Swain's General Store - Contract Vote Scheduled

We will be holding an online vote meeting on Sunday, June 7 @ 6:30pm to answer any questions about the tentative agreement. Details for joining will be mailed out with the vote instructions.

We will send out information soon with more details of the changes in your new contract and how the mail-in voting process works. To review a copy of the full legal document with all changes please visit the link provided in the body of the email below.

View the Document

Upcoming Online Vote Meeting
Sunday, June 7 • 6:30PM • Details for joining will be mailed out!

King's Command - Contract Vote Scheduled

After months of negotiating with King’s Command Foods, we have reached a tentative agreement for a six (6) month contract extension that includes improvements to the wages through the life of the contract extension.

Wage increases for every single union member and retro pay were secured. No takeaways!

Voting will be by mail-in ballot! We will mail you the voting materials to the address we have on file.  Ballots must be returned by Friday May 29, 2020 in order to be counted.  In order to make sure your ballot makes it to the right place, please confirm your address.

We will send out information soon with more details of the changes in your new contract and how the voting process works. To review a copy of the full legal document with all changes to the contract please visit the link provided below.

Read the Document

JOIN OUR ONLINE VOTE MEETINGS:
Drop-in on Tuesday, May 26 to ask any questions about the tentative agreement:
5:00PM – 6:30PM
Details for joining will be mailed out with the vote instructions.

St. Joseph Tech - Contract Vote Scheduled

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UPDATE 5/13/20

Saint Joseph’s Medical Center Technical Unit
Ratification Vote – By Mail
May 2020
Vote Document
BARGAINING TEAM IS UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDING A YES VOTE!
This cycle the Union Negotiating Committee pushed to begin bargaining prior to expiration in order to come to a timely resolution.  After months of bargaining, the team received an offer they can recommend.
How to Cast Your Vote:

1. Review the offer, then mark your ballot "Yes" to accept the proposal, or "No" to reject the proposal.

2. Place your marked ballot in the Ballot Envelope. Do not put your name on the outside of the Ballot Envelope, or on the ballot itself. This ensures the secrecy of your ballot.

3. Place the Ballot Envelope inside the Return Envelope.

4. Sign the back of the Return Envelope, noting your name and work location. Your signature is how we verify each eligible voter can cast one and only one vote.

5. Note: The Ballot Envelopes will be separated from the Return Envelopes before any Ballot Envelopes are opened, so the secrecy of your ballot is preserved.

6. Ballots must be returned by Wednesday, May 27th in order to be counted.

HAVE BALLOT RETURNED TO:
UFCW Local 21 c/o David Barnes, Negotiator
5030 1st Ave South #200
Seattle, WA 98134

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We will be holding 3 different drop-in online Vote meetings on Friday, May 15 to answer any question about the tentative agreement. Details for joining will be mailed out with the vote instructions.

We will send out information soon with more details of the changes in your new contract and how the voting process works. To review a copy of the full legal document with all changes to the contract please visit the link provided in the body of the text below.

View the Document

JOIN OUR ONLINE VOTE MEETINGS:

Drop in at any of these times via Zoom on Friday, May 15:

8:30AM – 10:30AM
12:00PM – 2:00PM
4:00PM – 6:00PM 

Details for joining will be mailed out with the vote instructions.

BARGAINING TEAM: Michelle Gilmore, Sissy Allison, Vanessa Giles, Monica DeWitt, Kat Wood

St. Joseph Tech - Tentative Agreement Reached

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UPDATE 5/13/20

Saint Joseph’s Medical Center Technical Unit
Ratification Vote – By Mail
May 2020
Vote Document
BARGAINING TEAM IS UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDING A YES VOTE!
This cycle the Union Negotiating Committee pushed to begin bargaining prior to expiration in order to come to a timely resolution.  After months of bargaining, the team received an offer they can recommend.
How to Cast Your Vote:

1. Review the offer, then mark your ballot "Yes" to accept the proposal, or "No" to reject the proposal.

2. Place your marked ballot in the Ballot Envelope. Do not put your name on the outside of the Ballot Envelope, or on the ballot itself. This ensures the secrecy of your ballot.

