Grocery Store Workers from UFCW 21, Teamsters 38, and UFCW 367 rallied at our 32 Informational Pickets all around the region demanding employers settle a fair contract that includes higher wages, secured scheduling-so we can plan our lives, dependable health care, secured pensions, and expanded safety and training for all employees.
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We have just wrapped up three days of negotiations. The short version of the update is that despite many bargaining sessions over the last four months, and some progress on some issues including scheduling improvements, we are still a very long way from reaching an agreement. The major roadblocks that remain would likely be strike-level issues.
Some of the specific items where solutions have been tentatively agreed to include safety, workforce development and training, bereavement and most recently a major breakthrough with Kroger on a large-scale solution for our pension problems. That Kroger pension solution is conditional – it only can be part of a global solution, which includes reaching a pension agreement with Safeway/Albertsons. We have a pension proposal in front of Safeway/Albertsons and are awaiting their response.
After months of waiting and member action, the employer finally presented their first wage proposal of 30 cents, 25 cents, and 25 cents. Although this is what we won in the final hours of 2016 bargaining, it is only a fraction of what we need.
We are moving forward. We have taken action across the region including building our Contract Action Teams, leafletting customers at over 150 stores. All this has been building our strength as a union and connecting with our customers. Next week we will hold 32 Informational Pickets with members of UFCW 367, Teamsters 38 and UFCW 21. Join us on the line!
Make sure to come out and join an Informational Picket at your store next week. If your store is not on the list, join the one closest to you! See list below. Now is a critical time to showcase our unity and strength.
Tacoma
Fred Meyer Stevens 4505 S 19th St // 10am-12pm / 2pm-4pm / 6pm-8pm
North Seattle
Safeway N City 17202-15th Ave NE Seattle, WA // 12:30pm
Safeway Pine Hurst 12318-15th Ave NE Seattle, WA // 1:30pm
Kent
Safeway Kent Valley 210 Washington Ave S Kent, WA // 12:30pm
Fred Meyer Kent 10201 SE 240th St Kent, WA // 1:30pm
Renton
Safeway 200 S 3rd St Renton, WA // 12:30pm
Fred Meyer 365 Renton Center Way SW Renton, WA // 1:30pm
Bellevue
QFC Bel-East 1510-0145th Pl SE Bellevue, WA // 12:30pm
FM Bellevue 2041-0148th NE Bellevue, WA // 1:30pm
Auburn
FM Auburn 801 Auburn Way N Auburn, WA // 12:30pm
Safeway Auburn 101 Auburn Way S Auburn, WA // 1:30pm
University Village
Safeway U Village 3020 NE 45th St. Seattle, WA // 12:30pm
QFC U Village 2746 NE 45th St Seattle, WA // 1:30pm
Lower Queen Ann
Safeway Lower QA 516-1st Ave W Seattle, WA // 12:30pm
Safeway Upper QA 2100 Queen Anne Ave N Seattle, WA // 1:30pm
West Seattle
Safeway 4740-42nd Ave SW Seattle, WA // 12:30pm
QFC West Seattle 4550- 42nd Ave SW Seattle, WA // 1:30pm
Coal Creek
QFC 6940 Coal Creek Pkwy SE Renton, WA // 12:30pm
