Jefferson HealthCare Pro Tech Clinics - Tentative Agreement Reached

Our Bargaining Team has reached a tentative agreement on a new three year contract and recommends a YES vote! We are excited to announce that the new agreement includes:

• COMPETITIVE WAGE INCREASES each year of the agreement

• Full retro to November 1, 2021

• Plus market increases for several job classifications

• One for one past experience credit starting in year three

• Certification pay process improvements

• Security guard premium improvements

• New temporary reduction of FTE language

• And more!

Full details of the contract offer will be available during the online vote on Tuesday, January 25 @ 6am-8pm. You will receive an email from UFCW 21 via “SimplyVoting” with your unique login information. All members in good standing are eligible to vote.

TO VOTE ONLINE, make sure your information is up to date! In order to vote on proposals, make sure your personal email is up to date in our records. If you did not receive this announcement via email, please update your email at: ufcw21/update-your-information.

If you do not receive an email to vote on Tuesday, January 25, please reach out to Union Representative Ryan Degouveia at rdegouveia@ufcw21.org or 360-662-1989 to provide an updated email address.

Join the vote information meeting on Monday, January 24 via Zoom. It is very important that members attend the meeting to get a full understanding of the Employer’s offer and have your questions answered.

Jefferson Healthcare Vote Information Meeting on Zoom
Monday, January 24
Drop in @ 4-5pm and 7-8pm
Zoom details to join the meeting will be mailed and emailed.

CHI General Update - Vote Scheduled on Wages

We are pleased to announce that, given today’s hyper-competitive labor market, we’ve come to an agreement with your employer to implement our 2022 wage increase months ahead of schedule along with some additional wage adjustments for select classifications that have fallen behind market. 

These changes will affect the following units:

• St. Anne Hospital (Pro-Tech)

• St. Joseph Medical Center (Pro-Tech)

• St. Michael Medical Center (Pro-Tech)

• St. Michael Medical Center (Service & Dietary)

While we are not scheduled to begin contract negotiations for these units until next year, immediate action on wages was deemed necessary in order to retain and recruit staff.

However, the proposed wage increases must first be approved by a vote of membership before they can be implemented. We will be voting online via “SimplyVoting” on Thursday, January 20 from 6:00AM to 8:00PM. You will be receiving an email from UFCW 21 via “SimplyVoting” with your unique login information, along with all the details about the proposed changes to your contract.

In order to vote, everyone needs to make sure their personal email is up to date in our records. If you did not receive this announcement via email, please visit ufcw21.org/update-your-information and update your information. If you do not receive an email to vote on Thursday, January 20, then please reach out to your Union Representative no later than 5PM on the day of the vote to provide an updated email address.  

Have Questions? 

There will be virtual meetings the day prior to the vote to explain the proposed changes and answer questions. You can also reach out to your Union Representative to learn more about the proposed wage increases.

St. Joseph Medical Center

Wednesday, January 19

5PM – 6PM

St. Michael Medical Center

Wednesday, January 19

6PM – 7PM

St. Anne Hospital

Wednesday, January 19

7PM – 8PM

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

MultiCare Covington Medical Center Service & Technical & RN - Emergency Wage Increases—Vote Scheduled

We are pleased to announce that we’ve come to a tentative agreement with MultiCare on emergency wage increases for all UFCW Local 21 members at Covington Medical Center! The proposed increases would align our wages with the union contracts recently negotiated at Auburn Medical Center.

It is also important to note that this is considered a mid-cycle increase, meaning that it is occurring outside of normally scheduled contract negotiations. Therefore, we are still scheduled to renegotiate your contract later this year, which will be another opportunity to further increase wages and make other changes to your contract. 

However, the proposed wage increase must first be approved by a vote of membership before they can be implemented. We will be voting online via “SimplyVoting” on Thursday, January 13 from 6:00AM to 8:00PM. You will be receiving an email from UFCW 21 via “SimplyVoting” with your unique login information. 