3. Place the Ballot Envelope inside the Return Envelope.

4. Sign the back of the Return Envelope, noting your name and work location. Your signature is how we verify each eligible voter can cast one and only one vote.

5. Note: The Ballot Envelopes will be separated from the Return Envelopes before any Ballot Envelopes are opened, so the secrecy of your ballot is preserved.

6. Ballots must be returned by Wednesday, May 27th in order to be counted.

HAVE BALLOT RETURNED TO:
UFCW Local 21 c/o David Barnes, Negotiator
5030 1st Ave South #200
Seattle, WA 98134

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After several bargaining sessions, in person and via telecommunications, your Bargaining Team is pleased to announce a fully recommended tentative agreement that addresses the core issues brought forward by the membership around staffing and wages.

This agreement includes a commitment from Management to address staffing concerns from frontline workers, wage increases and no Management take-aways!

Voting will be by mail-in ballot! We will mail you the voting materials to the address we have on file. Ballots return deadline to be announced. In order to make sure your ballot makes it to the right place, please confirm your address in the body of the email below.

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We will send out information soon with more details of the changes in your new contract and how the voting process works. A copy of the full legal document with all changes to the contract will be provided.

We will be holding drop-in online Vote Meetings to answer any question about the tentative agreement. Details for joining will be mailed out with the vote instructions.

BARGAINING TEAM: Michelle Gilmore, Sissy Allison, Vanessa Giles, Monica DeWitt, Kat Wood

If you have any questions, please contact your Union Representative @ 800-732-1188

Zenith - Tentative Agreement Reached

After many months of negotiations, and bargaining into the night last week, we reached a tentative agreement that addresses many of the issues brought forward by the membership. We secured significant wage increases and retro pay, we preserved our vacation and sick time, and we also won training language.

Voting will be by mail-in ballot! We will mail you the voting materials to the address we have on file. Ballots must be returned by Friday May 15, 2020 in order to be counted. In order to make sure your ballot makes it to the right place, please confirm your address or update it through the link provided.

We will send out information soon with more details of the changes in your new contract and how the voting process works. A link to a copy of the full legal document with all changes to the contract will be provided.

View the Document Here

We will be holding two drop-in online vote meetings to answer any question about the tentative agreement. Details for joining will be mailed out with the vote instructions.

“My belief is that this is the best contract Zenith and Local 21 have had in the last 22 years.”

Sue Wehmeyer

ONLINE VOTE MEETINGS
5/11 @ 5PM - 7PM  •  5/12 @ 11AM - 1PM

Three Rivers Hospital - Three Rivers Management Proposes Recruitment and Retention Wage Increases for Hospital RN’S

At a time where our healthcare system is being stretched during the COVID-19 outbreak, Management has dug deep and offered significant wage increases. 

Please be on the look out for a vote ballot in the mail soon. If you have any questions and need to update your address please email your Union Representative Maureen Hatton at mhatton@ufcw21.org

Olympic Home Health Contract Vote

Olympic Home Health has reached an agreement The Committee fully recommends a “YES” vote

On February 26, the home health bargaining committee reached a tentative agreement with Management. We won across-the-board increases and market adjustment increases for half of the unit, including nurses and therapists. In addition, we won improvements to current contract language like: grievance process, required per diem work, and preceptor pay. Also due to the implementation of the new WA Paid Family Medical Leave program which everyone has access to 12 weeks of paid leave, OMHH will be changing the short term disability plan. In order to explain the changes precisely, we encourage everyone to attend the ratification vote. The full details of the tentative agreement will be made available on the ratification vote day. If you have any questions please contact your union representative: Aimee Oien (360)662-1981.

