Providence Sacred Heart Tech - Protect Your Frontline, Not Your Bottom Line! Put Families First!

We have had 7 session of bargaining and are making progress in many areas but we are focusing our fight for fair wages and you to be able to continue to take care of yourself and YOUR FAMILY. Providence has proposed the elimination of your EIB benefits which for a full-time person would eliminate 64 hours from your Extended Illness Bank.

Please look out for the SAVE OUR EIB petition to show Providence that we are united in the fight to save our EIB.

Please reach out to your bargaining team with questions or concerns or contact your Union Representative Maureen Hatton at 509-340-7370.

OUR BARGAINING TEAM: Lisa Aker, Surgical Tech; Angela Holmes, Surgical Tech; Teresa Bowden, Respiratory Therapist; Laurie Trudeau, Respiratory Therapist; Sam Zabala, Respiratory Therapist; Miriam Critelli, Pharmacy Tech; Kevin Lange, Mental Health Counselor; Shane Sullivan, Peds Sonagrapher; Aaron Bryant, IR Tech; Derek Roybal, CV Tech; Jason Van Curler, EP Tech

MultiCare - Bargaining Begins

Your Bargaining Team, Left to Right: Glen Steele, Yvette Broeckel, Kelly Gusman, Julianna Van Enk, Gregg Barney, Patricia Brown, Not Pictured: Alexis Dotts, Heidi Strub, Jamie Fenton, Kurtis Chaffin, Rochelle Brummer, Ryan Boyd, Sammy Bainivalu, Teri Kruse, Wanda Rodriguez-Ramos

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Your Bargaining Team met virtually with MultiCare Management for the first time on Wednesday January 27. After months of preparation including the bargaining survey, extensive market research, and the kick-off event, the team passed to Management our first bargaining proposal!

While there are many issues your Bargaining Team plans to address, our initial proposal focused on non-economic issues and standardizing language between contracts. 

Here’s a sample of what we proposed:

• Successorship: Proposed strengthened language that would ensure our contract would survive any potential sale or transfer of ownership.

• Staffing: Proposed a streamlined process for reporting staffing issues to MultiCare executives, removing existing roadblocks to finding staffing solutions. 

• Schedules: Proposed that hard copy schedules be posted in each department at least 14 days in advance of the schedule’s effective date.

This is only the beginning—your Bargaining Team is currently working on additional proposals regarding wages/economics, healthcare, PTO/EIT, COVID-19 safety, and so much more. We want to get some of our less contentious proposals resolved before the larger issues—which will require a fight—dominate the table. 

Our next bargaining date is next Monday, February 1, followed by the 8, 10, 16, 22, and 26.

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You’re Invited! Please join our next virtual MultiCare Campaign Update meeting on Wednesday, February 17 @ 7:30AM or 6:30PM. Hear the latest directly from your Bargaining Team:

Wednesday, February 17
7:30AM or 6:30PM
Contact your Bargaining Team or Union Rep for call-in details. Details will be also emailed out.

Summit Pacific Medical Center - The Employer Produces Another Shameful Economic Response

“The frustrating thing is that we are proposing a fair economic package and Summit doesn’t want to even meet us at our reasonable demands.” 

— Angi Swinhart, Clinic Resource RN

On Friday, January 22, the employer made many flip-flop arguments regarding current policy; it seems like when it is financially beneficial to them, they’d like to stick to current policy, yet when it benefits employees, they’d like to get rid of it. For example, SPMC would like to deny pay raises to employees they issue discipline to, which they justify by citing existing policy; yet they also want to eliminate paid lunches for ED RN’s which has long been standard practice at SPMC. 

Other highlights from last Friday include:

Education Leave—The union has proposed to expand paid educational leave for Tech and Service, but the employer continues to reject this proposal.

“I would think SPMC would want to support and encourage their staff to move up the ranks especially if they plan on working within the organization.” 

