Haggen Store Auction
/UFCW 21 Haggen Update – November 13, 2015
Some Results From Recent Auction and Next Steps
You may be wondering what the results were from the recent round of auctions taking place in LA for 95 Haggen stores up and down the West Coast. In particular, some of our UFCW 21 northwest Washington Haggen stores were on auction Wednesday.
While there were a few stores that had no bids in the UFCW 21 region, we are still actively working to find buyers for these few stores. For the rest in the UFCW 21 region, there were eight winning bids and they were all by Albertsons, a union store. This list from the auction is below.
We continue to closely monitor this process and will know more early next week about what the outcome will look like as there are extra steps after the bidding and prior to an approved sale. Also, we hope there may be positive news about the other stores that had been auctioned but had no bid.
Finally, the list we had sent on Tuesday night was regarding the so-called "core" stores in our region that Haggen has filed a motion to put up for auction in January of 2016.
Working Hard to Make Lives Better
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We are now a union with over 46,000 members, the largest UFCW local in the nation. Together, members and the community have shown that we can protect our benefits, improve our wages, and achieve stronger contracts. In the end, every hard-working man and woman has earned the right to a higher wage, better benefits, and a schedule allowing better control of their lives...
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2015 Steward Awards
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UFCW 21 has over 1,000 Stewards at work locations all across the state. While we cannot award each one, we want to showcase some of the most active members who enforce our contracts, educate fellow members (especially new ones), coordinate actions during and between contract negotiations, take leadership on political work, and so much more...
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/Women Moving Up in the Workplace
On September 3, 2015 Pacific Northwest Magazine of the Sunday Seattle Times ran a story titled “Women in the Trades.” The story profiled hard-working women in what are often seen as jobs traditionally done by men. One of the women profiled in the story is Molly Milasich, a UFCW 21 meat cutter at PCC. UFCW 21’s King County Meat Apprenticeship program at South Seattle College, where Molly trained, is working to bring more women into the trade. Check out the full story at: http://projects.seattletimes.com/2015/women-in-trades/
Keeping Up to Date Helps Us All
Vickie Orcutt is a leader at North Valley Hospital. When she completed her certification, her employer, unlike years in the past, decided not to pay her. Vickie worked with our union to resolve the situation and North Valley agreed to pay for the certification and for all the hours to complete it. Keeping up-to-date with certifications is helpful for the patients we serve every day, and we should not have to pay for it out of our paycheck.
Still At It After All These Years
Stafford Jones was a sophomore in High School when he started working for Safeway – that was in August of 1951. He is still at it and turned 80 this past summer. Stafford has worked at different locations over the years, starting at a Burien store and most recently moving from Mercer Island to Issaquah. Talking about his work in produce, where he continues to work two days a week, Stafford says, “I still get a kick out of it—the challenge to get the job done and done well each day.” It is an honor to have Stafford as a member after all these years. Cheers.
Working Together Pays
Song Kelley, a per diem CNA at Forks Hospital, works hard and plays by the rules. She wanted a permanent position and had been applying for part-time work when it was posted, but the Hospital kept hiring new staff rather than her as a per diem. Song never gave up and with the support of her co-worker Aleda Adams, Song ultimately was able to get the new Interim HR manager to turn this around, and she received her long-awaited part-time position.
Health Care Workers for Patient Safety
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UFCW 21 has over 18,000 members working in Health Care across the state. Connecting this diverse group with more than 23,000 grocery store workers and thousands of workers from retail and other industries is one of the dynamics that makes UFCW 21 strong and resilient...
Read MoreRacially Equitable Workplaces & Communities
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“The social justice seminar was amazing. I appreciated the panel with youth and more senior leaders from Alaska and Oregon. They gave me an understanding of social justice from different angles. I definitely enjoyed the Q & A portion even with difficult questions and statements, everyone could be passionate yet stay cool at the same time.”
The Regional NAACP Convention, held in Spokane on September 19-20, was a unique opportunity for UFCW 21 members from around the state and from different sectors to engage collectively in race equity for Washington State. Patricia Brown (MultiCare), Candice Hemphill (Macy’s), and Mary Watkines (OurWalmart), joined Carolyn Kennedy, Jodi Spurgeon, Susie Heritage (Holy Family), Ginny Hein and Carol Cropper (Sacred Heart), and NAACP chapters from Alaska, Washington and Oregon engaging in thought-provoking workshops, inspiring keynote speakers and a celebratory banquet.
The conference touched on issues such as “Ban the Box”, voting rights and engagement in Black Lives Matter. During the Social Justice panel Patricia spoke from her experiences as a health care worker-leader, regarding social justice for the newly-born, which is closely tied to access to women’s health care and family planning options. According to Patricia voting is important, and for those under 18 there needs to be other ways for these youth to experience social justice.
UFCW 21 looks forward to continuing to work with the NAACP chapters in King, Pierce, and Spokane counties, with a vision of racially equitable workplaces and communities.
SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE
/UFCW 21 members and their spouses/domestic partners and dependents will be able to apply for a scholarship. Last year UFCW 21 awarded over $40,000 in scholarships to our members and their families. Please visit here for application forms and information.
NEW extended deadline April 1, 2016.
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/Nearly half of our members have health care coverage through Sound Health and Wellness Trust and can save up to $500 for a member or $1,000 for a family. Check it out!
Deadline: December 31, 2015
Donations — Thank You
/When UFCW 21 members attend a General Membership Meeting,they receive a half month’s dues credit which they can choose to donate to a cause. This past summer’s donation of $2,034.30 went to support the local community of Charleston, South Carolina, where a racially motivated shooting occurred in a church earlier this year. In November the donation will benefit communities devastated by the wildfires in Eastern Washington.
Haggen Stores Up for Auction This Week, Motion Filed for Core Stores in Our Region to be Auctioned in January
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You are probably hearing about events this week and the auctioning of some Haggen stores. Representatives from UFCW Locals and our International Union are at the auction for the 95 Haggen stores taking place this week. We are strongly presenting our position that these stores need to be bought by responsible store owners to ensure that our members can continue to provide for their families and give customers the great service that they expect...
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