Ratification Vote

Wednesday, March 11, 2020

OMHH Port Angeles (inside the conference space) 7am-11am

Olympic Medical Center Sequim (inside the office space ) 7:30am-11:30am

Central Washington Hospital - Tech Residual Unit Reaches Tentative Agreement with Management

Join us in Voting “YES” to be a part of our Union Contract! Everyone is encouraged to attend and see where they will be placed on the wage schedule.

Vote Time
Wednesday March 4
10:00AM - 12:00PM
Conference Room D

tentative agreement reached with the Sequim school district: Contract Vote Scheduled

The bargaining committee is fully recommending this tentative agreement, which includes improvements to the contract and no take-aways! Thursday, January 30 2pm to 4pm Sequim School District Office in the Board Room 503 N Sequim Ave, Sequim, WA 98382

UFCW 21 Providence Workers’ Votes Announced

For Immediate Release:
January 15, 2020
Contact: Tom Geiger, 206-604-3421 

UFCW 21 Providence Workers’ Votes Announced

 “We showed that through unity, and a commitment to our patients and each other that we could win a fair contract that is better for patient care and safety, better for staffing and better for the future of our hospitals.”

*The changes are reflective of wins across our union’s Providence bargaining units. Specifics may vary by location.                                                                      

The Tentative Agreement reached held the line on every one of the employer’s takeaways including: 

• NO cuts to our paid time off/sick leave that would have taken millions of dollars from years of our earned benefits

• ONLY accepting the new leave system after significant improvements and where it benefits us—at Holy Family and St. Mary’s

• NO changes to our health care

We fought for and won: 

• Improved safety standards for workers so we can be safe at work

• Improved staffing levels so we can take care of our patients with enough co-workers on shift

• Significant wage increases for every scale so we can better recruit and retain high quality staff at all our hospitals 

• Ratification bonus payments  

• Many market adjustments and increases to premiums to make sure we are fairly compensated and our workplaces remain competitive

• Better language in our contract to increase our power as unionized workers so we can stand up to Providence in the future and push back against their attempts to intimidate

• Lines up contract expirations in a way that will allow us to take action together in greater numbers in the next round of negotiations

Now the time has come for members at each location to vote. At their vote meeting, members will review the full details of the proposed new contract, get questions answered and vote.

Pro-Tech in Everett

DATE: 01/21/20

TIMES: 6:00am – 9:00am, 11:00am – 2:00pm, 5:00pm – 9:00pm

LOCATION: Colby Campus  Olympic, Conference Room, 1700 13th St, Everett, WA 98201

DATE: 01/21/20

TIMES: 6:00am – 9:00am, 11:00am – 2:00pm

LOCATION: Everett Labor Temple Room 106, 2810 Lombard Ave Everett, WA 98201

Centralia RN

DATE: 01/22/20

TIMES: 6:00am – 9:00am, 11:00am – 2:00pm, 5:00pm – 9:00pm

LOCATION: Koreski Conference Room 914, S Scheuber Rd, Centralia, WA 98531

St. Peter’s RN

DATE: 01/23/20

TIMES: 6:00am – 9:00am, 11:00am – 2:00pm, 5:00pm – 9:00pm

LOCATION: Nisqually Conference Room, 413 Lilly Rd NE, Olympia, WA 98506

St. Mary’s RN

DATE: 01/23/20

TIME: 5:30pm – 8:30pm

LOCATION: Mother Joseph Room A & B, 401 W Poplar St, Walla Walla, WA 99362

DATE: 01/24/20

TIME: 11:00am – 2:00pm, 4:00pm-6:00pm

LOCATION: Mother Joseph Room A & B, 401 W Poplar St, Walla Walla, WA 99362

BACKGROUND:

We started out as nine different negotiations across our one union. For months we got essentially nowhere and we were suffering from an increasing number of Unfair Labor Practices. Then we started to turn that around. We coordinated actions across our union, took strike authorization votes and developed a Unity commitment with SEIU Healthcare 1199 NW and WSNA. We worked together and ramped up the pressure on Providence to change. They still didn’t move. And then just hours before we collectively would have issued our 10-day notices to strike, we had a breakthrough. Together. This was followed by around the clock negotiations and ongoing unity that resulted in historic Tentative Agreements being reached across all of our bargaining units. We did it together. We remain committed to supporting SEIU healthcare 1199 NW until they reach a Tentative Agreement. And we are committed to keeping up with this collective spirit to enforce our contracts and negotiate together again in years ahead.

