Puget Sound Allied Grocery Stores - Haggen Meat - Tentative Agreement Reached—Contract Vote Time Scheduled!

Attend and Vote! MEMBERS OF THE BARGAINING TEAM RECOMMENDED A YES VOTE!

Your vote is important. During this vote we will be voting on contract ratification and taking strike authorization. It is your decision if we ratify the contract or prepare for strike. Your bargaining team is recommending YES to ratify the contract and NO to strike.

After months of leafleting, info-picketing, and petition-signing, 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:

• First-of-its-kind staffing language

• Strong Journey wage increases

• Health and pension funding that sees no benefit cuts

• Contract alignment with Snohomish Grocery and Spokane-area grocery/meat, uniting nearly 30,000 grocery workers across Washington State in a unified fight

From June 12 to 15, our team bargained for nearly 60 hours straight, fighting down to the last nickel.

Some other highlights include:

• Training Up: Major investment in a Meat Apprenticeship WeTrain program to help strengthen our industry for years to come

• Premium Increases: Doubling the Meat Manager pay from $1 above Journey to $2 above Journey, the first increase to manager pay in years

• Largest Journey Increase: Largest average increase to our Journey wages over the contract we have ever won

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

"We're fired up to return to the table sooner than ever—and this time with thousands more workers with us"

— Kyle Doherty, Haggen Meat

These votes are open to all active members of UFCW 3000 Haggen Meat in King County.

Members in good standing are eligible to vote at the following location and date.

Contract Ratification Vote

• Friday, August 22, 2025

• 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM

• Haggen Woodinville: Breakroom

• 17641 Garden Way NE, Woodinville, WA 98072

For questions, please contact your Union Representative, bargaining team members, and stewards for updates. If you are unable to connect with your union rep, steward, or bargaining team member you may call the MRC at 1-866-210-3000 for more information.

North Valley Hospital & Extended Care (Non-RNs) Tentative Agreement Reached! Contract Vote Scheduled!

Our 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

In-Person Vote

August 11, 2025
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Boardroom, North Valley Hospital

All relevant vote documents will be available at the vote.

Eligibility:

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

• Join UFCW 3000 >>

• Contact your Union Representative

Have Questions?

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact your bargaining team or Union Representative, Becky Latzel (509) 340-7370.

Lourdes Counseling Center - Tentative Agreement Reached – Your Voice Matters! Our Bargaining Team is Recommending a YES vote!

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!

What's Next:

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.

In-Person Vote

August 8, 2025
6:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Lourdes Counseling Center, Cafeteria Room

• All vote documents will be available at the vote

Eligibility:

• 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

  • VVisit the UFCW Join Application >>

  • Contact your Union Representative

Have Questions?

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

PRMCE Technical - TENTATIVE AGREEMENT REACHED; VOTE SCHEDULED!

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.

Join us July 30 for Vote Meetings!

Pavillion:
7:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Classroom

Colby Campus:
10:00 AM - 2:30 PM
Rainer Conference Room

Not a member yet? Apply here >>

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.