Grocery Store Workers Ratify New Contract
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“This contract is a big step forward toward a better life for thousands of workers in our region,” said Ariana Davis, a Safeway worker from Renton and Bargaining Team member
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Most Recent News & Updates
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.
“They gave us next to nothing, so we are giving them nothing but pickets!” – Emily Hunter
Following the employer’s unacceptable conduct during our previous bargaining session, and the significant distance remaining between the parties, our Union Bargaining Team asked the employer if they would agree to request assistance from the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS). The employer agreed, and an FMCS mediator was available to join us beginning with this session.
The time has come to make your voices heard! We encourage all Radiant Care workers to attend our scheduled vote meeting to review the full details of our new tentative agreement, ask questions, and cast your ballot!
Members Stand Up for Their Rights
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While employers can fire most workers in Washington without any reason at all, they need a good reason if firing unionized workers. When Tika Kamara (shown with her kids), a Lab worker at Group Health North Shore was terminated without her employer following the rules, she contacted her union and pushed back.
Read MoreUFCW 21 SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS
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Every student should have the opportunity to learn. And if they seek a higher education, they should be able to go to school regardless of their ability to pay. That is part of the American Dream.
Read MoreDonations — Thank You
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Every three months UFCW 21 members come together at General Membership Meetings around the state – from Forks to Spokane and from Centralia to Bellingham and many places in between.
Read MorePersonal Health Assessment
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HRA Funding: More than half of our members have health care coverage through Sound Health and Wellness Trust and save up to $500 per member or $1,000 for a family by completing their Health Related Actions (HRA) every year.
Read MoreHigher Minimum Wage & Paid Sick Leave for All
/ Gaelan Kelly
Until late June, we’re in the final push to gather signatures to put this initiative on the fall ballot. Contact your Union Rep or Steward to get a petition and get 10 people to sign it. A lot of people working together, that is what it means to be a union.
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