Members and Community – Moving Forward Together

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Members and Community – Moving Forward Together

The labor movement is most effective when members stand together with community support. The past year’s campaign for a fair contract with MultiCare was about workers having a voice on the job. When health care workers have a voice, they can advocate for their patients and themselves. This ensures that they have fair compensations which benefits them, their families and their communities. 

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VOTE NO: MACY'S Bargaining Team Says

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It is important that Macy's members turn out for a vote meeting near them this week. The Bargaining Team members are urging a no vote to reject Macy' contract proposal and give more power to return to bargaining for a fair contract.

COME OUT TO VOTE
All Meetings start at 9 AM and 5 PM

**Bellingham**
Wednesday, August 19
Quality Inn-Baron Suites
100 E Kellogg Road, Bellingham WA 98226

**Alderwood & Everett**
Wednesday, August 19
Lynnwood Convention Center, Room 1D
3711  196th St. SW, Lynnwood WA 98036

**Downtown & Northgate**
Thursday, August 20
SEIU 775 Auditorium
215 Columbia St, Seattle WA 98104

**Southcenter & Seatac**
Thursday, August 20
SeaTac DoubleTree Hotel
18740 International Boulevard, SeaTac WA 98188

All Meetings start at 9 AM and 5 PM

All members must be in good standing and present to vote.  

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