After a first negotiation with Providence at Home with Compassus, our bargaining team worked hard and has reached a tentative agreement. On August 18, we will have a ratification vote. Please join the bargaining team at the vote and have any questions you may have answered.
Read MoreOur union bargaining committee, representing the registered nurses at Providence Centralia Hospital is proud to announce that we have reached a tentative agreement on our new contract! Vote meetings have been scheduled, and all PCH RNs are encouraged to attend!
Read MoreOur bargaining team is recommending a YES vote on a proposed change to our contract language. The proposal includes important updates that would:
Increase access to certification premiums
Introduce two new job classifications with associated wage scales
Bargaining Team: Michelle Beattie, Tonya Smith
August 11, 2025
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Boardroom, North Valley Hospital
All relevant vote documents will be available at the vote.
UFCW 3000 members in good standing are encouraged to drop in the vote meeting, ask questions, read the proposal, and cast their vote.
Not a member yet? No problem! You can:
Reach out to our bargaining team
Contact your Union Representative
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact your bargaining team or Union Representative, Becky Latzel (509) 340-7370.
On July 30 and 31, our rank-and-file bargaining team met with management and successfully reached a tentative agreement! We voiced our concerns regarding economic issues. The employer heard us, after 12 hours on the 31st, and we're excited to share how these historically significant wage increases will improve recruitment, retention, and safe staffing!
"Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much."
— Helen Keller
Now, it's time for us to come together and make our voices heard!
Say goodbye to a five-year contract and hello to a better future! We're taking action to ensure a brighter future for all workers.
August 8, 2025
6:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Lourdes Counseling Center, Cafeteria Room
All vote documents will be available at the vote
UFCW 3000 members in good standing are encouraged to drop-in the vote meeting, ask questions, read the proposal, and cast their vote.
Not a member yet? No problem! You can:
Reach out to our bargaining team
Contact your Union Representative
If you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to reach out to your bargaining team or Union Representative, Juanita Quezada (509) 340-7407.
Bargaining Team: Marilyn Pritchard, Shanelle Cox, Joe Goodman, and Nichole Arnzen
After months of bargaining and voting down the company's last offer along with a 97% strike authorization, our rock-solid unity has given our committee the strength we needed to get a recommended agreement!
Read MoreWe have reached a thoroughly recommended tentative agreement with FCH regarding the new Overtime calculation method, which will be calculated by the minute instead of rounding.
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On the early morning of July 18—following a nearly 24-hour bargaining session—your union bargaining team representing the Technical workers at Providence Everett is proud to announce that we have reached a tentative agreement on our new contract!
Vote meetings have been scheduled, and all PRMCE Techs are encouraged to attend!
Key wins in our new agreement include:
Wages & Pay Scale:
Significant & highly competitive wage increases across all job classifications!
Removed all "ghost steps"
No more minimum hours required to qualify for step increases!
EIB Day One: Access to our Extended Illness Bank on the first day of a qualifying illness or absence.
All new contract language about workers who travel between Colby & Pacific campuses; cases being canceled when we're already on our way to the hospital while on Standby; and addressing a "sunset" period for documented corrective actions or disciplines
"Our union bargaining team worked incredibly hard for this win—and it shows! We focused heavily on wages that will benefit everyone, and secured creative language to try to resolve ongoing workplace issues and address the challenges Techs at PRMCE face every day. We are very proud of the collaboration between our leadership team and members of our bargaining team. This agreement is worth checking out at our vote on July 30 & we unanimously recommend a yes vote!"
— Maria Goodall, Vascular Technologist
Bargaining Team: Maria Goodall, Vascular Technologist; Madison Derksema, UFCW 3000 Union Representative; Maureen Hatton, UFCW 3000 Healthcare Division Director; Brandan Zielinski, UFCW 3000 Lead Contract Negotiator; Noah Holland, Sr. Surgical Tech; Darryl Keffer, Respiratory Care Practitioner; Terryl Smith, Pharmacy Technician; Cris Cassady, IR Technologist; Rodney Powers, Radiology Technologist
Only UFCW 3000 union members in good standing are eligible to vote, and voting will be conducted in person only.
Pavillion:
7:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Classroom
Colby Campus:
10:00 AM - 2:30 PM
Rainer Conference Room
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The next step in this process is to hold a vote of the membership at ACME Farms + Kitchen. We will be on site on Tuesday, July 29 with copies of the Fully Recommended Settlement Agreement and will be able to discuss the terms with members.
Read MoreAfter months of pushing back on takeaways and fighting for a fair contract, our bargaining team has reached a tentative agreement with Have a Heart and fully recommends a yes vote. We’ll be holding a contract ratification vote on Wednesday July 30, in-person at each store.
Read MoreAfter 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:
Read MoreAfter 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:
Read MoreAfter 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.
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.
A tentative agreement with Providence Saint Joseph’s is in place. Your bargaining committee members, Maegan George and Michelle Fisher, endorse the proposal and recommend a Yes vote. On July 17, we will have a ratification vote.
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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.
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.
We are the Union. The members of UFCW 3000 are over 50,000 members working in grocery, retail, health care, meat packing, cannabis, & other industries across Washington state, north-east Oregon, and northern Idaho. UFCW 3000 is a chartered member of UFCW International with over 1.4 million workers in North America.
To build a powerful Union that fights for economic, political and social justice in our workplaces and in our communities.