Tentative Agreement Reached contract votes scheduled: Providence PRMCE • Centralia • St. Peter • St. Mary

Providence PRMCE • Centralia • St. Peter • St. Mary

Tentative Agreement Reached

contract votes scheduled

After months of negotiations working in coalition with UFCW 21, SEIU 1199NW and WSNA, dozens of actions across the state and connecting with our communities about our issues, our Bargaining Team has reached a tentative agreement and recommends a YES VOTE! Now the time has come to make your voices heard again. Come to a vote meeting to review the full details of your proposed new contract, get questions answered, and vote.

PRMCE Pro-Tech
01/21/20
6:00am – 9:00am 11:00am – 2:00pm 5:00pm – 9:00pm
Colby Campus Olympic Conference Room
1700 13th St, Everett, WA 98201

01/21/20
6:00am – 9:00am 11:00am – 2:00pm
Everett Labor Temple Room 106
2810 Lombard Ave Everett, WA 98201

St. Peter’s RN
01/23/20
6:00a – 9:00a 11:00a – 2:00p 5:00p – 9:00p
Nisqually Conference Room 413
Lilly Rd NE, Olympia, WA 98506

Centralia RN
01/22/20
6:00a – 9:00a 11:00a – 2:00p 5:00p – 9:00p
Koreski Conference Room
914 S Scheuber Rd, Centralia, WA 98531

St. Mary’s RN
01/23/20
5:30pm – 8:30pm

01/24/20
11:00am – 2:00pm 4:00pm-6:00pm
Mother Joseph Room A & B
401 W Poplar St, Walla Walla, WA 99362

*These votes are open to all active-member UFCW 21 Providence Workers. Active members are eligible to vote at whatever time is most convenient.

Providence Sacred Heart & Holy Family - Contract Vote Scheduled

Providence Mt. Carmel - Bargaining Team Recommends "Vote No and Reject Management's Offer"

Contract Vote Cancelled

After lengthy negotiations with our union collegues throughout Washington state, Providence has agreed to withdrawal their short-term disability plan. Consequently, the plan to vote on January 7 and January 8 is cancelled until further notice.

The bargaining team is encouraged by management's changes at the table will bring a fair settlement at Mt. Carmel.

For questions, please contact your Union Representative Maureen Hatton at (509)340-7370.

Grocery Store Bargaining Update: Final Counties Vote to Ratify Contract

Final Counties Vote to Ratify Contract

Just over a year ago, leaders kicked off the 2019 Grocery Store contract campaign, and today we celebrate the final counties voting to ratify this historic contract. In total, nearly 30,000 grocery store workers throughout Puget Sound have won significant wage increases and new workplace protections, including:

• Strongest journey wage increases in UFCW 21’s history

• Full back pay to expiration

• A long-term solution to our pension with projected improvements

• Health care benefits that are projected to be fully-funded, include benefit improvements and NO increases to premiums or deductibles

• First scheduling overhaul in decades, giving us more control over our schedules

• Strong safety language for the first time ever in our contract

• A plan for the future of technology and workforce training

• Won protections for our wage scales, so as minimum wage goes up, so do our wage steps.

• NOT ONE SINGLE CUT OR TAKEAWAY!

If you have any questions about your contract, please speak with your Shop Steward or Union Rep, or use the UFCW 21 App.

