Metropolitan Market Contract Votes Scheduled!
/Our union member Bargaining Team reached a Tentative Agreement and recommends a YES vote to accept the proposal from the employers.
Read More“At a time when workers are struggling to keep up with sky-high prices for groceries, housing, health care, and other basic necessities, we cannot afford to give a tax cut to the wealthiest people in our state,” said Sam Dancy, UFCW 3000 Executive Board Vice President and Grocery Bargaining Team Member
Our member-led Bargaining Team met with representative from Puzzle Break to lay the foundation for the negotiations of our first union contract. We discussed guidelines around how proposals will be passed, Bargaining Team availability and our desire to have consistent and timely bargaining dates moving forward.
After months of difficult negotiations and a powerful show of solidarity, we have reached a tentative agreement on a new contract! Thanks to our collective strength, we secured significant improvements, including:
Please join us in person at the UFCW 3000 Des Moines office for Contract Action Team meetings on the following dates. We will be meeting in person at the union office, but for those who cannot join in person there will be an online option. During these meetings, will be sharing updates as well as creating picket signs for an upcoming info picket.
After months of difficult negotiations, a powerful informational picket, and an overwhelming strike authorization vote, our Union Bargaining Team fought late into the night on October 8 and reached a tentative agreement on a new contract!
The Nominations are in, now it’s time to vote for who will represent you and your coworkers from Ballard, Central District, and Issaquah PCCs on the newly formed PCC Labor Management Advisory Committee (LMAC). Secure online voting will take place Wednesday, October 21 from 8am to 8pm. Every PCC store elects one LMAC representative, you may only vote on a nominee from your own store.
Following a series of highly attended vote meetings on Monday, October 5, union technical workers at St. Joseph Medical Center voted nearly unanimously to:
Reject CommonSpirit’s subpar contract offer
Authorize a STRIKE
“We set the stage and gave our comprehensive proposal letting the employer know that our priorities are to win wages that we deserve, improve our transportation benefits, win immigration protection language as well as ensuring the safety of our co-workers. We are eager to see what BDA’s response is on the 21. ” -Kota Owens, Bargaining Team Member
For the first time in history, on Tuesday, Sept 29, grocery store workers from across Washington State and North Idaho met at the same table to plan for our upcoming bargaining session with Kroger and Albertsons.
Our team met with the employer again today to continue bargaining. We have finally started discussing economics, focusing on health care and wages, which we know are our members’ top priorities. We've seen very little movement from the employer and know we need to start escalating.
Correcting the Record: Decades after Organizing Her Own Unit, Leslie Ball Is Still Fighting for Her Coworkers
Leslie Ball, a certified surgical technologist at St. Joseph Medical Center in Tacoma and a longtime UFCW 3000 Union Steward, has spent decades standing up for herself and her coworkers.
Her fight for better working conditions began in the late 1990s, when she received a 30-cent wage increase, which ended up only being a five-cent raise after her employer reduced her shift differential by a quarter. With years of experience and a deep understanding of the value surgical techs bring to the table, she knew a nickel wasn’t going to cut it. So she and a coworker, Gail Miller, started organizing their colleagues at St. Joe's despite warnings that previous organizing efforts had failed.
Within a year, they helped Radiology, Respiratory Therapy, Pharmacy, Physical Therapy, and other departments form the hospital’s first Technical Unit, which ratified its first contract in 1999.
Please lookout for a vote notice once we can confirm when the ratification vote will take place. Members will all have a chance to review the vote documents and ask questions, we will also hold a meeting to discuss this historic TA very soon. Also, please thank your Bargaining Team! They worked very hard.
We’re getting ready to head to the bargaining table, and we want to hear from you!
Join our Union Bargaining Team for a Bargaining Kick-Off Meeting to talk about the upcoming negotiations, review bargaining priorities, discuss the bargaining process, and answer questions.
This is your opportunity to get involved, share what matters most to you, and help shape our priorities as we prepare for bargaining.
Meeting ID: 821 3753 7914 Passcode: 251390
Get Involved!