— Bailey Walczak, BSN, RN, DNP-S

Wages—the Employer produced another shameful wage proposal which is nowhere near area competitor’s wages with minimal movement to slightly increase Hospital RN’s wages and only in year one of the three-year deal. Most employees would only see a 4.5% increase over the course of 3 years in the employer’s most recent proposal, well below what most other area hospitals have been offering.

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“We are the employees that go into the trenches with these patients and put our health and safety on the line for this company. We are what makes Summit Pacific what it is. Many of your employees are scared to express how they feel and how disconnected they feel administration is. Stop stalling on fair and doable changes!” 

—Mandy Jo, Ultrasound Tech

We are still asking for you to join us at our next board of director’s meeting and to share our stories; this has been a powerful way to make sure our voices are heard and will help hold the administration accountable. 

Join Us Thursday, January 28 

@ 6PM (via Zoom) 

Contact your Bargaining Team or Union Rep for call-in details. Details will be also emailed out.

Even if you can’t attend the board of director’s meeting, share your stories here:

Willapa Harbor - 100% “YES” VOTE! Willapa Harbor RN Contract ratified on January 14

We were able to win respectful wage increases that keep us on par with area hospitals. We were also able to win a new bilingual premium and improvements to vacation scheduling language and retirement contributions while maintaining our health benefits.

Your Bargaining Team: Jan Ritzman, Paula Gonzalez, Robyn Taylor

Planned Parenthood- Bargaining and COVID Safety Survey

Safeway Albertsons Haggen Bargaining Team meets with management

Today the bargaining teams of UFCW 21 and Teamsters 38 met with the employers for Albertsons, Safeway, and Haggen to bargain over our working conditions and hazard pay throughout the pandemic.

"Since the beginning of the pandemic we have taken on the risk of working everyday while producing huge profits for the companies we work for. We are standing up to keep our workplaces safe not just for our coworkers but also for our communities and families. We deserve to have the respect of hazard pay and safe stores."

-Albertsons/Safeway Bargaining Team

Today our proposals to the employers included:

• Reinstatement of Hazard Pay.

• Stronger enforcement of safety measures, including enforcement of masks and store capacity limits.

• Better notification to workers when COVID exposures occur.

• Moving .COM to the higher Grocery A scale.

• Added pay including: Premiums for safety certifications, support for added childcare costs and compensation for off the clock hours after work spent keeping safe.

• Adding hours to the store to address increased need for sanitization and to enforce social distancing.

After a few clarifying questions, the employer said they would need some time to analyze our proposal and get back to us with another date to meet.

JOIN THE FIGHT: Sign up if you are interested in taking action at your workplace for Essential Workers, Hazard Pay, and Safety. Sign up for actions here >>

SPEAK UP: Why is hazard pay important to you and your coworkers? Share a quick video or written message! Share why hazard pay is important to you >>

TESTIFY: These days, speaking before city council can be done from your own home or break room because meetings are held online. Live or work in Seattle or Burien? Sign up for more information, and we’ll connect with you when there’s a city council hearing you could speak at! Sign up to speak at a council meeting >>

START SOMETHING: Do you want to bring up a hazard pay ordinance in your city or county? Sign up and a UFCW 21 organizer will connect with you for a training on how to move an ordinance through your city! Sign up for a training on organizing for hazard pay ordinances >>

SPEAK UP: Why is hazard pay important to you and your coworkers? Share a quick video or written message! Share why hazard pay is important to you >>

Our Bargaining Team:
Kyong Barry, Albertson (S Auburn)
Sue Wilmot, Safeway (Bainbridge Island)
Naomi Oligario, Safeway (Port Orchard)
Richard Waits, Haggen (Burlington)
Maroot Nanakul, Safeway (Bear Creek)
Cliff Powers, Safeway (Oak Harbor)
Jeannette Randall, Safeway (Roxbury)
Faye Guenther, President UFCW 21
Joe Mizrahi, Secretary Treasurer UFCW 21
Samantha Kantak, President Teamsters 38
Steven Chandler, Secretary Treasurer Teamsters 38
Tammi Bradey, Recording Secretary Teamsters 38
Jim McGuinness, Attorney

PRMCE RN - Providence Rejects Better Scheduling Language!