Want to get involved and get training?

Sign up for safety training, Steward training, member action teams, and more.

Hudson News + Dufry Contract Vote

Grocery Store Bargaining Update

Let’s Get to Work

Grocery store contract votes that have already taken place have ratified, but our work is just beginning. The remaining counties will be voting in early December. See below.

In the coming months, we will implement and enforce the new language in this contract, lay the foundation to protect and improve on these wins in our next contract and continue to work together every day to build power in our stores. Next steps include:

• Fully develop our safety program, including OSHA training for our members and increasing involvement in our safety committees

• Update our Grocery Store Workers Bill of Rights for 2020

• Pass a statewide scheduling bill, which is required to protect our new scheduling language

• Continue to expand and develop our workforce development center, WeTrain

• Prepare for new technology in our workplaces and escalate our ongoing work to improve the way technology affects our working conditions

• Get trained on our new contract so we can fully enforce it

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Want to get involved and get training? Sign up for safety training, Steward training, member action teams, and more at bit.ly/stepup21

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REMAINING GROCERY STORE VOTES:

The final period of grocery votes is December 8 – 12. Vote times and locations below. Drop by any time during the voting time, review the Tentative Agreement, get your questions answered, and then vote. These votes are open to all active-member UFCW 21 grocery store workers in Clallam, Jefferson, Island, Skagit, and Whatcom counties at the big chains and independent stores. Active members are eligible to vote at whichever location is most convenient, during any time when polling is open. RSVP for your vote at ufcw21.org/rsvp

Sunday, December 8, 2019—Mount Vernon — 8am-12pm & 4-8pm
UFCW 21 Mount Vernon Office, Conference Room 1510 N 18th Street, Mount Vernon, WA 98273

Sunday, December 8, 2019—Oak Harbor — 8am-12pm & 4-8pm
Best Western Plus Oak Harbor, Oak Harbor Room 33175 SR 20, Oak Harbor, WA 98277

Monday, December 9, 2019—Bellingham — 8am-12pm & 4-8pm
Quality Inn Grand Suites Bellingham, Atlantis Room 100 E Kellogg Road, Bellingham, WA 98226

Wednesday, December 11, 2019—Port Angeles — 8am-12pm & 4-8pm
Olympic Lodge, Meeting Room 140 Del Guzzi Drive, Port Angeles, WA 98362

Thursday, December 12, 2019—Port Townsend— 8am-12pm & 4-8pm
Harborside Inn, Conference Room 330 Benedict Street, Port Townsend, WA 98368

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

When is my raise going to show up on my paycheck?

We are working with each of the employers’ payroll departments to make sure the raises go into effect as soon as possible—but also that it’s done correctly. Remember that if your contract is expired and you have not yet received your raise, you will still be getting back pay for journey raises, going back to the expiration date of your contract.

When will those back pay/retro checks show up?

For contracts that have already expired and will be receiving back pay, we’re working with employers to get those checks out as quickly as possible.

When do the Select-a-Schedule scheduling improvements go into effect?

This new scheduling will be implemented 120 days from ratification or contract expiration, whichever is later. As a reminder, to keep this scheduling win we will have to pass a statewide scheduling law, get ready to help in the effort to pass that law and protect our scheduling win.

When can I get a copy of our new contract?

We are still working with the employers to update all of our contracts then we can move to print and publish full copies of our new contract and will distribute them online and on paper as soon as we can.

Have more questions? Use the UFCW 21 App or contact your Shop Steward or Union Rep.

Multicare Covington - Tentative Agreement Reached

Multicare Covington Hospital - Tentative Agreement Reached

Mason RN Contract Vote

Grocery Store Workers Ratify New Contract

When working people come together with each other and our community—we win. After more than six months of negotiations, UFCW 21, UFCW 367, and Teamsters 38 members turned out to vote and ratified a historic new contract.
 
