Duty Free Americas - Members Vote Unanimously to Ratify New Contract

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On Monday, August 11, members at Duty Free Americas voted unanimously to ratify their new contract!

Some highlights of what members have won are increased annual wage increases, increased PIC premium, better union access, a new additional floating holiday, union leave, the right to wear jeans, improved PTO payout, and a longevity bonus at 10 years of service.

Our bargaining team member Sara McCrae and many in the bargaining unit are most excited about the new floating holiday and are committed to making sure everybody uses both their floating holidays this year.

Please reach out to your Union Representative Allison Hanley at 206-436-6586 with any questions or concerns.

Bargaining Team: Sara McCrae

Duty Free America - We Reached An Agreement! Vote On August 11!

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After two bargaining sessions, we are proud to announce that we have reached a tentative agreement with Duty Free America management!

From the beginning, our goal was clear: to improve compensation, recognize your years of service, and build a workplace culture that supports and retains staff. Our collective efforts at the bargaining table have secured significant improvements.

Some of the highlights of the agreement we reached include:

  • Increased PIC premium

  • Increase to annual wage increases for all classifications

  • Improved union access language

  • New additional floating holiday

  • New union leave language

  • Longevity bonus after 10 years of service

  • Improved PTO payout language

  • Improved dress code

  • Improvements to scheduling language

  • Increased hire-in rate

Vote on Tentative Agreement
August 11
7:00 AM - 9:00 AM
2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Breakroom

The vote will be in-person. UFCW 3000 members in good standing are encouraged to drop-in to a vote meeting, read the tentative agreement, ask questions, and cast their vote. You can sign up to be a union member on the day of our vote or by calling Membership Services at 1-866-210-3000 prior to the vote.

Your bargaining team recommends a "YES" vote!

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