In order to vote, everyone needs to make sure their personal email is up to date in our records. If you did not receive this announcement via email, please visit ufcw21.org/update-your-information and update your information. If you do not receive an email to vote on Thursday, January 13, then please reach out to Union Representative Kent Tse at ktse@ufcw21.org no later than 5PM on the day of the vote to provide an updated email address. 

Have Questions? 

There will be virtual meetings on the day of the vote to explain the details of the offer and answer any questions. Drop-in anytime during the scheduled meeting times.

Thursday, January 13

6AM – 8AM & 5PM – 7PM

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

Samaritan Hospital - Tentative Agreement Reached—Vote Scheduled!

After just 2 sessions of bargaining, your bargaining team is recommending a “YES” vote on the proposed new 3-year contract with Samaritan Health.

This contract will:

• Secure across the bargaining unit wage increase for all members each year of the contract

• Improvements to the top of the scale wages 

• Increase PTO hours accrual rate for over 10 years by adding tiers

• Improve floating language

Join us in voting “YES” next week! Members will need to be in good standing and attend the vote in person. Answer to any question and a complete document will be provided at the vote for review. 

Join one of our two voting meetings!

• Monday, January 10, 2022 from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm 

• Tuesday, January 11, 2022 from 7:30 am to 9:30 am

• Vote meetings will be held in Room 407

Bargaining Team: Tammy Fisk, Russell Roden, Gloria Robbins, Rachael Hunter

If you have questions, please reach out to your bargaining team members or Union Representative Maureen Hatton at 509-340-7371

Hood Famous Vote Notice - Tentative Agreement Reached on Wage Scale

Your Bargaining Team has reached a tentative agreement with Management on the implementation of a wage scale at Hood Famous!

Wage Scale Placement: Current employees will be placed on the wage scale based on their years of service with Hood Famous, minus the 6 months the workplace was closed in 2020, if you were an employee during that time.

• The Employer can always pay above and beyond the requirements of the wage scale. The proposed wage scale only determines the minimum that the Employer must pay an employee based on their service with the company.

Lead Premium: Any employee who is assigned a lead position shall receive an additional $1.00/hr premium on top of their regular rate of pay.

Certification Premium: Any employee who holds a Culinary Degree shall receive an additional $1.00/hr premium on top of their regular rate of pay.

Tips: Tipping will continue to be accepted in addition to the proposed wage scale! If the Employer decides to prohibit tips, they will be required to bargain the effects of the change and a new wage scale would need to be developed.

Service Charge: In the event the Employer decides to implement a service charge, employees will be entitled to at least 50% of the money collected, split between employees in accordance with the current tip policy. The Employer would also be required to display notices at the counter and on menus outlining the percentage of the service charge that goes to employees.

Recognition for Past Experience: New hires who have at least 4 years of experience in the industry (within the last six years) shall be start at Step 3 of the wage scale.

A wage scale in one of the most important parts of any contract, ensuring fair and equitable wages for all bargaining unit employees. A wage scale establishes a minimum wage and guaranteed raises that management cannot deny an employee for any reason, minimizing the impact of favoritism or biases in the workplace.

However, the proposed changes to your contract must be approved by a vote of UFCW 21 membership at Hood Famous before they can be implemented. Due to COVID-19, we will be voting these changes online via a service called “Simply Voting” on Thursday January 6 @ 6AM - 8PM. You will be receiving an email from UFCW 21 via “SimplyVoting” with your unique login information at 6:00AM on the day of the vote.

In order to vote you must be a UFCW 21 member in good standing. We also need an updated email address, so if you did not receive this announcement via email, please update your contact information at:

ufcw21.org/update-your-information

If you do not receive an email to vote on Thursday, January 6, then please reach out to Union Rep Heather Elliott @ 206-436-6591 no later than 5PM on the day of the vote to provide an updated email address.

Join our virtual meeting the night before the vote to answer any questions you have regarding the proposed changes!

Wednesday, January 5 • 6:00 PM
Contact your Bargaining Team or Union Rep for meeting details. Details will also be emailed.