On January 20, we met with Providence. We proposed increases to annual wage increases, shift differentials, certificate pay, weekend pay, stand-by pay, and callback pay. In the past year, short-staffing has been rampant throughout the Hospital. It is clear to us that Providence is having difficulty hiring and retaining nurses.

Also from your feedback in bargaining surveys and contract action team meetings, we have heard that wages and proper staffing are the two things we should be fighting for. Until this date, Providence has continued to pushback on our contract changes. Our goal is to win better contract language which gives us the opportunity to give feedback to Management regarding staffing, unit restructures/mergers, and scheduling.

Providence will not agree to our language unless we pressure them. One way to pressure them is through legislation in Olympia. UFCW 21 along with other healthcare unions are lobbying to pass a financial transparency bill which forces hospitals to be transparent with their finances. We have launched a financial transparency petition to support this bill and are using this petition to hold Providence accountable for the COVID-19 government relief money they received in 2020.

We are asking that you please sign onto this petition and take a stand with Providence caregivers from Centralia and St. Peter’s. We will have a contract action team meeting to discuss bargaining on January 26 at 8pm.

If you have any questions, please contact your Union Rep, Anthony Cantu—acantu@ufcw21.org or 206-436-6566.

In solidarity, Your RN Bargaining Team: Juan Stout, ER; Kimball Conlon, ER; Betsy Bourg, Glasgow; Cindi Dyson, Float Pool; Jenney Gannon, L&D; Madison Hamilton

Dynacare Labcorp - Bargaining Continues

Your Bargaining Team met with Management on Wednesday, January 20 to continue negotiations.

“There was major movement at the table today. We reached agreements on several items and hope to continue this momentum at our next bargaining session. We are down to wages, healthcare, and a few language items.” 

— Eli Lanczos

 Your Bargaining Team: Sam McVay, Steph Royce, Eli Lanczos, Shelby Tyner, Nancy Pyanowski, Fredel Albritton

Update Your Information!

As we get close to a deal, it is very important that we have your correct home address and home email address. Voting will be done completely remotely and ballots will be sent either by US Mail or Personal Email.  Update your contact information today!

Next Bargaining Date: 

January 25

Bartell Drugs - Bartell’s Allowing Little Progress on the Main Issues of Pay, Healthcare, and Retirement

We met with the employer last Friday on January 15 to bargain. While there was some important progress, there has been little progress on the main issues of pay, healthcare, and retirement. Here’s what happened:

• The employer tentatively accepted the idea of having severance pay if there is a store closure. But Bartell’s (Rite Aid) does not want to recognize people who have over 10 years of service. Your bargaining committee thinks that is too low, so we proposed an extra week of severance for workers at or above 15 years of service.

• Bartell Drugs (Rite Aid) has still not made a counterproposal to us on wages since November of last year. They told us that paying workers above minimum wage and increasing that amount by years of service is so “far out” that they didn’t know where to begin. We told them, that editorializing about our proposal was not making their own. They need to make the move, because we aren’t bargaining against ourselves!

• They are rejecting the idea of Hazard Pay and many other safety protections we proposed during the pandemic.

• We did not let the subject of wages go at that. We we told them the story of a worker who has been with Bartell’s 30 years and has done just about everything in the store, including helping interview job applicants, and still makes under $15/hr. 

“When I heard this story, it sounds almost identical to mine. I’ve been trained to help with ordering, point of sale merchandising, Rx assistant, cashier, photo department, and just about anything to be done in the store. I am still making less than $15/hr, I can’t imagine working here for 30 years, and still be just above minimum wage! Bartell’s needs to do better for their employees!” 

