Macy’s Mall and Furniture Gallery - Macy’s Contract Ratified!

After months of bargaining at the table, leaflets, CAT meetings, and an informational picket, Macy’s Mall and Furniture Gallery workers came out and had their voices heard, with a majority of workers voting to ratify both the Mall and Furniture Gallery Tentative Agreements that our member-led Bargaining Team negotiated with the Employer.

The Fully Recommended Agreement reflected our ability to fight for higher wage increases than last contract while defending against the biggest takeaways:

• Higher GWI’s

• No more waiting for three years to be eligible for GWI

• Retro Pay to 6/1

• Ratification Bonus

• Defended our health care by fighting off proposed language that would allow Macy’s to eliminate it mid-contract.

• Maintained the flexibility of the Flex Clerk position.

• Strengthened our rights to representation in disciplinary meetings.

• And more…

Our fight doesn’t end here. This win provides a foundation we can use to keep building strength back in the retail space that shoppers and workers deserve.

Bargaining Team: Daniel Landon (Alderwood), Emily Hunter (Alderwood), Curtisy Bryant (Southcenter), Preston McInnis (Southcenter), Samantha Wilson (Bellingham).

They Think You're Worth a Nickel

our Union Bargaining Team: Preston McInnis, Macy’s Southcenter; Ismahan Osman, Macy’s Southcenter; Curtice Bryant, Macy’s Southcenter; Samantha Wilson, Macy’s Bellingham; Jill Jackson, Macy’s Furniture Gallery Southcenter; Emily Hunter, Macy’s Alderwood; Daniel Landon, Macy’s Alderwood

Over two days of bargaining, Macy's executives increased their wage offer by a single, solitary nickel.

And to be clear, they're not offering one nickel more per year. They're offering one nickel more over the entire three years of the next union contract.

Just 👏🏻one👏🏻NICKEL! 🤬

Though the executives showed some progress when they withdrew a proposal to assign Flex Associates mandatory hours, they're still proposing the following takeaways:

• Eliminating the wage scale for new hires that helps members get established in the first two years of the contract before receiving our General Wage Increases in their third year;

• Seizing the ability to change our health care plan at any time during the contract;

• Nix our perfect attendance PTO reward;

“Macy’s gave us a nickel and then expected us to give them everything.” -Prestin McInnis

A nickel is unacceptable in a country where grocery prices are up 33% (since 2019), gas prices are up double digits, and we're all struggling to make ends meet.

The time has come to show Macy’s what we are worth by taking action!

Time to Bust Out the Staple Guns

Join us for an informational picket-making party Thursday, Aug 6:

• UFCW 3000 Union Hall 23040 Pacific Highway South, Des Moines, WA 98198, 10 am

• Talk to your rep or bargaining team member

Then join us for the info pickets at Southcenter, Alderwood, and Bellingham Macy’s on Tuesday, August 11 at 2pm.

Let's come together to educate our communities about our fight for better wages and better stores -- and show Macy’s execs that we won’t settle for anything less than a fair contract!