Sea Wolf Bakers - Bargaining Update

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On Tuesday, April 22, our bargaining team met with management for our second bargaining session.

The employer was able to provide us some responses on non-economics and we were able to reach tentative agreements on:

  • Monthly employee roster lists to be provided to our union

  • Access to the workplace for our union representative

  • An introduction to our union during employee onboarding

  • Leaves of absence for union business

  • Safety and equal protection from unlawful harassment

  • Just cause for workplace discipline

We were also able to provide them with our initial economic proposals, covering retirement, wages, healthcare, and other benefits. We still expect to continue working through non-economic items next week in bargaining but wanted to give the employer a chance to digest these ideas for future sessions.

"It felt like things moved slowly today, but when we reviewed our tentative agreements it was surprising how much we had accomplished."

— Sophia Cerreta, Savory & Bread Departments

Our bargaining team (left to right): Sophia Cerreta, Savory & Bread Departments; Frankie Hull, Delivery Driver; Miller Hammond, Barista; Haley Rydberg, Bread & Pastry Departments

Hudson News - Fighting for a Fair Contract

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Our union bargaining team: Emelia Carpio, Yoko Newsome, Roxan Seibel, Mohamed Muhidin, Sadia Ahmed

From day one of negotiations, we have fought for a fair contract! We have come prepared for every session, ready to bargain to reach a fair deal. Now, Hudson is delaying our bargaining process with weeks of delay between bargaining sessions. We have given Hudson our full economic and non-economic proposals.

At our last session on April 16, Hudson made:

  • NO response to our economic proposal

  • NO meaningful steps to address on-time breaks

  • NO guarantees to prevent another lapse in our healthcare coverage (because of Hudson!)

  • NO effort to address the understaffing crisis in our stores

Hudson is also failing to meet its contractual obligations. Here are some things our union has filed contract grievances for what Hudson has failed to do:

  • Make timely 401k retirement payments for months in 2024

  • Schedule stockers and specialty stores according to our contract

Ready to fight and win? Here’s what you can do:

  • Wear your UFCW 3000 lanyard at work

  • Come update your contact information at our next meeting

  • Sign our bargaining petition and help your coworkers sign too

Upcoming Bargaining Dates

  • May 15

  • June 24, 25, and 26

Union Information Meeting

  • April 23

  • 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

  • Airport Food Court

Our union will be at the airport food court on April 23. If you have any questions, please reach out to your union representative Aaron Bailey at (360) 409-0551.