Conifer St. Michael Medical Center - Tentative Agreement Reached – Vote Scheduled

Your Bargaining Team has reached a tentative agreement with management on new collective bargaining agreement for Conifer employees at St. Michael Medical Center. Your Bargaining Team unanimously recommends a “YES” vote! 

The proposed changes to the agreement include:

• Historic wage increases for every bargaining unit employee!

• Increased Paid Time Off (PTO) accrual rates for many employees,

• New reporting structure for safety and staffing concerns, requiring a written response from management,

• Posting of work schedules at least 14 days before the start of the schedule,

• Guaranteed four hours of pay when reporting to work but sent home due to an emergency, 

• And much more!

We are very excited about this tentative agreement, which we believe will help recruit and retain staff with significantly higher pay and improved working conditions.

The full details of the offer will be made available during our online vote meeting on Tuesday, January 4: 

It’s extremely important that members attend the zoom meeting to get a full understanding of the employer’s offer and have your questions answered. However, voting will not take place at this meeting.

We will be voting online via “SimplyVoting” on Wednesday, January 5 from 6:00AM to 8:00PM. You will be receiving an email from UFCW 21 via “SimplyVoting” with your unique login information. 

In order to vote, everyone needs to make sure their personal email is up to date in our records. If you did not receive this announcement via email, please visit ufcw21.org/update-your-information and update your information. If you do not receive an email to vote on Wednesday January 5, then please reach out to Union Representative Ryan Degouveia 360-662-1989 no later than 5PM on the day of the vote to provide an updated email address. 

Albertsons / Safeway Department Manager Vote - Tentative Agreement Reached, Contract Votes Scheduled

UFCW 21, 367 and Teamsters 38 have reached a tentative settlement pending the ratification of the membership, arising from a grievance filed on behalf of all effected members for unilateral changes and implementation of the existing company’s matrix formula for department managers beyond positions bargained over in the contract. 

Wage increases, as part of the settlement, went into effect December 5, 2021, pending ratification of the membership.

Vote meetings will be held on Thursday, December 16 at 8:30am - 930am & 6:00 - 7:00pm where we will be reviewing the tentative agreement and answering any questions.

Secure online voting will begin on December 16 at 12AM and end at 11:59PM. You will receive a ballot through your email where you can review the highlight sheet and vote on to accept the settlement. All active effected members in good standing in the following positions, Safeway/Albertsons Produce Managers, Safeway/Albertsons Starbucks Managers, Safeway/Albertsons Floral Managers, Safeway/Albertsons Deli Assistant Manager, Albertsons Butcher Block Supervisor, Safeway Seafood Department Managers and Safeway GMHBC Department Managers are eligible to vote but must have an active, correct email on file with the union in order to vote by secure email.

Make sure your information is up to date!

If you have questions, please contact Andy Heyman 206-436-6539

Tomlinson Linen - We have reached a historic contract agreement! We will be voting on Friday December 3!

Después de tres sesiones de negociación, ¡hemos llegado a un acuerdo contractual con Tomlinson Linen! Peleamos por aumentos salariales de antigüedad, aumentos salariales anuales, mayores contribuciones a la pensión de jubilación, mejorar precauciones en el trabajo y ningún aumento al seguro de salud.

Al final, pudimos ganar los mayores aumentos salariales en la historia de negociaciones en Tomlinson, duplicamos las aportaciones a su pensión de jubilación, ¡y aseguramos que los pagos del seguro de salud no aumenten! A pesar de que la Compañía no aceptó aumentos salariales de antigüedad, ¡aceptaron un bono adicional a los empleados con cinco años o más de servicio!

 ¡Su comité de negociación está recomendando un voto “SÍ” el 3 de diciembre! ¡Estaremos votando en la sala de descanso de 1:30pm a 3:30pm el viernes 3 de diciembre!

After three bargaining sessions, we have reached a contract agreement with Tomlinson Linen! We fought for seniority wage increases, annual wage increases, increased contributions to the retirement pension, safer workplace conditions, and no increase to the health insurance.

