PCC Stand With Us to Reclaim Our Co-Op!
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Our contract negotiations with PCC are heating up. In back-to-back sessions on December 9 and 10, our member-led Bargaining Team delivered most of our proposals, including:
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Skagit Regional Health Bargaining Update
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We want to be sure that everyone is doing well and staying safe during the catastrophic events that are affecting the Skagit geographic area. For more information and resources, please see the following post Resources for Members During Flooding and Extreme Weather Events — UFCW 3000
Read MoreProvidence Sacred Heart Service & Maintenance Contract Ratified!
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“I am extremely proud of this bargaining team and unit. While at points contentious, the team fought off takeaways and very low offers from the employer, and we maintained our forward progress. We will continue to explore every available path to achieve career growth opportunities and higher wages.” - Michael McDonald - ER Tech
Read MoreEvergreenHealth Monroe Contract Ratified!
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On Tuesday, December 9, Union Members overwhelmingly voted to ratify our contract.
Read MoreHarbor Regional Health - Contract Ratified!
/Union members overwhelmingly ratified all five contracts at Harbor Regional Health on Friday. We had great conversations and were happy to share the improvements to the contracts.
People turned out in record numbers to vote!
Contract highlights include:
Significant wage increases
Ratification bonus
Increases to premiums and differentials
For additional information, contact a Bargaining Team member or Union Rep Kimberly Starkweather at (206) 436-6515.
Bargaining Team: Dan James; Eric Timmons; Janet Byrd; Ana Garcia; Debi Sturm; Bambi Shope
Puget Sound Allied Grocery Stores Jefferson County & Clallam County Contracts Ratified!
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On December 5, new Jefferson county and Clallam county grocery and meat contracts were ratified!
Read MoreDowntown Dog Lounge New Vacation Policy Vote Scheduled!
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Downtown Dog Lounge is proposing to begin a new vacation policy after the new year. Because this is change affects our existing contract, we will be voting on the proposal on December 18.
Read MoreMultiCare Covington Medical Center Bargaining Update
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Our meeting with MultiCare on December 5 left us hoping for more. Over the previous two sessions, we provided Management with a significant majority of our non-economic and economic proposals.
Read MoreProvidence Swedish Rehab Hospital - Bargaining Update
/We negotiated with management on December 1 and December 3. Our focus is getting competitive wages for all three years of the contract, creating a contract provision for education, and continuing to negotiate over layoff and severance pay, seniority, and management rights.
Our team hopes that management is receptive to keeping wages and other economics competitive and we have spent a great deal of time discussing the work we do and our dedication to excellent patient care in our work.
On December 3 we also hosted a drop-in Zoom meeting to discuss where we are at in bargaining and we plan to meet again soon.
Our next bargaining date is December 15, 2025.
If you would like additional information, talk to a Bargaining Team member.
Bargaining Team: Eleanor Artman, Christina Murphy, Katrina de la Cruz
Metropolitan Market Bargaining Update
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Our Union has been in negotiations with Metropolitan Market since our fellow union members at Safeway, Fred Meyer, QFC, and Albertsons (“Allied”) ratified their contract earlier this year in June. Recently, our Bargaining Team met with Metropolitan Market representatives on November 24 to have further discussions regarding the grocery contract proposals. On November 7, meat managers throughout Metropolitan Market met with employer representatives to work on our meat agreement.
Read MoreRecovery Cafe Bargaining Update
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On November 25, our union Bargaining Team met with Recovery Cafe for another bargaining session. We began our discussion asking questions about Management’s plan to support staff to meet the goals at the SODO location, what happens if the goals are not met, and alternatives to a worksite closure.
Read MoreDreamclinic Bargaining Update
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Come meet with our Bargaining Team to learn more about the proposal process and the work we’re doing at the table with the Employer. We are currently developing our economic proposals including wages, premiums and leaves.
Read MoreMultiCare Covington Medical Center RN, Service, & Tech Bargaining Update
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Yesterday, November 25, our union Bargaining Team representing the RNs, Service and Tech workers met with the Employer for the second time.
Read MoreProvidence Swedish Rehab Hospital Bargaining Update Meeting Scheduled
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We have been working for several months on a new collective bargaining agreement. The current discussion is about wages and other economic contract provisions.
Read MoreProvidence St. Peter Hospital Professionals First Contract Ratified!
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Following yesterday’s highly attended vote meetings, members of our union Bargaining Team tallied up the ballots received- the results of which were nearly unanimous- and are proud to announce that our first Collective Bargaining Agreement is officially ratified!
Read MorePCC Our Proposals Are on the Table, Now We Must Build Power!
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On Friday, November 21, our member-led Bargaining Team sat across the table from PCC for the second time in this contract cycle. We delivered our first round of proposals, which included weekly guaranteed hours, the creation of a centralized scheduler position to improve our shift-bidding system, additional discounts for staff, a limitation on sub-contracting deli, cut fruit, and meat products, plus language on racial justice trainings and immigration protections.
Read MoreMultiCare Capital Medical Center Professionals Bargaining Update
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On Wednesday, November 19, our Bargaining Team met with Management for our third formal session with MultiCare! We have primarily been exchanging non-economic articles back and forth while we await the Employer’s first economic proposal.
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Washington Beef Bargaining update Actualización de Negociación de Efectos
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On Wednesday, November 19, we met with the company as part of effects bargaining over the significant increase to the health insurance plan.
El miércoles 19 de noviembre, nos reunimos con la compañía como parte de la negociación de efectos por el aumento significativo del seguro médico.
Read MoreSunrise Dental - Unity Is Strength
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The Employer has tentatively agreed on several great items; however, they are not hearing us on wages. Our team is still going strong and actively countering to work towards a fair agreement that includes a wage scale that will recruit and retain our skilled labor.
What's Next
Contract Action Team Meeting
Thursday, November 20
6pm - 7pm
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Please join our Bargaining Team for a virtual check-in. Let's talk about the bargaining process and find out how it is going.
Sticker Day
Wednesday, November 26
Please support our Bargaining Team by wearing your sticker on Wednesday, November 26! Please reach out to a Bargaining Team member or your Union Rep for your sticker and to share your solidarity photos.
Trainings
Steward Training: How to Represent Co-Workers in Investigatory Meetings (Online) · UFCW 3000 >>
Bargaining Team: Jacqueline "Jaqi" Tang, Bellevue Office; Linda Thomas, Olympia Office
