Welcome to Our Union: Dreamclinic Massage Therapists Join UFCW 3000!

After a long, determined organizing effort that began in January, the massage therapists of Dreamclinic have officially won their union election—making history as the first group of massage therapists in Washington State to successfully organize.

This victory marks a powerful step forward not just for the workers at Dreamclinic, but for the broader massage therapy profession. These dedicated Licensed Massage Therapists (LMTs) have shown that when workers stand together, they can overcome challenges, advocate for their needs, and create lasting change.

The bargaining process will begin soon. In the coming weeks, bargaining surveys will be distributed so that every therapist's voice and priorities are heard as we prepare for negotiations.

"As massage therapists, we put all we can into the care and treatment of our clients. If we are giving 100%, our workplace and the people who profit off of us should be giving that back to us."

— Marco, LMT

"Massage therapists are literally the heart and soul of this industry and we deserve to be treated as such. It is my hope that organizing and stepping into the power of our collective voice not only helps us support our longevity at Dreamclinic, but also further opens the door to help shift industry standards around how massage therapists are treated by their employers."

— Will, LMT

UFCW 3000 is proud to welcome these history-makers to our union family. This victory is proof that when workers unite, they have the power to shape the future of their industry—and this is only the beginning.

Duty Free Americas - Members Vote Unanimously to Ratify New Contract

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

Puget Sound Allied Grocery Stores - Haggen Meat - Tentative Agreement Reached—Contract Vote Time Scheduled!

Attend and Vote! MEMBERS OF THE BARGAINING TEAM RECOMMENDED A YES VOTE!

Your vote is important. During this vote we will be voting on contract ratification and taking strike authorization. It is your decision if we ratify the contract or prepare for strike. Your bargaining team is recommending YES to ratify the contract and NO to strike.

After months of leafleting, info-picketing, and petition-signing, our bargaining team harnessed the power of thousands of grocery and meat workers to fight and win a fair contract. All that organizing helped win:

• First-of-its-kind staffing language

• Strong Journey wage increases

• Health and pension funding that sees no benefit cuts

• Contract alignment with Snohomish Grocery and Spokane-area grocery/meat, uniting nearly 30,000 grocery workers across Washington State in a unified fight

From June 12 to 15, our team bargained for nearly 60 hours straight, fighting down to the last nickel.

Some other highlights include:

• Training Up: Major investment in a Meat Apprenticeship WeTrain program to help strengthen our industry for years to come

• Premium Increases: Doubling the Meat Manager pay from $1 above Journey to $2 above Journey, the first increase to manager pay in years

• Largest Journey Increase: Largest average increase to our Journey wages over the contract we have ever won

Our union member bargaining team reached a Tentative Agreement and recommends a YES vote to accept the proposal from the employers.

"We're fired up to return to the table sooner than ever—and this time with thousands more workers with us"

— Kyle Doherty, Haggen Meat

These votes are open to all active members of UFCW 3000 Haggen Meat in King County.

Members in good standing are eligible to vote at the following location and date.

Contract Ratification Vote

• Friday, August 22, 2025

• 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM

• Haggen Woodinville: Breakroom

• 17641 Garden Way NE, Woodinville, WA 98072

For questions, please contact your Union Representative, bargaining team members, and stewards for updates. If you are unable to connect with your union rep, steward, or bargaining team member you may call the MRC at 1-866-210-3000 for more information.

North Valley Hospital - Wound Care Tech Vote Ratification!

On August 11, we are excited to announce that members unanimously ratified the addition of two new job descriptions, wage scales, and certification pay for Wound Care Tech I & II!

For questions about our contract or concerns, please reach out to Becky Latzel, Union Representative, (509) 34-7370.

"Unity is strength…when there is teamwork and collaboration, wonderful things can be achieved."

Providence Centralia Hospital RN - CONTRACT RATIFIED! Say Goodbye to Ghost Steps!

On Tuesday, August 12, following highly attended vote meetings at Providence Centralia Hospital, our RN bargaining team is proud to announce that we have overwhelmingly ratified our new union contract!

What's Next?

• Finalizing the Contract: Our union and Providence will now work to finalize and sign the new agreement. Once complete, printed copies will be distributed throughout the hospital.