At the end, we were able to win the highest wage increases in the history of Tomlinson Linen negotiations, we more than doubled retirement pension contributions, and ensured that the health insurance premiums will not increase! Although the Company did not agree to seniority wage increases, they did agree to an additional bonus to employees with five years or more of service!

Your bargaining committee is recommending a “YES” vote on December 3! We will be voting in the break room from 1:30pm to 3:30pm on Friday December 3!

Have A Heart Tentative Agreement Reached

Have A Heart Tentative Agreement Reached

Bargaining Team Unanimously Recommends a YES Vote

Our bargaining team has reached a tentative agreement with management that includes some of the following Highlights:

• Wage Increases Each Year

• New Paid Holidays

• Improvements to Bonus Structure

• Improvements to Employee Discount

“Join us in Voting Yes for our Contract. We look forward to seeing everyone at the vote meetings.” - Have a Heart Bargaining Team

Our Union Bargaining Team: Jenna Burns, Ocean Shores; Devin Johansson, Greenwood; Zion Grae-El, Belltown; Joe Chaten, Skyway

Ratification Vote Meetings: Wednesday, December 8

Ocean Shores

Time 12:00-3:00pm

Employee Breakroom

Belltown

Time 2:00p -5:00pm

Employee Breakroom

Bothell

Time 2:00pm – 5:00pm

Employee Breakroom

Greenwood

Time 2:00pm – 5:00pm

Employee Breakroom

Skyway

Time 2:00pm – 5:00pm

Employee Breakroom

Only members in good standing are eligable to vote. If you have any questions please contact your Rep Tim Moisio 253-948-2262 or Ariana Davis 206-817-0034

Kaiser Pharmacy - Tentative Agreement Reach on Local & National Bargains!

Tentative Agreement Reached on local & national bargains!

Our Bargaining Team has reached a tentative agreement with Kaiser on a new local collective bargaining agreement for Pharmacy and a National Agreement through the Alliance of Health Care Unions. We are very excited to tell you that these agreements include the following: 

• COMPETITIVE WAGE INCREASES each year of the agreement and continued bonuses through the Performance Sharing Program
  3% 2021; 3% 2022; 2% + 2% bonus 2023; 2% + 2% bonus 2024

• INCLUDES FULL RETRO PAY BACK TO October 1, 2021

• Increase Retiree Medical from $350 per year of service to $1,000 per year of service

• Improvements to Access for Education with escalation of benefits

• Secured Sound Retirement Pension and increased funding

• And so much more!

Full details of the contract offers will be available during online vote on Wednesday, December 8 from 6AM to 8PM. You will recieve an email from UFCW 21 via “SimplyVoting” with your unique login information.

TO VOTE ONLINE MAKE SURE YOUR INFORMATION IS UP TO DATE!

In order to vote on both proposals, everyone needs to make sure their personal email is up to date in our records. If you did not receive this announcement via email, please visit ufcw21.org/update-your-information and update your information. If you do not receive an email to vote on December 8, please reach out to Union Representative Rhonda Fisher-Ivie at rfisherivie@ufcw21.org or 206-436-6584 no later than 5PM on the day of the vote to provide an updated email address.

Kaiser Spokane Pharmacy Techs Tentative Agreement Reached on local and national bargains

Kaiser Spokane Pharmacy Techs

Tentative Agreement Reached on local & national bargains!

After months of bargaining and organizing together for a first contract, your Spokane Pharmacy Tech Bargaining Team has reached a tentative agreement with Kaiser on a local collective bargaining agreement and a National Agreement through the Alliance of Health Care Unions. We are very excited to tell you that these agreements include the following:

• The Western Washington Wage Scale

• Maintain Your Current Retirement Plan

• COMPETITIVE ACROSS THE BOARD WAGE INCREASES each year and bonuses through the Performance Sharing Program 3% 2021; 3% 2022; 2% + 2% bonus 2023; 2% + 2% bonus 2024

• Additional Step Wage Increases each year

• Retiree Medical $1,000 per year of service

• Education Benefits locally and Nationally

• New Premiums, Benefits, and Differentials

• Just Cause Protections and Grievance Procedure

• Specific language to address Spokane issues including on-call shifts, floating, vacation requests and so much more!

