Most Recent News & Updates
Our Bargaining Team has reached a tentative agreement on a new three year contract and recommends a yes vote!
After months of negotiating with Macy’s management, our Bargaining Team reached a Tentative Agreement and recommends a YES vote to accept the proposal from Macy’s.
Now is your opportunity to vote and make your voice heard! The vote on this agreement is open to all active members of Macy’s Retail and Furniture Gallery contracts.
Last week, late Wednesday/early Thursday, we agreed to the terms for a new collective bargaining agreement with management. Our union Bargaining Team fought a persistent employer and we were able to put together a package that includes:
After several months of bargaining, we have reached a tentative agreement. We said NO to increased medical benefit costs for part time workers! We held strong on our priorities!
Over the past couple of weeks, our Bargaining Team has met to review the survey responses you shared with us. Your feedback is helping us prepare our proposals and, most importantly, make sure your voices, priorities, and concerns are represented at the bargaining table
We finally got to a tentative agreement on our first union collective bargaining agreement! After almost a year of bargaining, we were able to reach a tentative agreement in our last session on August 14 with the employer.
And health care is not the only improvement in this tentative agreement! There is much more that we cannot wait to share with you when we present the full agreement for your vote. Our Bargaining Team recommends a yes vote!
On Thursday August 13, our union was notified that Citadel Acquisition LLC (a subsidiary of ZMC Management) will be purchasing a majority stake in Card Kingdom effective late September 2026.
On August 13 we held our third bargaining session with management and were able to carry our forward momentum into our first tentative agreements!
Our OMC Service Bargaining Team came to the table on August 12 focused, prepared, and ready to push for meaningful change.
A message from election Chairperson Maria Milliron
/ Gaelan KellyDear Members,
I’ve received numerous ballots returned due to incorrect addresses. If you have not received your ballot and believe it is due to a wrong address please send me an email directly at maria@ufcw21.org with your updated address. Please note: only returned ballot envelopes in my possession can be resent out, no new ballot envelopes can be reproduced. Updated addresses I receive by 12 pm on Tuesday, June 30, 2020 will be back out in the mail by end of day June 30, 2020. Any updated addresses received after 12 pm on Tuesday, June 30, 2020 is not guaranteed to be resent out.
Please email or call me at (206) 436-6571 if you have any questions.
Thank you,
Maria Milliron
Election Chairperson
Update on 2020 Election of UFCW Local 21 Officers
/ Gaelan KellyDear UFCW 21 Members,
The UFCW 21 Officer Elections Nomination and Petition Notice stated a schedule that had both telephonic/virtual Zoom and in-person nominations meetings. In order to comply with the update to the Governors Stay Home Stay Healthy Order, which included Phases to reopening, I am cancelling all the in-person nomination meetings on June 2, 2020 at 3 pm. Per the notice, this meeting is now going to be held through a telephonic/virtual Zoom meeting at 3 pm in lieu of the in-person meetings being held at UFCW 21 offices in Mount Vernon, Seattle, Silverdale, and Spokane.
Call-In information for this call is listed on the UFCW 21 Notice of Nominations & Elections for the 2020 Election of UFCW Local 21 Officers mailer.
If you have any questions in regards to this update or any other questions about the Officer Elections please call me directly at (206) 436-6571.
Thank you,
Maria Milliron
UFCW 21 Election Chairperson
