Summer General Membership Meetings

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Summer 2015
General Membership Meeting Schedule

Attention due to wildfires some of our General Membership meetings have been cancelled, please refer to the locations below reflecting this information.

These meetings are usually less than one hour long. Members receive credit for one half of one month’s dues for attending. A New Member Meeting will be held immediately after each of these meetings.

Aberdeen
Monday, August 24th
6:30 pm,  
Grays Harbor Hospital- West Campus
915 Anderson Drive
Conference Room A

Auburn
Wednesday, August 26th
2:30 pm
Auburn Regional
Plaza 1: 202 N. Division St.
AMC1 Cascade Training Room

Bellevue
Thursday, August 27th
9:00 am & 7:00 pm
Sheraton Hotel
100 112th Ave NE
Newport Room

Bellingham
Wednesday, August 26th
7:00 pm, 
Quality Inn Baron Suites
100 E Kellogg Road
Olympus Room

Bremerton
Thursday, August 27th
11:00 am
Harrison Medical Center
2520 Cherry Ave. 
Cafeteria

Brewster
Cancelled due to Wildfires
Wednesday, August 26th
5:00 pm
Three Rivers Hospital
415 Hospital Way
Hillcrest Admin. Bldg. Room 105

Centralia
Wednesday, August 26th
3:00 pm
Providence Centralia
914 S. Scheuber Road
Cafeteria

Colville/Chewelah
Cancelled due to Wildfires
Wednesday, August 26th
5:00 pm
Nordlig Hotel
101 W Grant Ave, Chewelah
Meeting Room

Coupeville
Thursday, August 27th(New Day)
3:15 pm  
Whidbey General Hospital
101 N. Main St.
Conference Room A

Enumclaw
Monday, August 24th
1:00 pm
Guesthouse Inn
1000 Griffin Ave
Meeting Room

Everett
Wednesday, August 26th (New Day)
9:00 am
Teamsters 38
2601 Everett Ave
Big Conference Room

Wednesday, August 26th
7:00 pm
Snohomish Cty PUD
2320 California St.
Room - TC1-A

Federal Way
Tuesday, August 25th
9:00 am
Hometown Office Suites & Svcs
33530 1st Way South #102
Class Room

Forks
Monday, August 24th
2:00 pm
Forks Community Hospital
530 Bogachiel Way
Community Health Conf. Room
 

Kennewick
Monday, August 24th
6:00 pm
IBEW 112
2637 W. Albany
Meeting Room

Kent
Monday, August 24th
9:00 am & 5:00 pm
Kent Commons
525 4th Ave N
Mill Creek Room

Lynnwood
Monday, August 24th
7:00 pm
Snohomish County PUD
21018 Hwy 99
Auditorium

Monroe
Thursday, August 27th
3:30 pm
Valley General Hospital
14701 179th Ave. SE
The Café Corner

Moses Lake
Thursday, August 27th
5:00 pm
Samaritan Healthcare
801 E. Wheeler Road
Classroom 405

Mount Vernon
Tuesday, August 25th
7:00 pm
UFCW 21 Office
1510 N 18th St.
Conference Room

Oak Harbor
Wednesday, August 26th
7:00 pm
Best Western Harbor Plaza
33175 SR 20
Whidbey Room

Olympia
Monday, August 24th (New Day)
12:00 pm
GHC - Olympia Medical Ctr
700 Lily Rd. NE
Room A

Tuesday, August 25th
3:30 pm
Capital Medical Center
3900 Capital Mall Dr. SW
Cafeteria

Wednesday, August 26th
1:00 pm
St. Peter Hospital
413 Lily Road NE
Executive Conference Room

Omak
Cancelled due to Wildfires
Tuesday, August 25th
2:30 pm
Mid-Valley Hospital
Family Medical Building
800 Jasmine St.
Room E (Family Medical Center)

Tuesday, August 25th
5:15 pm
Mid-Valley Clinic
529 Jasmine St.
Break Room 

Pt. Angeles 
Wednesday, August 26th
4:30 pm
Olympic Medical Center
939 Caroline Street
Farishter Room

Pt. Townsend
Tuesday, August 25th
12:00 pm & 5:15 pm
Pt. Townsend Senior Ctr.
620 Tyler St.
Board Room

