Nurses and health care workers represented by the Washington State Nurses Association, UFCW 21 and SEIU Healthcare 1199NW at these Providence hospitals across Washington state are ready to strike for patient safety.
Grocery Store Workers from UFCW 21, Teamsters 38, and UFCW 367 rallied at our 32 Informational Pickets all around the region demanding employers settle a fair contract that includes higher wages, secured scheduling-so we can plan our lives, dependable health care, secured pensions, and expanded safety and training for all employees.
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The employers are still proposing pay cuts. More action is needed to increase our wages, secure our pension, and protect our health care.
Fred Meyer Stevens 4505 S 19th St // 10am-12pm // 2pm-4pm // 6pm-8pm
Safeway 3355 Bethel Rd SE, Port Orchard, WA // 12:30pm
Albertsons 1434 Olney Ave SE Port Orchard, WA // 1:30pm
Fred Meyer 1900 SE Sedgwick Rd Port Orchard, WA // 12:30pm
Albertsons 370 Sedgwick Rd Port Orchard, WA // 1:30pm
FM Monroe 18805 State Route 2 Monroe, WA // 12:30pm
Safeway Monroe 1951 Highway 2 Monroe, WA // 1:30pm
FM Everett 8530 Evergreen Way Everett, WA // 12:30pm
FM Lynnwood 4615-196th SW Lynnwood, WA // 1:30pm
Fred Meyer Pacific 7250 Pacific Ave. Tacoma, WA // 10am-12pm // 2pm-4pm // 6pm-8pm
Safeway N City 17202-15th Ave NE Seattle, WA // 12:30pm
Safeway Pine Hurst 12318-15th Ave NE Seattle, WA // 1:30pm
Safeway Kent Valley 210 Washington Ave S Kent, WA // 12:30pm
Fred Meyer Kent 10201 SE 240th St Kent, WA // 1:30pm
Safeway 200 S 3rd St Renton, WA // 12:30pm
Fred Meyer 365 Renton Center Way SW Renton, WA // 1:30pm
QFC Bel-East 1510-0145th Pl SE Bellevue, WA // 12:30pm
FM Bellevue 2041-0148th NE Bellevue, WA // 1:30pm
FM Auburn 801 Auburn Way N Auburn, WA // 12:30pm
Safeway Auburn 101 Auburn Way S Auburn, WA // 1:30pm
Safeway U Village 3020 NE 45th St. Seattle, WA // 12:30pm
QFC U Village 2746 NE 45th St Seattle, WA // 1:30pm
Safeway Lower QA 516-1st Ave W Seattle, WA // 12:30pm
Safeway Upper QA 2100 Queen Anne Ave N Seattle, WA // 1:30pm
Safeway 4740-42nd Ave SW Seattle, WA // 12:30pm
QFC West Seattle 4550- 42nd Ave SW Seattle, WA // 1:30pm
QFC 6940 Coal Creek Pkwy SE Renton, WA // 12:30pm
Safeway 6911 Coal Creek Parkway SE Renton, WA // 1:30pm
QFC Issaquah 1540 Gilman Blvd Issaquah, WA // 12:30pm
Safeway Issaquah 735 Gilman Blvd Issaquah, WA // 1:30pm
QFC Bella Bottega 8867-161st Ave NE Redmond, WA // 12:30pm
QFC Redmond 15800 Redmond Way Redmond, WA // 1:30pm
WA State Coalition Against Domestic Violence Refuse to Abuse 5K // Saturday, July 20 // 9am
Join us as we literally take steps towards curing domestic violence in our community through raising vital funds for outreach and education throughout the state. Sound Health and Wellness Trust will reimburse the cost for registering and give you HRA credit.
https://refusetoabuse5k.org/
Register with Team: UFCW 21 Works It!
Let us know if you have any questions and more details will emerge about Pride and our Refuse to Abuse Team. Please share with members! For more details contact: kbeifus@ufcw21.org
On Friday, July 26 join hundreds of fellow union members from across Washington for a spirited rally at Providence headquarters to stand up for quality patient care and good jobs. All job titles throughout Providence including nurses, nursing assistants, techs, social workers, transporters, hospice workers, pharmacists, environmental services, nutrition workers, clerks and lab workers will gather in a massive show of unity.
We’re all experiencing the same attacks from Providence as the corporation prioritizes excessive executive pay, profits and branding above the needs of patients and front-line workers. We are struggling with severe under-staffing, unaffordable health benefits, unfair wages, cuts to our sick time, and disrespect and discrimination on the job.
Meanwhile, Providence raked in $24.4 BILLION in operating revenue and $165 MILLION in operating profits last year. The CEO Rod Hochman had a 157% increase in total compensation to $10.5 MILLION in 2017, and the top 15 Providence execs had over $41 MILLION in total compensation that year.
Let’s all send a powerful message directly to these millionaire executives that Providence needs to stop wasting resources and invest in quality care for our patients! RSVP below…
A common day of action across the western US where grocery store workers from all these states wore “The UNITED WEST” stickers to show solidarity.
PRESS ADVISORY
For Immediate Release:
Providence Workers Across the State Join Together For Informational Pickets: Spokane, Everett and Olympia
WHAT: Informational Pickets protest against proposed cuts of benefits for thousands of workers across the state by Providence. These workers in Spokane, Everett and Olympia all have contracts that are now expired. There will be good visuals with picketers + picket signs. Interviews with workers at each location will be able to be arranged upon request.
DATE: Thursday, June 27, 2019
LOCATIONS/TIMES:
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center
8th & McClellan
Spokane
TIME: 2 PM – 5 PM
(UFCW 21 members will be joined by members of Washington State Nurses Association)
Providence St Peter Hospital
Lilly & Ensign
Olympia
TIME: 2 PM – 5 PM
Providence Regional Medical Center Everett
Colby & 13th
Everett
TIME: 3 PM – 6 PM
Note – there will also be a leaflet action at Providence St Mary’s Medical Center, 401 Poplar St, Walla Walla from 7-8 AM and 1 – 3:30 PM
WHY: Despite making $24.4 billion last year and paying their CEO over $10 million, Providence is trying to take away the hard-earned benefits of workers, many whom have been dedicated employees for decades. These proposed take aways include: erasing millions of dollars’ worth of accrued benefits that workers have in their Sick Leave, and ongoing failure to address staffing shortages.
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UFCW 21 has over 46,000 members across the state of Washington and is the largest UFCW local in the nation. By growing our union, we are building a movement for the 21st century, an inclusive and democratic union that pushes for racial, gender, economic and political justice.
For more information, go to: UFCW21.org
In an effort to reach out to the public about our efforts to achieve a fair contract, grocery store workers and community partners began a round of store leaflets and neighborhood canvases this week. The response has been wonderful and people are loving our “We Love Our Grocery Store Workers” shopping bags…
Read MoreGREAT NEWS SETTLEMENT CHECKS COMING FOR MISSED WORK BETWEEN –6/25/09 – 3/10/13
Millions of dollars worth checks are to be mailed as soon as today to RNs from Lourdes who missed breaks between June of 2009 and Mach of 2013.
BACKGROUND
In June 2012, four Registered Nurses filed a lawsuit claiming that Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital failed to ensure nurses could take rest and meal breaks, and record missed breaks as hours worked in violation of Washington law. Their employer denied it did anything wrong and aggressively defended the lawsuit. On March 10, 2013, the Hospital revised its breaks policy. The nurse Plaintiffs amended their lawsuit to cover a period of time from June 25, 2009 through the Hospital’s policy change on March 10, 2013.
After a lengthy legal battle supported by UFCW 21, including a successful appeal to the Washington State Supreme Court, the four nurses’ lawsuit was certified as a class action. The class representatives negotiated a settlement with the Defendants that included a $5,000,000 common fund to be used for expenses, costs, administrative fees, attorneys fees, and to be divided between RN’s based on hours worked between June 25, 2009 and March 10, 2013. The settlement was reviewed by the judge and signed as an order on March 1, 2019.
When workers have a union, it allows for us to take action together. In this case, four nurses took action together to protect their rights to meal and real breaks. And then we won the ability for all the nurses in question to have a right to join together in a class action lawsuit. This is a wonderful victory to right a wrong that started nearly a decade ago. And we hope it will send a message to all employers across the state that they need to follow the law and provide meal and rest breaks for their employees.
Rep Tonya Burnett
360-662-1985
Tuesday, March 26, 2019
7pm
Westside PIZZA
540 W. Washington St
Sequim, WA 98382
Rep Derrick Edens
206-436-6563
Monday, March 25, 2019
5-6pm
Issaquah Library
10 W Sunset Way, Issaquah, WA 98027
Thursday, March 28, 2019
4:30pm
Lynnwood Library
19200 44th Ave W, Lynnwood, WA 98036
Friday, April 5, 2019
4-5pm
Sammamish Library
825 228th Ave SE, Sammamish, WA 98075
Rep Leroy Taylor
360-662-1986
Wednesday, March 27, 2019
4-6pm
UFCW 21 Silverdale office
3888 NW Randall Way #105
Silverdale, WA 98383
Rep Kristina Storm
360-419-4667
Thursday, March 28, 2019
12-1pm
Alfys Pizza (upstairs)
916 SE Bayshore Drive
Oak Harbor, WA
Thursday, March 28, 2019
4-5pm
UFCW Local 21
1510 N 18th Street
Mount Vernon, WA
Rep Teri Jackson
206-436-6551
Wednesday, April 3, 2019
6:30-8:00pm
Federal Way 320th Library
848 S 320th St
Federal Way, WA 98003
1:00-2:00pm OR 3:00-4:00pm
Enumclaw Library Meeting Room 1
1700 1st St Enumclaw
Thursday, April 4, 2019
11:00am-12:30pm Mt. Rainier Room
5:00-6:30pm Olympic Room
Kent Commons
525 4th Ave N
Kent, WA 98032
Rep Adrian Noel
360-419-4677
Wednesday, April 3, 2019
5-7pm
Alfys Pizza Marysville
9330 State Ave, Marysville, WA 98270
Thursday, April 4, 2019
5-7pm
Alfys Pizza Monroe
19121 US-2, Monroe, WA 98272
Rep Bill Roberts
360-419-4665
Wednesday, April 3, 2019
5-7pm
Round Table Pizza
At Sunset Square
Bellingham
Tuesday, April 2, 2019
3-5pm
Lynden Starbucks
8082 Guide Meridian Ave #101
Lynden, WA 98264
Rep Andy Heyman
206-436-6586
Tuesday, April 2, 2019
1 -2pm
Rainier Beach Library. 9125 Rainier Ave S, Seattle, WA 98118
Wednesday, April 3, 2019
5:30-6:30pm
Renton Community Center
1715 Maple Valley Hwy, Renton, WA 98057
Thursday, April 4, 2019
3-4:30pm
Capital Hill Library
425 Harvard Ave E
Seattle, WA 98102
Rep Tim Phelan
206-436-6515
Thursday, April 4, 2019
11am-12:30pm
or 5-630pm
Kent Commons
525 4th Ave N
Kent WA 98032
Wednesday, April 3, 2019
5:30-6:30pm
Renton Community Center
1715 Maple Valley Highway
Renton, WA 98057
Tuesday, April 2, 2019
1:30-2:30pm
New Castle Public Library
12901 Newcastle Way, Newcastle
Rep Regan McBride
206-436-6510
Tuesday, April 2, 2019
11am-12:30pm or 4-5:30pm
Shoreline Central Library 345 NE 175th St, Shoreline, WA 98155
Wednesday, April 3, 2019
11am-12:30pm
Lake City Library 12501 28th Ave NE, Seattle, WA 98125
Rep David Barnes
206-436-6591
Monday, April 1, 2019
6:30-7:30pm
Kirkland Library (Large Meeting Room)
308 Kirkland Avenue
Kirkland WA 98033
Tuesday, April 2, 2019
10:00-11:00am
Bellevue Library (Meeting Room 1)
1111 110th Avenue NE
Bellevue WA 98004
Wednesday, April 3, 2019
6:30-7:30pm
New Location:
Can Am Pizza
2125 Bel-Red Road
Redmond, Washington 98052
Rep Tae Abraham
206-436-6526
Monday, March 25, 201919
5-6pm
Issaquah library
10 W Sunset Way
Issaquah WA 98027
Friday, April 5, 2019
4- 5pm
Sammamish Library
825 288th Ave SE
Sammamish WA 98075
Rep Evelyn Orantes-Fogel
206-436-6520
Thursday, March 28, 2019
3-4pm
Lynnwood Library (Large Meeting Room)
19200 44th Ave W, Lynnwood, WA 98036
Monday, April 1, 2019
6-7pm
Alfy’s Broadway Everett
(Adrian and Evelyn)
2317 Broadway, Everett, WA 98201
Rep Tim Moisio
360-662-1989
Tuesday, April 2, 2019
5-6pm
Port Orchard Library
87 Sidney Ave,
Port Orchard, WA 98366
Thursday, April 4, 2019
5-6pm
Jefferson County Library
9514, 620 Cedar Ave,
Port Hadlock, WA 98339
Rep Monica Bryant
206-436-6527
Wednesday, April 3, 2019
6-7:30pm
Phinney Neighborhood Association
6532 Phinney Ave N
Seattle, WA 98103
Thursday, April 4, 2019
3-4:30pm
Capital Hill Library
425 Harvard Ave E
Seattle, WA 98102
Rep Bruce Le
206-436-6540
Wednesday, April 3. 2019
6-8pm
Phinney Ridge Community Center
Room 1 Big Building
6532 Phinney Ave N, Seattle, WA 98103
Thursday, April 4, 2019
2-4pm
Greenwood Library
8016 Greenwood Ave N, Seattle, WA 98103
Rep Monica Smith
206-436-6524
Tuesday April 2, 2019
10:00am-12:30pm
Covington Library
Address: 27100 164th Ave SE
Covington, WA 98042
Wednesday, April 3, 2019
1:00-2:30pm
Maple Valley Library
21844 SE 248th ST
Maple Valley, WA 98038
Thursday, April 4, 2019
11:00am-12:30pm or 5:00-6:30pm
Place: Kent Commons
525 4th Ave N
Kent, WA 98032
Rep Cynthia Edwards
206-436-6529
Derrick Edens
206-436-6563
Tuesday, April 2, 2019
6:30 - 7:30pm
Burien Library
400 SW 152nd Street
Burien, WA 98166
Friday, April 5, 2019
3:30 - 4:30pm
and 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Southwest Library
9010 35th Ave SW
Seattle, WA 98126
If you weren’t able to join the Telephone Town Hall on Tuesday 3.12.19 about the Grocery Store Workers Contract Negotiations, you can listen to the recording of the live call to find out about what happened the 1st day of bargaining, what’s happening around the country with other UFCW grocery store negotiations, and hear about Secure Scheduling effort and much more. The call was a live call with members asking their questions and getting immediate answers.
Workers’ rights are under attack at the national level. But we can protect the big wins we’ve had here in Washington State, expand our rights on the job, and elect powerful allies in Olympia and in DC who will have our back when it really matters. Want to see secure scheduling statewide? Want to fight for a fairer tax system in our state? Don’t miss the chance to pick the right candidates in the primary so we have real choices this fall. It’s time to make our voices heard at the ballot box.
Candidate Endorsements
After months of negotiations, UFCW 21 Members sent a strong message to Providence Management that the time is now to settle a fair contract with Nurses, Professional Staff and Technical Staff.Hundreds of workers joined by community members and elected officials participated in a day-long informational picket at both the Pacific and Colby campuses. Reading statements of dissatisfaction with Management's feet-dragging at the bargaining table, chanting in solidarity, and delivering hundreds of postcards supporting their Union, UFCW 21 members sent a strong message that they are unified and demand a fair contract.
Our next bargaining session is schedule for Monday, June 11 for the Nurses and Wednesday, June 20 for the Techs. We need to see a proposal from Management that will allow us to:
Recruit and retain the highest quality health care professionals. Give front line health care professionals a real voice in establishing safe staffing levels. Ensure job security so that we can continue to provide quality healthcare service to our community and our region.
"Today was about solidarity; it was about unity; it was about power.
We are fed up with management and we want to get the contract
settled. They know what its going to take. The ball is firmly in
their court." Sue Woodard, RN
"I hope management understands that we are serious about staffing
issues. Not just for RNs but for all of the people who work here.
This is a house wide issue that needs to be addressed in our
contracts." Bill Hisaw, RN
Puget Sound Central Region Picnic
@ Lower Woodland Park Shelter 6: 5800 West Green Lake Way N., Seattle
July 22 // 11 am- 4 pm
Peninsula/South Sound Picnic
@ Lions Park Shelter 1: 251 Lebo Blvd, Bremerton, WA 98310
July 27 // 11am- 3 pm
North Sound Picnic
@ Riverfront Park: 901 River Rd, Sedro-Woolley, WA 98284
August 5 // 11am- 3 pm
Eastern Washington Region
Open House/Picnic
@ UFCW 21 Spokane Office:
Tentative for August
We are the Union. The members of UFCW 3000 are over 50,000 members working in grocery, retail, health care, meat packing, cannabis, & other industries across Washington state, north-east Oregon, and northern Idaho. UFCW 3000 is a chartered member of UFCW International with over 1.4 million workers in North America.
To build a powerful Union that fights for economic, political and social justice in our workplaces and in our communities.