Safeway 6911 Coal Creek Parkway SE Renton, WA // 1:30pm
Issaquah
QFC Issaquah 1540 Gilman Blvd Issaquah, WA // 12:30pm
Safeway Issaquah 735 Gilman Blvd Issaquah, WA // 1:30pm
Redmond
QFC Bella Bottega 8867-161st Ave NE Redmond, WA // 12:30pm
QFC Redmond 15800 Redmond Way Redmond, WA // 1:30pm
Tacoma
Fred Meyer Pacific 7250 Pacific Ave // 10am-12pm / 2pm-4pm / 6pm-8pm
Port Orchard
Safeway 3355 Bethel Rd SE, Port Orchard, WA // 12:30pm
Albertsons 1434 Olney Ave SE Port Orchard, WA // 1:30pm
Fred Meyer 1900 SE Sedgwick Rd Port Orchard, WA // 12:30pm
Albertsons 370 Sedgwick Rd Port Orchard, WA // 1:30pm
Monroe
FM Monroe 18805 State Route 2 Monroe, WA // 12:30pm
Safeway Monroe 1951 Highway 2 Monroe, WA // 1:30pm
Everett
FM Everett 8530 Evergreen Way Everett, WA // 12:30pm
FM Lynnwood 4615-196th SW Lynnwood, WA // 1:30pm
Next Bargaining Dates: August 12, 13, 14
YOUR GROCERY STORE BARGAINING TEAM:
Amy Dayley Angell, QFC #891 (Ballard), Front End Checker, UFCW 21
Christina Harris, Fred Meyer - Lake City #179 (Grocery), Bakery Clerk, UFCW 21
Cliff Powers, Safeway #402 (Oak Harbor), Produce Clerk, UFCW 21
Denise Anderson, Safeway #1546 (Aberdeen), Meat Wrapper, UFCW 367
Eleanor Knight, Albertsons #4483 (Auburn), 4th PIC, UFCW 21
Irene Garcia, Fred Meyer - Auburn #19 (Retail), Home Clerk, UFCW 21
Jeannette Randall, Safeway #1923 (Roxbury), Front End Checker, UFCW 21
Jeff Smith, Fred Meyer - Snohomish #681 (Retail), Non-food receiving Clerk, UFCW 21
J'Nee DeLancey, Town & Country #211 (Ballard), Beer/Wine Manager, UFCW 21
Joann Gardner, Albertsons #3106 (Puyallup), Personnel Coordinator/Bookkeeper, UFCW 367
Jordan Washington, QFC #803 (Meridian), Starbucks, UFCW 21
Kyong Barry, Albertsons #483 (S Auburn), Front End Supervisor, UFCW 21
Lisa Gasser, Fred Meyer #424 (South Hill), Bakery Clerk, UFCW 367
Maggie Breshears, Fred Meyer - Greenwood #122 (Grocery), Personal Shopper, UFCW 21
Maroot Nanakul, Safeway #464 (Bear Creek), Front End Manager, UFCW 21
Michaela Strain, QFC #819 (Bothell), Meat Wrapper, UFCW 21
Mike Sherman, Fred Meyer # 265 – Puyallup, Grocery Clerk, UFCW 367
Mike Solberg, Safeway # 547 (Graham), Grocery Clerk, UFCW 367
Paul Ames Reinhold, Metropolitan Market #157 (Uptown), Cheese Kiosk Clerk, UFCW 21
Richard Waits, Haggen #15 (Burlington), Deli Clerk, UFCW 21
Robin Hillistad, QFC #858 (N Seattle), HR Specialist, UFCW 21
Sam Dancy, QFC #825 (Westwood Village), Front End Supervisor, UFCW 21
Sue Wilmot, Safeway #1252 (Bainbridge Island), Front End Checker, UFCW 21
Wendy Garrett-Drake, Albertsons #469 (Mukilteo), Personnel Coordinator/Bookkeeper, Teamsters 38
Wil Peterson, Fred Meyer - Everett #95 (Grocery), CCK Checker, UFCW 21
Faye Guenther, President, UFCW 21
Steve Chandler, Principal Officer Teamsters 38
Joe Mizrahi, Secretary Treasurer, UFCW 21
Mia Contreras, Executive Vice President, UFCW 21
Tammi Brady, Recording Secretary, Teamsters 38
Samantha Kantak, Executive Assistant, Teamsters 38
Kate Meckler, Trustee, UFCW 367
Jim McGuinness, Attorney, UFCW 21, Teamsters 38 and UFCW 367
The employers are still proposing pay cuts. More action is needed to increase our wages, secure our pension, and protect our health care.