— Kia Haggerty (Bartell Drugs Clerk and Union Bargaining Committee Member)

Letting the public know about our fight

We will be near the Lower Queen Anne Bartell’s this Friday at 3:30 PM to wave signs letting Seattle know about our fight for a fair contract, a living wage, and hazard pay! We will be outside, masked, and staying socially distant from each other to stay safe. Talk to your Union Rep or shop steward about the action.

Join the Drug Store Workers United Facebook Group

Want to get updates about bargaining, connect with other drug store workers, and build a stronger union? Join the Facebook group for drug store workers!

UFCW 21 and Teamsters 38 Bargaining Team Continue to Push for Hazard Pay

Today the Bargaining Teams for UFCW 21 and Teamsters 38 met with both Fred Meyer and QFC for the second time this month. Since the beginning of the pandemic, we have been pushing for hazard pay and safety protection. Taking action, filing grievances on the removal of hazard pay, demanding to bargain over the effects of COVID and joining with our community partners and other unions up and down the West Coast. Today, management rejected our proposal to reinstate hazard pay along with other proposals on compensation and ways to make the workplace safer. We will not stop until essential workers gain the respect they deserve.  

“Kroger expects the same level of service from its employees regardless of the steps needed in the current COVID environment. Extra work is required to make the safest possible shopping experience for customers and employees. Extra hours are not added to do the extra things needed! Safety steps seem to be overlooked due to pressure coming from upper Management. The priority has not been for safety but for profit.”  — Robin Hillistad, QFC, Uptown 

JOIN THE FIGHT: Sign up if you are interested in taking action at your workplace for Essential Workers, Hazard Pay, and Safety. Sign up for actions here >>

SPEAK UP: Why is hazard pay important to you and your coworkers? Share a quick video or written message! Share why hazard pay is important to you >> 

TESTIFY: These days, speaking before city council can be done from your own home or break room because meetings are held online. Live or work in Seattle or Burien? Sign up for more information, and we’ll connect with you when there’s a city council hearing you could speak at! Sign up to speak at a council meeting >> 

START SOMETHING: Do you want to bring up a hazard pay ordinance in your city or county? Sign up and a UFCW 21 organizer will connect with you for a training on how to move an ordinance through your city! Sign up for a training on organizing for hazard pay ordinances >> 

Next bargaining date: 

We will be meeting again with Fred Meyer and QFC on February 9 

Previous Bargaining Updates: 

Bargaining with Albertsons/Safeway is set for January 22 and we are continuing to pursue bargaining with other grocery employers  

Join us for a special Grocery Store Worker 
Telephone Town Hall! 
Tuesday, January 19, 6:30PM 

Call-in number: 888-652-0383 Meeting ID: 5662 
 
Join to discuss bargaining and hazard pay ordinances, get your questions answered, and connect with other union grocery store workers. Expect a call from us around 6:30, but if you miss the call or don’t receive one, just call in yourself with the number and meeting ID! 

 
OUR KROGER GROCERY STORE BARGAINING TEAM
Maggie Breshears, Greenwood Fred Meyer
Sam Dancy, Westwood Village QFC
Amy Dayley Angell, Ballard QFC
Irene Garcia, Auburn Fred Meyer
Christina Harris, Lake City Fred Meyer
Robin Hillistad, QFC Uptown
Wil Peterson, Everett Fred Meyer
Jeff Smith, Snohomish Fred Meyer
Joanna Clapham, Benson Plaza Fred Meyer
Faye Guenther, President UFCW 21
Joe Mizrahi, Secretary Treasurer UFCW 21
Samantha Kantak, President Teamsters 38
Steven Chandler, Secretary Treasurer Teamsters 38
Tammi Bradey, Recording Secretary Teamsters 38
Jim McGuinness, Attorney
 

Summit Pacific Medical Center - Union Bargaining Team Holds the Line

Our Bargaining team is standing firm on a number of issues that Management wants us to bend on.