Strong contracts are built when members stay informed and involved. Join us as we kick off bargaining and make sure Jefferson County members’ voices are heard at the table.
We look forward to seeing you and hearing from you!
Our Union Bargaining Team has reached a Tentative Agreement with Olympic Medical Center and is recommending a YES vote!
After ten sessions across six months of negotiations, our union Bargaining Team reached the difficult but necessary decision to call for a strike authorization vote.
We’ve come to management with contract language addressing our positions being overstaffed by agency & traveler employees. Management have come to us rejecting this proposal.
Our Bargaining Team is thrilled to announce that on September 22, 2026, an overwhelming majority of our members voted YES and approved the contract! We now have a ratified contract!
Our Union Bargaining Team has been working for several months on an agreement to transition Audiology Assistants and Pathologist Assistants into the existing UFCW 3000 Kaiser Permanente Pro Tech Optical Contract and we have reached a tentative agreement. The Bargaining Team fully recommends this agreement.
Our union member Bargaining Team reached a Tentative Agreement and recommends a YES vote to accept the proposal from the employers.
Read MoreWe worked hard to negotiate a contract that will benefit us all. We were able to secure improvements, including, wage increases, increases to our premiums, improvements to some non-economic terms, longevity and ratification bonus. Full details of the contract will be available at the vote.
Read MoreWe are excited to announce that we have been working with the hospital on an agreement so that bargaining unit employees who are using Washington State Paid Family Medical Leave may elect to use up to twelve hours of Earned Time per pay period as a supplemental benefit.
Read MoreDowntown Dog Lounge is proposing to begin a new vacation policy after the new year. Because this is change affects our existing contract, we will be voting on the proposal on December 18.
Read More"Our team is excited to announce we have reached a tentative agreement that reflects our strength and solidarity as a Union. Your vote is critical to solidify this process and create a better working environment for everyone. Let's come together to ensure our future is bright! Now is the time to make our voices heard!"
— Sarah Edwards
"After a long day and extending our negotiations into the evening on December 3, we have reached a tentative agreement with the Employer. We have been bargaining since July and creating something that will make us feel heard and valued. We are very excited about this tentative agreement and feel like this is a huge win for our team at Wenatchee Regional Eye Center. I encourage everyone to come to the vote, learn about what has been accomplished and join our Union so your voice can be heard!"
— Cirri Cornelius
"Following numerous bargaining meetings and an extended day, our Bargaining Team reached a tentative agreement on our first contract with the Employer. Our team demonstrated exceptional influence and effectively communicated our interests, reaching an agreement that will change our jobs to careers! The concessions we have secured are substantial, but we will have work to do to be ready for negotiations in two and a half years. As a Bargaining Team member, I strongly recommend that you exercise your voice in favor of this agreement!"
— Martin Hernandez
Tuesday, December 16
4pm - 8pm
Confluence Health Central Campus Conference Room K
Our team is excited to share the complete document with you at the vote and answer any questions you may have. If you have any questions, reach out to a Bargaining Team member or your Union Rep, Becky Latzel at (509) 340-7370.
At our last bargaining session, Fresenius management presented a Last Best and Final offer, which automatically triggers a contract vote on the Employer's proposal.
Please join our online vote information meetings next week to review and talk together about the Employer's offer.
If you have any questions, reach out to our Union Rep Charlie King or a member of our Bargaining Team.
Tuesday, December 16
11:30am - 3:30pm
South Tacoma Clinic
5825 Tacoma Mall Blvd
STE 103
Tacoma, WA 98409
Tuesday, December 9
6:30pm - 7:15pm
Wednesday, December 10
10am - 10:45am
Thursday, December 11
6:30pm - 7:15pm
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Meeting ID: 712 328 6135
Passcode: 36309
Contract Vote Scheduled!
Read MoreWe worked hard to negotiate a contract that we all will benefit from. We were able to secure improvements to include but not limited to significant wage increases, increases to our premiums and differentials, improvement to some non-economics and a ratification bonus. Full details of the contract will be available at the vote.