Republic
Cancelled due to Wildfires
Wednesday, August 26th
1:30 pm (New Time) 
Ferry County Memorial Hospital
36 Klondike Road
HUB Conference Room 

Sea-Tac
Monday, August 24th
7:00 pm
Angle Lake Community Center
4040 S 188th Street, #100
Meeting Room

Seattle
Wednesday, August 26th  
9:30 am & 7:00 pm
Phinney Neighborhood Center
6532 Phinney Ave. N. 
Blue Building Room 5

Thursday, August 27th
9:00 am & 7:00 pm
UFCW 21 - Seattle
5030 1st Ave S.
Joe Crump Hall

Sequim
Wednesday, August 26th
7:00 pm
Quality Inn
134 River Road
Breakfast Room

Shelton
Monday, August 24th
12:00 pm
Mason General
901 Mountain View Dr.
Washington Room

Silverdale 
Tuesday, August 25th
9:00 am & 5:30 pm
UFCW 21 Office
3888 NW Randall Way #105
Conference Room

South Bend (New Location)
Monday, August 24th
3:30 pm
Willapa Harbor Hospital
800 Alder Street
Cedar Conference Room

Spokane
Thursday, August 27th
8:00 am, 1:00 pm & 4:00 pm
UFCW 21 Office
1710 N. Calispel
Conference Room

Tacoma
Tuesday, August 25th
2:00 pm & 5:00 pm
First United Methodist Church
621 Tacoma Ave S. 
Room 119

Tonasket
Cancelled due to Wildfires
Wednesday, August 26th
12:30 pm & 2:00 pm
North Valley Hospital
203 S. Western Ave
Orientation Room

Walla Walla
Monday, August 24th
1:00 pm
St. Mary’s Hospital
401 W. Poplar St.
Vincentian Room

Wenatchee
Thursday, August 27th
12:00 pm
Central Washington Hospital
1300 Fuller St.
Conference Rooms B

It's Time to fix Overtime

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Please take 5 seconds to help 5 million workers!  On your phone or at your desk, tell the DOL to expand overtime eligibility at http://bit.ly/SupportOT 

Millions of Americans work more than 40 hours per week with no pay.  That’s because the salary threshold for overtime pay has been raised only once since 1975.

The current salary threshold is $23,660, which is lower than the federal poverty level for a family of four. This outdated system has given corporations a free pass to schedule low-level supervisors and managers for more than 40 hours per week without providing them with any overtime pay. 

But that’s about to change because the U.S. Department of Labor is raising the bar on employers by setting a higher salary threshold for overtime protection so that more salaried workers will be eligible to earn overtime when they work more than 40 hours in one week.  The proposed regulation will increase the overtime salary threshold to $50,440 per year by 2016, and extend overtime protection to almost 5 million additional workers, including those in the food and non-food retail sector. 

The new overtime regulation will benefit workers everywhere and make it harder for employers to misclassify workers as supervisors.  It is the most significant step the Obama Administration can take on its own to address our country’s low-wage, part-time economy, and will improve the standard of living for millions of Americans.

All workers deserve to be compensated for their hard work—so please take a few minutes to show your support by visiting: www.ufcwaction.org/overtime.

Macy's Informational Picket, Support Our 7

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JULY 8 & 9

Stand together for:
LIVABLE WAGE   //  DEPENDABLE HOURS   //  AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE  //  SICK LEAVE   //  USABLE LEAVE (PTO)   //   SECURE PENSION

During bargaining this week Macy’s Management continued to push their takeaways including limiting our health care, pension and PTO. With many retail chains improving their pay standards, Macy’s is moving backwards. We are standing strong on our key issues and equality.

We will not be divided! Join us for an informational picket.

July 8, 1-2:30pm Downtown Macy’s
1pm-2:30pm

 

July 9, 1-2:30pm Northgate Macy’s
1pm-2:30pm

 



NEW GENERATION OF LEADERSHIP AT UFCW 21

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As your President, and after 43 years with UFCW, I have decided to retire. UFCW 21 has truly been the work of my life. First, I want to thank all of you, the members, who again and again show we are at our best when we take action together for a common and just cause. The fight for economic, political, and social justice is one I am happy to have been part of alongside all of you. 
 