The full details of the offer will be made available during our In-Person vote meetings on December 6. You must be present in-person and a member in good standing to be eligible to vote on the contract.

Kaiser Spokane Pharmacy Tech Vote Meetings Monday December 6, drop-in 7-10AM & 5–8PM

UFCW 21 Spokane Office: 2805 N. Market St., Spokane, WA 99207

Please contact Union Representative Maureen Hatton with any questions, 509-340-7370.

Kaiser Pro Tech Optical Tentative Agreement Reached on local & national bargains

Kaiser Pro Tech Optical

Tentative Agreement Reached on local & national bargains!

Our Bargaining Team has reached a tentative agreement with Kaiser on a new four-year local collective bargaining agreement for Pro Tech Optical and a National Agreement through the Alliance of Health Care Unions. We are very excited to tell you that these agreements include the following:

• COMPETITIVE WAGE INCREASES each year of the agreement and continued bonuses through the Performance Sharing Program 3% 2021; 3% 2022; 2% + 2% bonus 2023; 2% + 2% bonus 2024

• INCLUDES FULL RETRO PAY BACK TO October 1, 2021

• Increase Retiree Medical from $350 per year of service to

• $1,000 per year of service

• Improvements to Certification Pay and access to Education Funds

• And so much more!

Full details of the contract offers will be available during online vote on Wednesday, December 8 from 6AM to 8PM. You will receive an email from UFCW 21 via “SimplyVoting” with your unique login information.

to vote online Make sure your information is up to date!

In order to vote on both proposals, everyone needs to make sure their personal email is up to date in our records. If you did not receive this announcement via email, please visit ufcw21.org/update-your-information and update your information. If you do not receive an email to vote on December 8, please reach out to Union Representative Rhonda Fisher-Ivie at rfisherivie@ufcw21.org or 206-436-6584 no later than 5PM on the day of the vote to provide an updated email address.

Macy’s - New Vote Date in Bellingham

Today’s vote was canceled due to the flooding emergency in the region, all other vote locations are open normally today, but there will be a rescheduled vote in Bellingham.

Vote meetings for both the Macy’s mall store contract and Macy’s Furniture Gallery Contract have been scheduled for this fully recommended offer that includes wage increases, new safety and pandemic language, and NO TAKE AWAYS! Full details of the tentative agreement will be available at the vote meetings.

Please make sure to arrive with enough time to review the offer and ask questions prior to the end of the meeting.

UFCW 21 members in good standing are encouraged to attend the meeting, ask questions, and vote on the contract.

Join your coworkers and vote on the new contract!

Monday, November 22
8am - 12pm
3pm - 7pm

Oxford Suites Bellingham
4051 Meridian St
Belllingham, WA 98226

Trios Health - Tentative Agreement Reached!

After a marathon bargain session that went until 3:30 AM, we are pleased to announce that we have a fully recommended tentative agreement.

There will be no Informational Picket on November 18, 2021!

Although we did not get everything that we were asking for, we did make huge progress is gaining ground to become more competitive in wages within our region.  We were also able to improve many other areas within our contract!

Please join us in voting “YES” on this new three-year agreement on December 6, 2021.

Vote Meetings
Monday , December 6 

• 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

• 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM

• 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Trios Conference RoomsA and A1

You must be present and a member in good standing to vote. A full version of the contract will be available at the vote for your viewing and your team will be present to answer any questions you may have on the proposal. UFCW 21 members are encouraged to attend a meeting, ask questions, and vote on the contract. 

Please reach out to your bargaining team or Union Representative Austen Louden 509-340-7372 with any questions or concerns.

Our Trios Health Bargaining Team: Casey Nitta, Stephanie Weibel, Milari Olexa, Tami Ottenbreit, and Carol Goplen

Evergreen Health Monroe - Wage Increase Vote Scheduled

Evergreen Monroe and UFCW 21 recognize the need to increase wages.