Read MoreOur Bargaining Team has reached a tentative agreement on a new contract and recommends a yes vote!
Read MoreOur Bargaining Team has reached a tentative agreement on a new contract and recommends a yes vote!
Read MoreAfter months of negotiations, leafleting, info-picketing, a 97% strike authorization vote in June, and ratification votes from grocery store workers in many Puget Sound Allied Grocery Stores, our Union Bargaining Team harnessed all that power from thousands of grocery workers to fight and win a fair contract.
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Significant pay increases
Affordable health care
Improved vacation language
Following a nearly seventeen hour bargaining session with Management- beginning Monday, November 10 and concluding after midnight on Tuesday the 11- our union Bargaining Team representing the Professionals at Providence St. Peter Hospital are proud to announce that we have reached a fully recommended tentative agreement on our first union contract!
Read MoreAfter months of negotiations, our Crossroads Bargaining Team has reached a recommended tentative agreement with Management. Our contract ratification vote is scheduled for Friday, November 14 from 12pm to 4pm, in-person at the store. The highlights summary and the full tentative agreement with redline changes will be available to review during the vote, and members will have an opportunity to discuss the agreement and ask questions before voting.
Read MoreAfter historic votes in Western and Eastern WA grocery contracts. We have been able to define and limit the scope of work permitted by Third-Party Franchise in the produce department.
Read MoreAfter six months of tough negotiations and a powerful, newsworthy informational picket, our determination paid off — we’ve reached a tentative agreement! After seventeen hours of bargaining, we were finally able to reach a settlement agreement around 3am on Tuesday, October 7!
Read MoreAfter two days of negotiations this week, our bargaining team is proud to announce that we’ve reached a tentative agreement with Planned Parenthood. We all knew that this contract renegotiation would be challenging, as we struggle in our health centers each day with the effects of the ongoing “defunding” efforts against Planned Parenthood.
Read MoreThese votes are open to all members of UFCW 3000 grocery stores in Skagit, Island, and Whatcom Counties at the big chains (Safeway, Haggen, Albertsons d/b/a Safeway in Oak Harbor, and Fred Meyer) and independent stores (The Market and Saar’s).
Read MoreWe began bargaining for a new contract in late May, and after nearly five months of negotiations, we are proud to announce that we reached an agreement with Capital Medical. From the very start, our priority was clear: secure a contract that is competitive with Providence St. Peter and win some of the language that staff at other MultiCare hospitals already have.
Read MoreAfter months of negotiations and ratification votes from grocery workers across Eastern Washington and North Idaho, we are holding contract votes for Fred Meyer Richland on October 8 from 8AM to 12PM and 3PM to 7PM at our UFCW 3000 office in Richland at: 2505 Duportail St, Suite D, Richland, WA 99352-4079
Read MoreWe 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.
Correcting the Record: Decades after Organizing Her Own Unit, Leslie Ball Is Still Fighting for Her Coworkers
Leslie Ball, a certified surgical technologist at St. Joseph Medical Center in Tacoma and a longtime UFCW 3000 Union Steward, has spent decades standing up for herself and her coworkers.
Her fight for better working conditions began in the late 1990s, when she received a 30-cent wage increase, which ended up only being a five-cent raise after her employer reduced her shift differential by a quarter. With years of experience and a deep understanding of the value surgical techs bring to the table, she knew a nickel wasn’t going to cut it. So she and a coworker, Gail Miller, started organizing their colleagues at St. Joe's despite warnings that previous organizing efforts had failed.
Within a year, they helped Radiology, Respiratory Therapy, Pharmacy, Physical Therapy, and other departments form the hospital’s first Technical Unit, which ratified its first contract in 1999.
Jenny C., a transporter at Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane, knows what it looks like when management hopes a problem will just go away.
Jenny has watched the facility's transport elevators malfunction for more than a year, filing report after report after each incident she witnessed. Supervisors did not appear to take these complaints seriously.