Puget Sound Grocery Store Workers are proud of a contract that includes:

• Strongest journey wage increases in UFCW 21’s history

• Full back pay to expiration

• A long-term solution to our pension with projected improvements

• Health care benefits that are projected to be fully-funded, include benefit improvements and NO increases to premiums or deductibles

• First scheduling overhaul in decades, giving us more control over our schedules

• Strong safety language for the first time ever in our contract

• A plan for the future of technology and workforce training

• Won protections for our wage scales, so as minimum wage goes up, so do our wage steps.

• NOT ONE SINGLE CUT OR TAKEAWAY!
  

Your work and solidarity made this happen. Thank you for your time, your action and standing united.
 
With our new contract in place, we know we have to continue to stand together to enforce our new contract and make our workplaces better. To be the first to get answers on your new contract download the UFCW 21 APP.

In Solidarity, YOUR GROCERY STORE BARGAINING TEAM

Amy Dayley Angell, QFC #891 (Ballard), Front End Checker, UFCW 21
Christina Harris, Fred Meyer - Lake City #179 (Grocery), Bakery Clerk, UFCW 21
Cliff Powers, Safeway #402 (Oak Harbor), Produce Clerk, UFCW 21
Denise Anderson, Safeway #1546 (Aberdeen), Meat Wrapper, UFCW 367
Eleanor Knight, Albertsons #4483 (Auburn), 4th PIC, UFCW 21
Irene Garcia, Fred Meyer - Auburn #19 (Retail), Home Clerk, UFCW 21
Jeannette Randall, Safeway #1923 (Roxbury), Front End Checker, UFCW 21
Jeff Smith, Fred Meyer - Snohomish #681 (Retail), Non-food receiving Clerk, UFCW 21
J'Nee DeLancey, Town & Country #211 (Ballard), Beer/Wine/Spirt Manager, UFCW 21
Joann Gardner, Albertsons #3106 (Puyallup), Personnel Coordinator/Bookkeeper, UFCW 367
Kyong Barry, Albertsons #4483 (S Auburn), Front End Manager, UFCW 21
Lisa Gasser, Fred Meyer #424 (South Hill), Bakery Clerk, UFCW 367
Maggie Breshears, Fred Meyer - Greenwood #122 (Grocery), Personal Shopper, UFCW 21
Maroot Nanakul, Safeway #464 (Bear Creek), Front End Manager, UFCW 21
Michaela Strain, QFC #819 (Bothell), Meat Wrapper, UFCW 21
Mike Sherman, Fred Meyer # 265 – Puyallup, Grocery Clerk, UFCW 367
Mike Solberg, Safeway # 547 (Graham), Grocery Clerk, UFCW 367
Paul Ames Reinhold, Metropolitan Market #157 (Uptown), Cheese Kiosk Clerk, UFCW 21
Richard Waits, Haggen #15 (Burlington), Deli Clerk, UFCW 21
Robin Hillistad, QFC #858 (N Seattle), HR Specialist/Bookkeeper, UFCW 21
Sam Dancy, QFC #825 (Westwood Village), Front End Supervisor, UFCW 21
Sue Wilmot, Safeway #1252 (Bainbridge Island), Front End Checker, UFCW 21
Wendy Garrett-Drake, Albertsons #469 (Mukilteo), Personnel Coordinator/Bookkeeper, Teamsters 38
Wil Peterson, Fred Meyer - Everett #95 (Grocery), CCK Checker, UFCW 21
Faye Guenther, President, UFCW 21
Steve Chandler, Principal Officer Teamsters 38
Joe Mizrahi, Secretary Treasurer, UFCW 21
Tammi Brady, Recording Secretary, Teamsters 38
Samantha Kantak, Executive Assistant, Teamsters 38
Kate Meckler, Trustee, UFCW 367
Angel Gonzalez, Deputy Trustee, UFCW 367
Jim McGuinness, Attorney, UFCW 21, Teamsters 38 and UFCW 367