After careful review of the job market, we are scheduling a vote to ratify proposed contract wage increases for all job classifications. This vote will also include a new job classification, Pharmacy Coordinator.

Your Steward Team Recommends a YES Vote!

Join Your Coworkers and Vote on Wage Increases

• Friday, November 12 

• 11:00AM - 3:00PM

• Evergreen Monroe Medical Center

• 14701 179th Avenue SE Monroe WA

• Godard Room

All Union members will have a chance to review the recommended offer and ask questions prior to voting. All UFCW21 members in good standing are eligible to attend the vote. If you are new to the Union or have not joined—we hope to see you there to complete your application, learn about your contract, and vote on wage increases.  

If you have questions, please contact your Union Representative Rhonda Fisher-Ivie @ 253-245-3739.

Jefferson County Tentative Agreement Reached Vote meetings scheduled

The Bargaining Committee is pleased to announce that a new tentative agreement has been reached with Jefferson County that includes wage increases and other improvements with NO TAKEAWAYS.

UFCW 21 members in good standing are encouraged to attend the meeting, ask questions, and vote on the contract.

Vote on this fully recommended offer at these times and locations on Friday, November 12:

12pm - 1:30pm
Castle Hill Public Health
Main Conference Room
615 Sheridan St, Port Townsend, WA 98368

5pm - 6:30pm
Jefferson County Courthouse
Courtroom
1820 Jefferson St, Port Townsend, WA 98368

Macy’s Ratification Vote Meetings

Vote meetings for both the Macy’s mall store contract and Macy’s Furniture Gallery Contract have been scheduled for this fully recommended offer that includes wage increases, new safety and pandemic language, and NO TAKE AWAYS! Full details of the tentative agreement will be available at the vote meetings.

Please make sure to arrive with enough time to review the offer and ask questions prior to the end of the meeting.

UFCW 21 members in good standing are encouraged to attend the meeting, ask questions, and vote on the contract.

Join your coworkers and vote on the new contract at one of the locations!

Tuesday, November 16
8am - 12pm
3pm - 7pm

Oxford Suites Bellingham
4051 Meridian St
Belllingham, WA 98226

Lynnwood Convention Center
3711 196th St SW
Lynwood, WA 98036

DoubleTree Suites by Hilton Southcenter
16500 Southcenter Pkwy
Seattle, WA 98188

Three Rivers Hospital - Tentative agreement reached

After two days of meeting with the Employer’s team, a fully recommended agreement has been reached.

We were able to secure wage increases for all RNs that will make our hospital Market Competitive within our region. There were NO TAKEAWAYS in this contract cycle.

All members in good standing are eligible to vote and must do so in person.

Join your coworkers and vote on your new contract! You will be able to review the complete document at the vote.

Thursday, November 11
6:30pm - 8pm
McKinley Room

Friday, November 12
7:30am - 9am
McKinley Room

Our Bargaining Team: Zach Riggle, Med Surg RN; Rosemarie, Holder OR RN

Please reach out to our Bargaining Team or Union Rep Maureen Hatton (509) 340-7370

Uwajimaya - Contract Ratification Vote Scheduled

We have reached a final agreement on all the terms discussed in the 2019 Grocery Store Workers bargain, including wages, benefits and securing our pension.

Join your coworkers and vote on your new contract - Thursday, November 4!
Bellevue Store @ 9AM - 10:30AM
699 120th Ave. NE (break room)

Renton Store @ 12PM - 1:30PM
501 S Grady Way Renton (break room)

Seattle Store @ 2:30PM - 4PM
519 6th Ave. S (break room)

All members in good standing are eligible to vote.

Macy's - Tentative Agreement Reached with Macy’s!

The bargaining committee is happy to announce that we have reached a fully recommended tentative agreement for a new union contract! In the coming days we will be announcing the dates, times, and places for the vote meetings. Full details of the tentative agreement will be available at the vote meetings.

This fully recommended offer that includes wage increases, new safety and pandemic language, and NO TAKE AWAYS!