our bargaining survey, named our priorities for this bargain, and built solidarity within our team. Talk to the Bargaining Team member in your store for more detailed information!
Read MoreIt has come to the Union’s attention that the contractual raises, for the following contracts Albertsons - Lewiston/Clarkston (Grocery and Meat), Albertsons - Coeur d’Alene (Meat), Albertsons - Coeur d’Alene/Hayden Lake (Grocery), Albertsons - Hayden Lake (Meat), Safeway - Coeur d’Alene (Grocery and Meat), and Safeway - Pullman/Moscow (Grocery and Meat) which were scheduled to take effect on October 12, 2025, and reflect on your paycheck of Oct 24, 2025, have not yet been implemented.
Read MoreWe are the Union. The members of UFCW 3000 are over 50,000 members working in grocery, retail, health care, meat packing, cannabis, & other industries across Washington state, north-east Oregon, and northern Idaho. UFCW 3000 is a chartered member of UFCW International with over 1.4 million workers in North America.
To build a powerful Union that fights for economic, political and social justice in our workplaces and in our communities.
