Duty Free America Bargaining Update
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On June 13 we had our first bargaining date, and we came prepared with lots of proposals ready to pass across the table. The employer, however, came with none.
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Duty Free America - Contract Vote Meeting
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Duty Free America
Contract Vote Meeting
Come to the Westside Pizza in Blaine to vote on the new contract! All the details of the contract will be available for your review and ask questions. This is a fully recommended contract with improvements to wages, other benefits, and no take-aways. There will be pizza and beverages for you to have while you review the offer.
Thursday, November 3
3pm - 5pm
Westside Pizza, 1733 H St Unit 200, Blaine, WA 98230
Duty Free Americas Tentative Agreement Reached!
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Duty Free Americas
Tentative Agreement for New Contract Reached!
Today in negotiations UFCW 3000 reached a tentative agreement for a new contract for Duty Free America. This is a fully recommended agreement with no take-aways and improvements for:
Rates of pay
Overtime for work in one day
Minimum time between shifts
Holidays
The date, time, and place of the vote meeting will be announced as soon as possible.
Duty Free Americas - 5 Cents Won’t Pay Our Rents
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Duty Free Americas
5 Cents Won’t Pay Our Rents
Our first day of bargaining with the Employer had its high points:
We clarified that if people are sick after they have given their 2 weeks’ notice they can use their paid sick leave
Grieving workers no longer have to attend a funeral to use their paid bereavement leave.
More time between scheduled shifts
But Duty Free Americas offered us just a $.05 increase to the yearly raises we get in January. That does hardly anything for us keeping up with the increasing costs of living. They also rejected our proposals for access to more vacation time, premium pay for working on the busy Canadian Holidays, overtime for long hours worked in one day, and better matching contributions for our 401(k) retirement.
We bargain next on Monday, September 26.
“Duty Free’s proposed $.05 increase shows what they think of us. We know that we are worth more! We need to show them that we are serious about real wage increases.”
-Kassidy Oddo, Duty Free Shop
Sign the petition today demanding that Duty Free Americas do more for the people that serve their customers and make their business profitable! Scan the QR code or go to: https://bit.ly/Duty-Free22