We’re fighting for:

• Educational Leave for Tech/Service

• On call pay comparable to surrounding hospitals

• Two hours’ notice if you don’t need to report to work

• Increasing PTO Accruals to account for holidays

• Creating one PTO Cap for all employees

• Allowing Cert pay for Tech/Service

• Double time for violation of rest between

On Wages, we have held at our earlier proposals. Today we drew a line in the sand about Management saving money by drawing out our bargain.

We have proposed that wage increases be effective January of 2021—no matter how long it takes us to ratify a contract!

Our Bargaining Team: Angi Swinhart—RN, Clinic; Barbara Ford—ED HUC; Alicia Wood—RN, ED

We’re still collecting stories about what matters to you in this contract. Contact our Bargaining Team so we can tell your story at the table!

Dynacare Labcorp - Bargaining Update

“We met with Management on Monday, January 11 and Friday, January 15 to continue negotiations for a new contract. Monday’s session was cut short due to unforeseen circumstance beyond the employer’s control. While we had hoped to reach a deal on Friday, we are disappointed to find that we are farther apart than expected in both wages and healthcare. We are faced with some difficult decisions for the next bargaining sessions but are committed to reaching a fair deal that addresses as many of your concerns as possible.” 

— Shelby Tyner 

Questions about the contract and bargaining? Contact your Bargaining Team members directly! Your Bargaining Team: Sam McVay, Steph Royce, Eli Lanczos, Shelby Tyner, Nancy Pyanowski, Fredel Albritton

Next Bargaining Dates: 

• January 20

• January 25

PCC - Bargaining Moves Forward

Our member-led bargaining team put forward some large proposals over two days of bargaining this week including:

• Securing our pension

• COVID Agreement to address safety and compensation

• Wages

• Other Economic Improvements

In previous bargaining sessions we have also proposed:

• Stronger safety language

• Improved bereavement leave

• Stronger Union leave language

• Improved consecutive day and rest between shift protections

• Increased notice in the event of a store closure

We also began a conversation around workforce development and training programs where our Union and PCC can collaborate for common benefit. Additionally, Management presented a proposal to roll out a pilot program for curbside delivery that we are reviewing.

Your PCC Bargaining Team:

• Atsuko Koseki, Edmonds Deli

• Greg Brooks, Fremont Meat

• Keith Allery, Greenlake Village Deli

• Quinn Ráo, Ballard Front End

• Scott Shiflett, Redmond Meat

• Yasab Pfister, Burien Front End

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Contract Action Team (CAT) meetings are set for the last week of January!

Come to hear more about our proposals and plan actions. Contact your Union Rep for details:

Richard Waits (206) 436-6510
Edmonds, Ballard, Fremont

Shelly Fillippi (206) 436-6591
Kirkland, Bellevue, Issaquah

Lauren VanWormer (206) 436-6563
Bothell, Redmond

Derrick Edens (206) 436-6529
Columbia City, Central District, West Seattle, Burien

Bruce Le (206) 436-6540
Greenlake Village, Greenlake Aurora, View Ridge

MultiCare - Pandemic Safety Survey

Negotiations with MultiCare will begin as front-line healthcare workers continue to face significant hazards during the COVID-19 pandemic. While we are tasked with protecting our community from the virus, it’s the responsibility of MultiCare to enact preventive measures to minimize these hazards and maintain a safe working environment for healthcare workers.

Unfortunately, members at MultiCare spoke loud and clear in the bargaining survey, agreeing that the employer’s safety response to COVID-19 has been inadequate. An overwhelming 75% percent of bargaining survey respondents said that COVID-19 safety should be a major priority for the bargaining team, second only to wages. 

So today we are launching the MultiCare Pandemic Safety Survey, which is designed to provide the Bargaining Team with a complete assessment of the problem. We want to hear directly from you about where MultiCare has failed to protect employees, an opportunity to share your COVID-19 story.

This survey won’t take long and will help the team hold MultiCare accountable for their employee’s health and safety.