I could not have come to the decision to retire without the utmost confidence in the new generation of leadership of Todd Crosby and Faye Guenther. I am so pleased to be able to announce the Executive Board’s decision to appoint these two to take our union forward. I have worked with Todd for 20 years and Faye for over a decade. You are in exceptional hands. Both of them have great experience in the labor movement generally and in UFCW 21 specifically, and I am thankful to be able to have them follow my time here at UFCW 21. 
I encourage you to read the enclosed letter from these two extraordinary leaders.
 
While I am very much looking forward to retirement, I will dearly miss the work and the relationships, the friendships and the struggles. From my early days as a Produce Clerk, to my decades as a staff person and President, I have been honored and humbled to work with all of you. 
 
Over the years, there have been so many highlights it is impossible to mention them. We have grown to be the largest UFCW local in the nation and are often seen as one of the most progressive and active unions in the United States. While we did not win every time, we have certainly had to struggle for everything we have won. Together, we made change happen.
 
We have built a union that commands respect from employers, politicians, and other labor unions. We have helped start, and I am sure will continue to participate in, campaigns for equality in the workplace and in the community. 

As I retire, it gives me great pride that Todd and Faye will be the leaders pushing our union forward. I encourage all of you to keep involved in your workplace -- stand up and stand together. Above all else, know that when workers take collective, thoughtful action, we can win better wages, benefits, and working conditions, as well as make the world a better place.

All the best to you, 

…provides an opportunity to try new things, make changes where needed, and reach out to and connect with members. The future of our union will be best when we combine the expertise and knowledge of veteran members (be they younger or older) and the creative ideas that new members bring. 

To be successful, we will need to continue to build a stronger and larger network of stewards across the state. Together, working with many of you, we have built this network to well over 1,000 stewards. Stewards are a worker’s greatest asset in a work site but to be in each work location, each shift, everyday, we will need thousands more. If you or someone you know at work might be interested in taking on this leadership role in our union please contact your Union Rep. by visiting ufcw21.org
 
Through collective, thoughtful action, we will continue to grow our membership and more effectively advance the power and interests of our members.

I come into the Presidency of UFCW 21 with a long history in our union. I started as a UFCW member back in 1988 as a Courtesy Clerk and then Produce Clerk at a Thriftway in Vancouver, WA. After graduating from College, I worked with United Farm Workers and then joined the staff of UFCW 21 in 1995 at the age of twenty-four. Since that time I have led countless contract campaigns and organized numerous new workplaces in all the industries UFCW 21 represents. Prior to my Presidency, I served as the Secretary-Treasurer and previously held positions throughout the organization such as Executive Vice-President, Staff Director, Organizer and Union Rep. As President I will also continue our political efforts to advance the interest of our members.

I am excited and humbled to become the new President here at UFCW 21. Our union will continue the organizing struggle that allows for workers to join and stay in our union. We will negotiate through strength to earn good wages, benefits, and working conditions and fight for improved public policies. Vigilant enforcement will be necessary to ensure our contracts and the law are followed. UFCW 21 is committed to strengthening and deepening our community partnerships throughout Washington state. 

You can count on my commitment to work with all of you and continue to build our powerful union of workers.

I am honored to become Secretary-Treasurer of UFCW 21 after 15 years of fighting for workers. In the late 1990’s as an organizer for UFCW 21 I helped win first contracts for numerous health care facilities throughout the region. I then returned to my home state of Oregon to continue union work and earn my law degree. After passing the Washington Bar in 2008, I came back to work with the members of UFCW 21 and served as Membership Action Director, Staff Director, and Executive Vice-President.
 
I will work hard everyday on your behalf as we continue to build our union.

“I worked with Todd and Faye during our 2010 and 2013 Grocery Contract Negotiations. They are dedicated to our membership and helped union workers to stand up to protect our pension and health care. I watched them remain calm, even when things were tense. And they always remember that the members are the union and keep the interests of the members close to heart. They will be an excellent team to carry us into the future.”
— Sue Wilmot Safeway, Bainbridge Island
“I’ve known Todd for 14 years. He came over to help organize us when we first joined the union at Sacred Heart back in 2001. He and Faye have always been two people I can work with to get things done, like creating our Health Care Advisory Board. This Board helps our union better connect with the health care members. Their experience in organizing, contract enforcement, and negotiating in health care will be a big asset to our union as they take on the new roles of President and Secretary-Treasurer.”
— Ginny Hein, Providence Sacred Heart, Spokane