Puget Sound Allied Grocery Stores: Camano Island Meat Contract Vote Scheduled!

Puget Sound Allied Grocery Stores: Camano Island Meat Contract Vote Scheduled!

After months of leafleting, info-picketing, petition-signing, and winning a 97% strike authorization vote, our bargaining team harnessed the power of thousands of grocery and meat workers to fight and win a fair contract. All that organizing helped win: 

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Katterman's Pharmacy Vote Notice - Katterman's Pharmacy to merge onto Ostrom's Drug union contract!

After many delays and the closure of nearly all the other drug stores on the former Northwest Employee Relations (NERI) multi-employer union contract, an agreement has been drafted between UFCW 3000, Ostrom's Drug, and Katterman's Pharmacy. The Letter of Understanding will allow (with a ratification vote of the members at both pharmacies) Katterman's Pharmacy employees to merge with the Ostrom's Drug union contract. This will replace the now-expired NERI contract and accept most of the terms of the Ostrom's Drug contract.

Most notably, the pension plan will change from the old legacy plan, the Sound Retirement Trust, to the current Sound Variable Annuity Pension. The new plan will allow newer members vesting credit if they have been with Katterman's less than five years so that they do not have to begin their vesting period again, and automatic vesting for those already past the five-year mark on the Sound Retirement Trust.

Most workers on the old pension voted in favor of this change in 2019 and moved over to the new plan in the following year. The variable annuity pension is structured in such a way to allow market trends to not have such dramatic impacts on pensions, as happened with many in the wake of the 2008 global financial crash.

Ratification Vote

  • July 23

    • Ostrom’s Drug, (on site): 10:00 AM - Noon

    • Katterman’s Pharmacy: 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Your Union Representative Aaron Bailey will be on site with the UFCW 3000 negotiator Daniel Cobb on July 23 to hold this ratification vote and answer any questions you may have. Aaron can be reached at 206-436-6631 if you have clarifying questions.

Providence Mt. Carmel - Bargaining Team Reaches Tentative Agreement—Contract Vote Scheduled!

After two full months of bargaining, despite challenges and difficult conversations with management, our bargaining team persevered and has reached a tentative agreement with Providence Mt. Carmel. On July 16, we will have a contract ratification vote. Please join the bargaining team at the vote and have any questions you may have answered. All documents will be provided at the time of the vote.

Contract Vote

July 16, 2025
4:00 PM - 8:00 PM
HEC

UFCW 3000 members in good standing are encouraged to attend the vote meeting, read the documents, ask questions, and vote on the contract. Reach out to your Union Representative, Lenaya Wilhelm, at 866-210-3000, Ext. 7369, with any questions or concerns.

Providence Regional Medical Center Everett Professionals Tentative Agreement Reached Contract Vote Scheduled!

Providence Regional Medical Center Everett Professionals Tentative Agreement Reached Contract Vote Scheduled!

On July 1, 2025, after a nearly 24-hour bargaining session, your union bargaining committee representing the Professionals at Providence Everett is proud to announce that we have reached a tentative agreement on our new contract!

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Puget Sound Allied Grocery Stores Tentative Agreement Reached—vote times scheduled!

Puget Sound Allied Grocery Stores Tentative Agreement Reached—vote times scheduled!

Our union member bargaining team reached a Tentative Agreement and recommends a YES vote to accept the proposal from the employers.

“This is the ninth time I’ve sat at this table—this contract allows us to majorly build our power in the region” —Jeff Smith, Fred Meyer GM

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Providence Centralia Technical - Tentative Agreement Reached

After five bargaining sessions, our bargaining team has reached a tentative agreement.

Contract Ratification Vote

  • June 12, 2025

  • 6:30 AM - 8:30 AM and 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

  • Providence Centralia Admin Conference Room

Our bargaining team unanimously recommends a “YES” vote. Highlights of the agreement include:

Wages:

  • Year 1 New Wage Scale with increases

  • Year 2 & 3 ATBs of 3.00% & 3.00%

  • Removed ghost steps at years 16 & 19

  • Experience Audit following ratification, which will provide members with a second wage increase once moved to 1:1 years’ experience

  • And more...

Union Membership:

  • Reduced ‘opt-out’ window from membership from 30-days following ratification & 15-days following hire, to 10-days for both.

Union Representation:

  • Significantly improved Union Rep Access to remove restrictions on rep visits which limited access to areas of the hospital that are ‘open to the general public’ & removed language stating that reps are ‘subject to the same general rules applicable to other non-employees’

  • New Article which allows for two months of Union Leave

  • And more...

All members of the Providence Centralia Technical Unit are encouraged to be part of this important vote. Your voice and vote are critical to building power for the future. Only members in good standing are eligible to vote, and voting will only be conducted in person.

Bargaining Team: Jennifer Frunz, Mammography Technologist; Jennifer Mullins, CT Technologist; Shauna Allen, Pharmacy Tech; Shea Carney, Respiratory Care Practitioner

“We made strong gains on wages, and our pay is now competitive in the market. We are thrilled to be moving forward.”

— Shauna Allen, Pharmacy Technician

Questions or to get more involved, please contact Union Representative Collin Greer, (360) 662-1982 or email Cgreer@ufcw3000.org

Puget Sound Allied Grocery Stores Vote YES to Authorize a Strike & NO on a Bad Contract!

Puget Sound Allied Grocery Stores Vote YES to Authorize a Strike & NO on a Bad Contract!

As the time to reach a deal came down to the wire, the companies acted with no urgency. They made our team wait for hours between proposals, and when they did pass something back, they only moved an inch here and there. Their posture at the table spoke volumes: They don’t value our work, and they don’t think we’re ready to fight for what we deserve. We’re happy to prove them wrong.

Our bargaining team unanimously recommends a NO vote on the contract and a YES vote to authorize a strike so corporate knows they can’t push us around.

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