Ashley House BX - Getting Close to a Deal

We met with Management on January 12, 2021 to continue negotiations. Admin was responsive to reevaluating the callouts and PTO accrual at every LMC with the option to renegotiate enhancements to the PTO accruals. Additionally, we are exploring the implementation of a Training Fund partnership that would be a sustainable long-term benefit to the workforce at Ashley House. 

We are very close to reaching a deal and feel confident that we can reach a recommended deal at our next bargaining date.

Other Concerns? Contact Your Union Rep, Nicholas Hefling; nhefling@ufcw21.org, Call or text 360-951-5801 or leave a message at 206-436-6564

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Get Ready to Vote! 

Voting will take place via Snail Mail. Please make sure we have your correct information by going to this link and updating your address and Contact info. 

Next Bargaining Date: 
February 3, 2021

Mason General RN - Back to The Table

We started our bargaining session Monday by telling your stories about why we voted 100% NO on Management’s last economic proposal. They returned with a disrespectful offer that did not address our full concerns. Our next bargaining date is Monday, January 18.

We are gearing up for more actions to support a respectful and fair economic package. Join us at a Union Contract Meeting on Tuesday, January 19 @ 5:30 PM. These meetings are where you have input in our bargaining team’s decisions!

RSVP for our contract meeting!

Summit Pacific Medical Center - Major Progress in Friday's Bargaining Session

On Friday, January 8, we got the employer to agree to several lingering issues.

• Recognition

• Preceptor Definition

• Non-Discrimination

• Union Security

• Union Access and Stewards

• Disciplinary Meetings & Personnel Files

• Low Census

• Seniority

• Leave without Pay

• Committees: Labor Management Committee, Nurse Staffing Committee, Safety Committee

• Innovative Work Schedules

• Schedule Posting

• Health Tests

• Duration of the Contract

• Split Shift Protections

• AND MOST IMPORTANTLY our renewed COVID-LOU; agreed to through the end of June 2021. Employees will not be required to use PTO for quarantine! Employer will now provide exposure information to members and the union. Minimum orientation requirements for float assignments.

“We started the new year off strong with a productive bargaining session!” 

– Barb & Alicia 

Major Issues still on the table! Sick leave, PTO, Wages, grievance procedure, bulletin boards, benefit eligibility

Your involvement is CRITICAL for our success at the table and winning a strong contract!

Help Us Win at the Bargaining Table! Share Your Stories:

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For more information, discussion, and ideas on how to get more involved - Come to the CAT Meeting! 

Thursday, January 14
7:00 PM

Kroger Bargaining Update: Employer Agrees to First Step toward Higher Pay for Pharmacy Techs

Kroger Bargaining Update: Employer Agrees to First Step toward Higher Pay for Pharmacy Techs

Since our last bargain in 2019, the UFCW 21 grocery store bargaining team has remained strongly committed to getting more members across the store onto comparable wage scales that would respect our work across all different departments. In this bargain we have proposed moving Clicklist and Pharmacy Techs to the Grocery A payscale as an important part of fair compensation for our work during the ongoing COVID crisis.

Today we reached an agreement with Kroger on a first step toward pay parity, when they agreed to a $1/hour raise for Pharmacy Techs from January – March 2021. We made it clear that this does not affect our existing proposals around hazard pay or bringing Clicklist and Pharmacy Techs onto the Grocery A scale and we will continue to push those.

“During this pandemic we have continued to serve our communities with added risk. We have been trying to get a higher wage that we deserve from Kroger for a long time now, this is definitely a win. We know this is only the first step and we are continuing to fight for higher wages, hazard pay and other premiums.” -Joanna Clapham, bargaining team member and Pharmacy Tech at Benson Plaza Fred Meyer 

A reminder of our top proposals to the employers:

• Reinstatement of Hazard Pay.

• Stronger enforcement of safety measures, including enforcement of masks and store capacity limits.

