Glen Steele has worked as a Tech at the Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital for almost a decade. Glen is a strong leader and one of the founding members of UFCW 21’s Movement Builders, a group dedicated to connecting members and community. With Movement Builders Glen has worked diligently for LGBTQ rights, issues dear to his heart because he has a trans child. Glen says…
Read MoreStephanie Weibel has worked as an RN in the Emergency Room at Trios Health for 5 years. After attending a Trios bankruptcy meeting, she realized how important it was to be involved in anything that affects her workplace. Stephanie decided the best way to stay informed and make positive change in her workplace was to become a Steward.
Read MoreMacy’s associates Worked-It at the Seattle Pride parade with Pride at Work, Puget Sound Advocates for Retirement Action (PSARA), MLK Labor and thousands of revelers. As the parade moved down 4th Avenue in front of Macy’s, UFCW 21 members gave out feather boas and beads and led a chant “We are Union!”
“I have a passion to do what is right. I will continue going door to door in order to express my passion for worker’s rights until we prevail!” Lance Van Landuyt, Shoreline Fred Meyer
Read More“Nothing can stop me from getting out the vote. This is a union issue and we will not back down!”
Read MoreBrenda Stabler has worked at Safeway in West Bremerton for 38 years. She’s one of eleven UFCW 21 members who went all the way to Missouri to stand alongside working people in that state.
Read More“We didn’t come 2,000 miles to let torrential rain, thunder and lightning stop us from sending out the message. We are Missouri, no on Right to Work for Less!”
Read MoreShelley Dudley is a Checker at the Belfair QFC. Shelley came from a non-union employer in the UK where a bully-boss constantly had her co-workers in fear of losing their jobs.
Read MoreNot all that long ago Billy was selling Real Change newspapers to customers at the Metropolitan Market by Seattle Center. “I was struggling with drugs and alcohol. I was homeless in the neighborhood I had grown up in. Then I got the chance to start washing dishes at the Met Market.” Billy worked his way up for years in the deli until he was accepted into the Meat Apprenticeship program in 2016…
Read MoreBill Buenbrazo is a Lead at the CCK Checkout at the Greenwood Fred Meyer. He has worked there for 9 years and really values his healthcare.
Read MoreLinda Filippi has worked as an RN for the last 9 years and for many years as a CNA before that. She knew Prov Everett when, in her words, it came a lot closer to living up to its mission.
Read MoreBecky is a Phlebotomist at Labcorp in Edmonds. She is a Steward and on the Bargaining Team.
Read MoreCentral Co-op Stewards Heather Elliott, Claudia Noon, and Daniel Cobb have worked together to improve working conditions at their store.
Read MoreMembers at LabCorp/Dynacare are negotiating a new contract. Safe staffing is an issue at their workplace and Management was refusing to bargain over staffing.
Read MoreCliff Berger a Courtesy Clerk at the Auburn Safeway was sent home early by his manager because “we didn’t meet sales.” Knowing his contract, (the schedule may be changed in case of an emergency or by 48 hrs notice to the employee or by mutual agreement between the employer and the employee), Cliff questioned his Manager. Safeway HR was notified of the contract violation and Cliff was paid for his time. Cliff knew the benefits in his union contract and stood up for his rights in the workplace.
Read MoreKeegan McDonnell has worked at Evergreen Medical Center in Kirkland as a Radiology Tech for two years. When she joined UFCW 21 she asked to meet with the Union Representative to better understand how members at UFCW 21 build our membership and community.
Read MoreNational Association of the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) : With all the civil attacks reoccurring across the country, our members are being faced with police brutality, bullying, and senseless killing. Now more than ever we have to come together collectively and exercise our civil rights as human beings and members of society.
Read MoreJeffery Crowell, a Meat Cutter at the Port Orchard Albertsons, took a look at his paycheck and realized he had not received his raise. Jeffery was being paid $18.15 and should have been raised to the journey rate of $22.80. He spoke with his co-worker who encouraged him to reach out to his union.
Read MoreKevin Steendahl from Fred Meyer has worked in retail for over 2 years and enjoys connecting with customers but does not enjoy the scheduling practices used at his workplace before the Secure Scheduling Ordinance passed. With short notice and an unpredictable number of hours, he found it difficult to plan life around his work schedule.
Read MoreMaria Velez is a Tech at Dynacare Laboratories in Seattle. Maria just took a trip to Puerto Rico to help those in need after the devastating hurricane.
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.