Fred Meyer Stevens 4505 S 19th St // 10am-12pm // 2pm-4pm // 6pm-8pm
Safeway 3355 Bethel Rd SE, Port Orchard, WA // 12:30pm
Albertsons 1434 Olney Ave SE Port Orchard, WA // 1:30pm
Fred Meyer 1900 SE Sedgwick Rd Port Orchard, WA // 12:30pm
Albertsons 370 Sedgwick Rd Port Orchard, WA // 1:30pm
FM Monroe 18805 State Route 2 Monroe, WA // 12:30pm
Safeway Monroe 1951 Highway 2 Monroe, WA // 1:30pm
FM Everett 8530 Evergreen Way Everett, WA // 12:30pm
FM Lynnwood 4615-196th SW Lynnwood, WA // 1:30pm
Fred Meyer Pacific 7250 Pacific Ave. Tacoma, WA // 10am-12pm // 2pm-4pm // 6pm-8pm
Safeway N City 17202-15th Ave NE Seattle, WA // 12:30pm
Safeway Pine Hurst 12318-15th Ave NE Seattle, WA // 1:30pm
Safeway Kent Valley 210 Washington Ave S Kent, WA // 12:30pm
Fred Meyer Kent 10201 SE 240th St Kent, WA // 1:30pm
Safeway 200 S 3rd St Renton, WA // 12:30pm
Fred Meyer 365 Renton Center Way SW Renton, WA // 1:30pm
QFC Bel-East 1510-0145th Pl SE Bellevue, WA // 12:30pm
FM Bellevue 2041-0148th NE Bellevue, WA // 1:30pm
FM Auburn 801 Auburn Way N Auburn, WA // 12:30pm
Safeway Auburn 101 Auburn Way S Auburn, WA // 1:30pm
Safeway U Village 3020 NE 45th St. Seattle, WA // 12:30pm
QFC U Village 2746 NE 45th St Seattle, WA // 1:30pm
Safeway Lower QA 516-1st Ave W Seattle, WA // 12:30pm
Safeway Upper QA 2100 Queen Anne Ave N Seattle, WA // 1:30pm
Safeway 4740-42nd Ave SW Seattle, WA // 12:30pm
QFC West Seattle 4550- 42nd Ave SW Seattle, WA // 1:30pm
QFC 6940 Coal Creek Pkwy SE Renton, WA // 12:30pm
Safeway 6911 Coal Creek Parkway SE Renton, WA // 1:30pm
QFC Issaquah 1540 Gilman Blvd Issaquah, WA // 12:30pm
Safeway Issaquah 735 Gilman Blvd Issaquah, WA // 1:30pm
QFC Bella Bottega 8867-161st Ave NE Redmond, WA // 12:30pm
QFC Redmond 15800 Redmond Way Redmond, WA // 1:30pm
Despite ongoing conversations over the past two days to discuss changes to our contract language on scheduling, we were not able to make any progress on this important issue. On the very important issue of wages, the employers still, after our repeated requests, have failed to respond to our wage proposal from over a month ago…
Read MoreA common day of action across the western US where grocery store workers from all these states wore “The UNITED WEST” stickers to show solidarity.
Great member participation on Wednesday evening telephone town hall. Listen to the entire recording of the call and find out answers about bargaining and proposals on wages, safety, scheduling and much more.
Our Union member Bargaining Team made additional progress today with the employers’ representatives as we reached a tentative agreement around investments in training for workforce development. On the crucial issue of wage increases, the employers still have not made a counter-proposal to our wage increase proposal from earlier in the month…
Read MoreAfter three months of negotiations, we were able to reach one agreement today around our safety proposals. This is the first time we have ever had safety language in our contract and addresses a major issue that we face in the stores every day. Our union member bargaining team has shown that when the employer is willing to have a reasonable dialogue, we can make progress…
Read MoreHere is a view of how Grocery Store Members have guided the prioritization of our bargaining process and proposals by record-setting participation in the pre-bargaining survey.
Read MoreIn an effort to reach out to the public about our efforts to achieve a fair contract, grocery store workers and community partners began a round of store leaflets and neighborhood canvases this week. The response has been wonderful and people are loving our “We Love Our Grocery Store Workers” shopping bags…
Read MoreToday we came historically close to reaching agreement on safety and workforce development. We then turned our full attention to wages. We know we want to protect our health care, ensure our pensions are safe, and get real wage increases. Grocery store workers have been falling behind for too long.
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We had two days of contract negotiations this week – the last week before many contract expirations. Along those lines we were able to come to an agreement with the employers to extend our contracts with protections for retro-compensation.
It remains clear to our Union Member Bargaining Team that we need to make some significant progress on many issues in our 2019 negotiations including higher wages. We need to continue to work on issues that are connected to the quality of our jobs and often are closely related to our pay – issues like; scheduling, staffing, training, and safety.
Over the last two days we traded proposals with the employers as follow up on our earlier round of safety proposals. While we made some progress on this front, we have a long way to go to adequately address safety issues in our stores.