• Better notification to workers when COVID exposures occur.
  (Kroger has agreed!) ✔️

• Moving Clicklist and Fred Meyer Pharmacy Techs to the higher Grocery A scale (Kroger has agreed to a $1/hour increase for Pharm Techs Jan-Mar)

• Added pay including: Premiums for safety certifications, support for added childcare costs and compensation for off the clock hours after work spent keeping safe.

• Adding hours to the store to address increased need for sanitization and to enforce social distancing.

• Extending our previous agreement allowing for two week replacement pay for COVID infections and quarantine. (Kroger has agreed!) ✔️

Next bargaining date: Tuesday, January 19 
See the last Kroger bargaining update here 

We have also confirmed a first bargaining date with Albertsons/Safeway (January 22) and are continuing to pursue bargaining with other grocery employers. 

UFCW 21 Members Continue to Call for Hazard Pay

“We don't have the option to stay home and be ‘safe,’ we have to be in the stores, around customers without masks coughing on everything! They don't keep their distance from us and most of them laugh when asked to please not be so close. We deserve extra pay for putting ourselves at risk so the companies can make money.” -Terry Lake, shop steward at Auburn Fred Meyer 

ADD YOUR VOICE: Why is Hazard Pay important to you? https://www.videoask.com/fvc0fgc52

OUR KROGER GROCERY STORE BARGAINING TEAM

Maggie Breshears, Greenwood Fred Meyer
Sam Dancy, Westwood Village QFC
Amy Dayley Angell, Ballard QFC
Irene Garcia, Auburn Fred Meyer
Christina Harris, Lake City Fred Meyer
Robin Hillistad, N. Seattle QFC
Wil Peterson, Everett Fred Meyer
Jeff Smith, Snohomish Fred Meyer
Joanna Clapham, Benson Plaza Fred Meyer
Faye Guenther, President UFCW 21
Joe Mizrahi, Secretary Treasurer UFCW 21
Samantha Kantak, President Teamsters 38
Steven Chandler, Secretary Treasurer Teamsters 38
Tammi Bradey, Recording Secretary Teamsters 38
Jim McGuinness, Attorney

Employers and Lawmakers need to keep hearing from us!

Sign up if you are interested in taking action at your workplace for Essential Workers, Hazard Pay, and Safety.

MultiCare - Reminder! MultiCare Kick-Off Event

Quick reminder that you’re invited to the MultiCare Campaign Kick-Off Event tomorrow! Negotiations are only a few weeks away and we want to share with you the results of the bargaining survey, introduce your Bargaining Team, and prepare everyone for what to expect throughout this process. We will also discuss what YOU can do to help the team win a fair contract!

This event will be help virtually through Zoom and, to be flexible with everyone’s schedule, will be held at both 7:30AM & 6:30PM on January 12.

See you tomorrow! 

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PCC - First Day of Bargaining Concluded

Our member-led Bargaining Team shared language proposals today including new contract language around improved safety in our stores. Each Bargaining Team member shared stories about safety concerns during this pandemic and every day. We are awaiting proposals from PCC. Our next bargaining dates are January 12 and January 13 when we look forward to hearing responses to our proposals.

Other proposals we presented today:

• Improved bereavement leave

• Stronger Union leave language

• Improved consecutive day and rest between shift protections

• Increased notice in the event of a store closure

Our Bargaining Team is committed to fighting for improved wages, retirement and training throughout this bargain as well as COVID specific protections like quarantine pay and hazard pay.

“We’re excited to start the conversation with PCC about improving employee safety and improving working conditions” 

— Your PCC Bargaining Team 

Left to right, top to bottom:

Atsuko Koseki, Edmonds Deli

Greg Brooks, Fremont Meat

Keith Allery, Greenlake Village Deli

Quinn Ráo, Ballard Front End

Scott Shiflett, Redmond Meat

Yasab Pfister, Burien Front End

Make sure your information is up to date so you can receive important bargaining updates!