  • Access in the Meantime: Redlined versions of the full agreement—including updated contract language and new wages—will be uploaded to our union's website so everyone can review and enforce our new contract right away.

• Wage Increases: Our new wages will go into effect on the first full payroll period following ratification (August 12!)

• LPN Experience Audit: Now that our CBA is officially in place, look out for a notification from Providence (this will come to your work email!) that the LPN experience form is published—this will be within 45 days from yesterday (at the latest, September 26). You will have 30 days once it's published to fill it out and submit to receive 2:1 credit on the new wage scale.

If you have any questions about our new union contract, please reach out to our Union Rep Collin Greer at 360-662-1982, or contact a member of our bargaining team!

Bargaining Team: Alicia Howard, ED RN; Jeannette Wrzesinski, PCU RN; Amanda Coleman, Outpatient Surgery RN; Angela Lamb, L&D RN

Capital Medical Center RN - Bargaining Update – August 6 Session

On August 6, we met with Capital Medical Center management to exchange proposals on retirement plans, wages, meal periods, and health insurance.

Health Insurance

Over the past few years, health insurance premiums have risen sharply—especially for part-time nurses, who can pay more than $300 a month for coverage. We believe nurses should not bear these costly increases. Our proposal ensures:

• No premium costs for full-time and part-time nurses for "employee-only" coverage.

• No increases in premiums for the life of the contract.

Retirement Security

We also proposed locking in contribution levels for both the 401(k) and a defined pension plan. Under the pension plan, Capital would contribute a percentage of gross wages each month to a pension trust, providing vested participants with a guaranteed monthly benefit for life. Vesting requires five years of service with a participating employer. Kaiser Permanente, St. Joseph Pharmacy Techs, and Jefferson Healthcare RNs already benefit from this program. We believe retiring with dignity is essential—and a pension plan helps retain experienced nurses and attract new ones.

Wages

The employer has not yet responded to our retirement or health care proposals but is expected to do so at our next session on September 10. This past session, management proposed a 24-step wage scale similar to the scales at CMC Techs, Auburn RNs, and Mary Bridge RNs. Our bargaining team countered with a 30-step wage scale that eliminates "ghost" steps and shortens the progression. While we do not agree with their proposed annual increases, shortening the scale offers potential benefits for nurses' wage growth.

Looking Ahead

We are closely watching our union siblings' negotiations at Providence St. Peter, and our goal is to secure a contract that keeps us competitive with St. Peter and other Multicare hospitals in the South Puget Sound region.

Stay United

Until our next bargaining session, it's critical we show our unity and determination to win a competitive contract that improves staffing. Join us to pick up union swag:

Union Swag Pickup

August 12 (Tomorrow!)
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM

August 29
6:30 AM - 7:30 AM & 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

For questions, reach out to your bargaining team or Union Rep, Kimberely Starkweather at 206-436-6515.

Lourdes Counseling Center - Contract RATIFIED!

On August 8 we're excited to announce that members ratified our contract that includes historic wage increases for all job classifications! We came together to address recruitment and retention. Our bargaining team is proud of the work we've done and committed to continuing the work throughout the next three years.

What's next:

• Finalizing the Contract: Our union and Lourdes Counseling Center will now work to finalize and sign the new Agreement. Once completed, printed copies will be distributed and available online.

• Wage Increases: Our new wages are in effect as of August 10! (First full pay period after ratification)

Please reach out to your bargaining team or your Union Representative, Juanita Quezada (509) 340-7407, if you have any questions or concerns.

Kaiser Permanente Pharmacy Meet the Bargaining Team

JJ Benson, Pharmacy Tech

I believe everyone has a voice and being on the bargaining team allows me to advocate for them and ensure their voices are heard.
 
In my spare time, I run a Facebook group to create and send greeting cards to people who live in assisted living facilities for every holiday and birthday. We send cards to over 800 people. Fun fact: in 2011, I auditioned for the X Factor and made it to the second round.

Cesar Galloso, Infusion Pharmacy Tech

Certain contract language is being used against us and this should not happen. We want a fair contract and I am dedicated to making sure all staff and our department are protected from these becoming "new" precedents.
 