The Union Bargaining Team also presented evidence in support of our scheduling proposals, including:
More advanced notice —two weeks
Access to more hours—before our employers hire new staff, those hours should go to us
More control over our schedules—we should be able to choose our shifts
We know these systems already work in many of our stores. Meat departments have daily seniority and many members in our union have the ability to select their own schedules. We proposed that the employers take the systems we already have that are working well and expand them to everyone.
We made it clear to the employers: we passed our scheduling law in Seattle and we are prepared to pass it statewide unless they are willing to come to the table with solutions.
Take Action:
Make sure you and your co-workers have downloaded the UFCW 21 app.
As break actions wrap up, we are starting a new round of button up actions
CLICK TO SEE A FULL SCHEDULE OF MAY CONTRACT ACTION TEAM MEETINGS
Amy Dayley Angell, QFC #891 (Ballard), Front End Checker
Cassy Wolle, Fred Meyer - Port Orchard #655 (Grocery), CCK Checker
Scott Shiflett, QFC #838 (Inglewood), Meat Cutter
Christina Harris, Fred Meyer - Lake City #179 (Grocery), Bakery Clerk
Cliff Powers, Safeway #402 (Oak Harbor), Produce Clerk
Eleanor Knight, Albertsons #4483 (Auburn), 4th PIC
Irene Garcia, Fred Meyer - Auburn #19 (Retail), Home Clerk
Jeannette Randall, Safeway #1923 (Roxbury), Front End Checker
Jeff Smith, Fred Meyer - Snohomish #681 (Retail), Non-food receiving Clerk
J'Nee DeLancey, Town & Country #211 (Ballard), Beer/Wine Manager
Jordan Washington, QFC #803 (Meridian), Starbucks
Kyong Barry, Albertsons #483 (S Auburn), Front End Supervisor
Maggie Breshears, Fred Meyer - Greenwood #122 (Grocery), Personal Shopper
Maroot Nanakul, Safeway #464 (Bear Creek), Front End Manager
Michaela Strain, QFC #819 (Bothell), Meat Wrapper
Paul Ames Reinhold, Metropolitan Market #157 (Uptown), Cheese Kiosk Clerk
Richard Waits, Haggen #15 (Burlington), Deli Clerk
Robin Hillistad, QFC #858 (N Seattle), HR Specialist
Sam Dancy, QFC #825 (Westwood Village), Front End Supervisor
Sue Wilmot, Safeway #1252 (Bainbridge Island), Front End Checker
Wendy Garrett-Drake, Albertsons #469 (Mukilteo), Personnel Coordinator/Bookkeeper
Wil Peterson, Fred Meyer - Everett #95 (Grocery), CCK Checker
Todd Crosby, Organizing Director, UFCW International
Faye Guenther, Acting President, UFCW 21
Steve Chandler, Principal Officer Teamsters 38
Joe Mizrahi, Staff Director, UFCW 21
Mia Contreras, Executive Vice President, UFCW 21
Tammi Brady, Recording Secretary, Teamsters 38
Samantha Kantak, Executive Assistant, Teamsters 38
Jim McGuinness, Attorney, UFCW 21 and Teamsters 38
It is clear to our union member bargaining team that we need to make some significant progress on many issues in our 2019 negotiations including higher wages. Wages are important to all of us, but before we address compensation, we need to continue to work on issues that are connected to the quality of our jobs and often are closely related to our pay – issues like; scheduling, staffing, training, and safety.
Member feedback from surveys is clear: workplaces need to be safe for us and our customers. Thousands of members have shared their experiences with safety issues at work; lack of training, harassment and bullying from managers and customers, unsafe equipment, and poor staffing.
Our proposals around safety include:
Guarantee protections against retaliation when workers bring up issues around bullying, harassment, food safety, or customer safety—no one should be disciplined for making their store safer.
Improve safety committees that employers are legally required to hold, and make sure that we have trained union stewards in every meeting.
Require that our employers provide training on bullying and harassment and customer de-escalation techniques.
Paid time for the Safety Coordinator in each store to work on safety issues in the store.
Take Action:
Make sure you and your co-workers have downloaded the UFCW 21 app.
Keep taking your breaks. When we all take meal and rest breaks that are protected in our contracts and the law, we will force our employers to better staff our shifts.
