Sea Wolf Bakers - Bargaining Update

On Tuesday, July 8, our bargaining team met with management for our tenth bargaining session. We spent much of our day in caucus formulating our latest counterproposal on all things economic, including a wage scale with progression based on length of service, a potential system for tip pooling, and vacation accruals. We presented our counterproposal in the afternoon and had a lengthy discussion with management about where we are apart on the issues.

We also had a frank and open dialogue with them about our desire to address improvements to the existing excessive heat policy. We are happy to report that management seemed to understand this is an extremely important issue to all of us and they said they would return to the table next session with a revamped proposal for us to consider.

While they are still resistant to certain proposals, we feel with all our coworkers standing together in solidarity we can win a contract that we can all be proud of! We will be passing out Union swag for folks to wear at work soon (buttons and bandanas) and will be holding another all-member Contract Action Team meeting to discuss next steps. Please stay tuned for more details from our bargaining team and Union Representative Allison Hanley (who can be reached at 206-436-6586).

We will have our next bargaining session July 29 and are working on setting two more bargaining dates in August.

Bargaining Team: Frankie Hull, Delivery Driver; Sophia Cerreta, Savory & Bread Departments; Miller Hammond, Barista

Sea Wolf Bakers - Bargaining Update

On Tuesday, June 24, our bargaining team met with management for another joint session. In the morning, we were able to provide a counterproposal on the subject of excessive heat and breaks, and also came to tentative agreement regarding an attendance policy that will allow for equitable treatment of our coworkers.

In the afternoon, management presented a comprehensive counterproposal regarding all economic items: a wage scale based on months/years of service, health insurance, paid time off, retirement, etc.

Our next bargaining session will be July 8!

Contract Action Team Meeting

July 1
4:00 PM
Fremont Public Library

This will be for all of our UFCW 3000 coworkers at Sea Wolf to attend and discuss next steps in our contract campaign and get more details of the proposals!

Sea Wolf Bakers - Bargaining Update

On Tuesday, June 17 our bargaining team met with management for another joint session. After the last few sessions of discussion around economic proposals, they were able to provide us with their initial comprehensive economic proposal. The highlight of their proposal was a wage scale that would guarantee increases in pay based on months of service, with the seventh tier being the top of the scale after 60 months. We also had lengthy conversations about our tipping proposal and the concept of a surcharge, but have not yet come to agreement on these subjects.

In our counterproposal, which we passed at the end of the day, we addressed retirement, sick leave, paid time off, wages, scheduling, holidays, breaks, and other benefits.

We look forward to coming closer to an agreement next Tuesday, June 24 when we will receive another counterproposal from management, and another update will be forthcoming after that session!

Our Bargaining Team (Left to Right): Frankie Hull, Delivery Driver; Sophia Cerreta, Savory & Bread Departments; Miller Hammond, Barista; [Not pictured]: Haley Rydberg, Bread & Pastry Departments

Sea Wolf Bakers - Bargaining Update

Our bargaining team met with Sea Wolf management on June 3. Progress continued at a rapid clip as we reached Tentative Agreement on:

• Our Recognition clause firmly establishing our union as the sole and exclusive representative of the non-supervisory workers at Sea Wolf Bakers

• The employer's proposed Management Rights clause outlining their right to direct work and operations as long as it is within the parameters of the union contract

• The 90-day introductory period for new hires

• Successorship language, which details the process of the employer's responsibilities under the contract if Sea Wolf is sold to another owner

We also have come very close to agreed-upon language for a clear attendance policy, which will hold management to a defined process for treating us all equally. Last (but not least) we continued an open conversation with management about the structure of a potential wage scale and compensation overall.

Our next bargaining session will be June 10; after next week's session we will share details of another all-worker meeting to keep everyone updated and discuss next steps!

"We got a lot done and started an important discussion about compensation, though some of the conversations were more difficult than others."

— Miller

Bargaining Team: Frankie Hull, Delivery Driver; Sophia Cerreta, Savory & Bread Departments; Miller Hammond, Barista

Sea Wolf Bakers - Bargaining Update

On Tuesday, April 22, our bargaining team met with management for our second bargaining session.

The employer was able to provide us some responses on non-economics and we were able to reach tentative agreements on:

• Monthly employee roster lists to be provided to our union

• Access to the workplace for our union representative

• An introduction to our union during employee onboarding

• Leaves of absence for union business

• Safety and equal protection from unlawful harassment

• Just cause for workplace discipline

We were also able to provide them with our initial economic proposals, covering retirement, wages, healthcare, and other benefits. We still expect to continue working through non-economic items next week in bargaining but wanted to give the employer a chance to digest these ideas for future sessions.

"It felt like things moved slowly today, but when we reviewed our tentative agreements it was surprising how much we had accomplished."

— Sophia Cerreta, Savory & Bread Departments

Our bargaining team (left to right): Sophia Cerreta, Savory & Bread Departments; Frankie Hull, Delivery Driver; Miller Hammond, Barista; Haley Rydberg, Bread & Pastry Departments