I love spending time with family — taking my son to Seattle Thunderbirds hockey games and going to outdoor concerts. Foo Fighters at the Gorge with the sunset behind and seeing Carlos Santana with my parents at the White River Amphitheatre are memories I’ll never forget.

Krystal Krotzer, Pharmacy Tech Spokane

I joined the bargaining team to ensure we get the best possible contract we can.
 
I'm a single mom of a beautiful daughter and for many years I worked with a nonprofit organization. I love to travel and one of my favorite places in the world is my grandparents' farm in Saskatchewan.

Jason Lindquist, Pharmacist

I am on the bargaining team to fight for better wages, better staffing, and a better working environment.
 
I like getting together with friends to play board games. Our current favorites are all world-building: Orleans, Viticulture, and Grand Austria Hotel.  As a kid, my favorite game was Uncle Wiggily. 

Kay Halverson, Pharmacist

I care deeply about supporting my coworkers and making sure our voices are heard. I believe in standing up for fair working conditions, mutual respect, employees’ well-being and I’m committed to helping create a workplace where everyone feels valued. 
 
I’ve been a pharmacist for 30 years, I have four children and three grandchildren…and goats, chickens, cats, and dogs. My favorite book is Les Miserables and when I’m not skydiving in Snohomish, I love tubing on rivers.

Mark Stewart, Clinical Pharmacist

I am on the bargaining team to fight for fairness within our local contract — regardless of a member's location. I've worked at KPWA/Group Health for the past 31 years and this is my fourth time being on the bargaining team. My ultimate goal is to maintain our current benefits and ideally win at least, if not more, than what other KP regions have.
 
Outside of work (pun intended), I love to hunt elk and fish. Fun fact about me: I live a couple of miles from the house I grew up in.

For additional information reach out to a Bargaining Team Member.

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Card Kingdom Roundtables: A Win from Our Labor Management Committee (LMC)!

For weeks, our LMC members collected survey responses about how poor communication and unclear expectations lead to stress and poor morale at Card Kingdom. On June 20, our Card Kingdom LMC met with management to discuss an agenda of workplace issues we compiled from your survey responses. At the end of the meeting, our committee delivered a compilation of powerful statements with a request attached: Card Kingdom management needs to host consistent roundtables with us to discuss issues, questions, concerns, and to repair morale and respect. The committee thoughtfully presented this letter of your statements and asked to meet again to hear their response.

As a result, Card Kingdom management met our demands by agreeing to host twice weekly roundtables with union members, management, and VP representatives!

This is a win we all can celebrate! We need to continue organizing together to use our powerful worker-led union at Card Kingdom where all of our voices can be heard. Roundtables are our space to organize, communicate openly, and give feedback with actionable results.

"Card Kingdom is at its best when everyone is able to come to work and do our best to both help each other out and help meet customer commitments with the trust that we know what's expected, why, and how to get there.... We also, crucially, want to be considered part of the community around the campfire, not just fuel to be burned."

— Labor Management Committee Letter excerpt

If you have any questions about upcoming roundtable meetings, please reach out to your stewards for support or call your representative Allison Hanley at (206) 436-6586.

Do you want to become a workplace leader, get involved in our Labor Management Committee, or become a shop steward? Reach out to one of your committee members or Allison Hanley to get involved!

Your Labor Management Committee: John Proudfoot, Aaron Sargent, Natalie Roggenbuck, and August Jones

North Valley Hospital & Extended Care (Non-RNs) Tentative Agreement Reached! Contract Vote Scheduled!

Our bargaining team is recommending a YES vote on a proposed change to our contract language. The proposal includes important updates that would:

• Increase access to certification premiums

• Introduce two new job classifications with associated wage scales

Bargaining Team: Michelle Beattie, Tonya Smith

In-Person Vote

August 11, 2025
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Boardroom, North Valley Hospital

All relevant vote documents will be available at the vote.

Eligibility:

UFCW 3000 members in good standing are encouraged to drop in the vote meeting, ask questions, read the proposal, and cast their vote.

Not a member yet? No problem! You can:

• Reach out to our bargaining team

• Join UFCW 3000 >>

• Contact your Union Representative

Have Questions?

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact your bargaining team or Union Representative, Becky Latzel (509) 340-7370.