As break actions wrap up, we will start a new round of button up actions next week and wear them through early May when our first contract expiration dates take place. (see buttons below)
Amy Dayley Angell, QFC #891 (Ballard), Front End Checker
Cassy Wolle, Fred Meyer - Port Orchard #655 (Grocery), CCK Checker
Scott Shiflett, QFC #838 (Inglewood), Meat Cutter
Christina Harris, Fred Meyer - Lake City #179 (Grocery), Bakery Clerk
Cliff Powers, Safeway #402 (Oak Harbor), Produce Clerk
Eleanor Knight, Albertsons #4483 (Auburn), 4th PIC
Irene Garcia, Fred Meyer - Auburn #19 (Retail), Home Clerk
Jeannette Randall, Safeway #1923 (Roxbury), Front End Checker
Jeff Smith, Fred Meyer - Snohomish #681 (Retail), Non-food receiving Clerk
J'Nee DeLancey, Town & Country #211 (Ballard), Beer/Wine Manager
Jordan Washington, QFC #803 (Meridian), Deli Clerk
Kyong Barry, Albertsons #483 (S Auburn), Front End Supervisor
Maggie Breshears, Fred Meyer - Greenwood #122 (Grocery), Personal Shopper
Maroot Nanakul, Safeway #464 (Bear Creek), Front End Checker
Michaela Strain, QFC #819 (Bothell), Meat Wrapper
Paul Ames Reinhold, Metropolitan Market #157 (Uptown), Cheese Kiosk Clerk
Richard Waits, Haggen #15 (Burlington), Deli Clerk
Robin Hillistad, QFC #858 (N Seattle), HR Specialist
Sam Dancy, QFC #825 (Westwood Village), Front End Supervisor
Sue Wilmot, Safeway #1252 (Bainbridge Island), Front End Checker
Wendy Garrett-Drake, Albertsons #469 (Mukilteo), Personnel Coordinator/Bookkeeper
Wil Peterson, Fred Meyer - Everett #95 (Grocery), CCK Checker
Todd Crosby, Organizing Director, UFCW International
Faye Guenther, Acting President, UFCW 21
Steve Chandler, Principal Officer Teamsters 38
Joe Mizrahi, Staff Director, UFCW 21
Mia Contreras, Executive Vice President, UFCW 21
Tammi Brady, Recording Secretary, Teamsters 38
Samantha Kantak, Executive Assistant, Teamsters 38
Jim McGuinness, Attorney, UFCW 21 and Teamsters 38
Rep Tim Phelan
206-436-6515
Thursday, May 2, 2019
12:30–1:30pm
New Castle Public Library
12901 Newcastle Way, Newcastle
Wednesday, May 8, 2019
7:30–8:30am
6:30–7:30pm
Kent Commons
Mill Creek Rm
525 4th Ave N, Kent WA 98032
Tuesday, May 7, 2019
5:30– 6:30pm
Renton Community Center
Renton Community Center
1715 SE Maple Valley Highway Renton WA 98057
Rep Teri Jackson
206-436-6551
Sunday, May 5, 2019
11:30am-12:30pm
1:30-2:30pm
Federal Way library
Meeting room 1
34200 1st Way S, Federal Way, WA 98003
Wednesday, May 8, 2019
7:30-8:30am
6:30-7:30pm
Kent Commons
Mill Creek Rm
525 4th Ave N, Kent WA 98032
Rep Bill Roberts
360-419-4665
Wednesday, May 8, 2019
10am- 12pm
Lynden Starbucks, 8082 Guide Meridian Ave. #101, Lynden
Wednesday, May 8, 2019
4-6pm
Round Table Pizza at Sunset Square, Bellingham
1145 E Sunset Dr. #135, Bellingham, WA
Rep Tim Moisio
360-662-1989
Tuesday, May 7, 2019
5-6pm
Jefferson County Library,
9514, 620 Cedar Ave
Port Hadlock WA 98339
Wednesday, May 8, 2019
5-6pm
Port Orchard Library,
87 Sidney Ave
Port Orchard WA 98366
Rep Derrick Edens
206-436-6529
Monday, May 6, 2019
5:00-6:00pm
Southwest Branch of The Seattle Public Library
9010 35th Ave SW, