UFCW 3000: 125 Years of Solidarity

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UFCW 3000: 125 Years of Solidarity

April 2, 2025 marks UFCW 3000’s quasquicentennial, a word so fancy that nobody quite knows how to say it. Regardless of how you pronounce it, the absurdly Latinate term means we’ve been around for 125 years. During that time, we’ve grown from a crew of nine butchers in downtown Seattle to the largest private-sector union in the Pacific Northwest, representing more than 56,000 workers in grocery, retail, food processing, health care, laundry and textiles, cannabis, and others industries.   

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Northwest Administrators Contract Vote Scheduled!

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Northwest Administrators Contract Vote Scheduled!

Unless significant progress is made in our next session, we will be recommending a “NO” vote on the contract, and a separate “YES” vote to authorize a strike should our Bargaining Team feel they need to call for one in the future. We will be able to answer questions about the vote in our pre-vote meeting that will be held on December 12.

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Northwest Administrators Bargaining Begins!

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Northwest Administrators Bargaining Begins!

We met with Management this Tuesday and Wednesday as we begin negotiations towards a new Union Contract. Despite a brief interruption from an unexpected fire alarm, we were pleased that management seemed prepared to meaningfully engage with our concerns, and we were able to make progress in several areas, including:

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UFCW 3000 Member Story: Lori Johnson and Jill Lowe

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UFCW 3000 Member Story: Lori Johnson and Jill Lowe

North Mason School District students and families depend on reliable and safe transportation to and from school in an area where many homes are spread over a wide area. UFCW 3000 members driving buses for North Mason School District provide that transportation every school day with professionalism and pride. Recently some of those drivers competed in the Washington State Association of Pupil Transportation School Bus Road-e-o, including drivers Lori Johnson and Jill Lowe who placed 3rd in the overall competition!

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Zenith American Solutions Labor Management Committee: Call for Nominations

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Labor Management Committee: Call for Nominations

With ournew contract ratified, Zenith has agreed to begin holding quarterly Labor/Management Committee (LMC) Meetings. These meetings are an opportunity for workers to meet with management on a regular basis to discuss workplace issues, raise concerns, and problem solve in a forum separate from contract negotiations or the grievance process.
 
Per our contract, we may have up to 5 members on the LMC, and now is your opportunity to nominate yourself or a coworker serve on the committee. This is an excellent opportunity to become more involved with your union and work to create positive change for your coworkers.To make a nomination please fill out the form.

Nominate yourself or a co-worker here >>

Nominations will be accepted until 8:00am Monday, July 29, and our first LMC meeting will take place on Wednesday, August 14 at 10:30am. If you have any questions, please reach out to your rep, Jack Crow at 206-436-6614.

Zenith American Solutions Contract Ratified!

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Zenith American Solutions Contract Ratified!

“It’s been a long road, but we are so grateful to everyone who has supported the bargaining process and all of our coworkers who turned out to vote for these unprecedented wage increases.” -Our union bargaining team: Mitch Longoria, Lori Bomengen, and Terra Powell

Our Union Bargaining Team is happy to say our online contract vote on June 24and June 25resulted in an overwhelming majority of those voting casting a “Yes” vote!

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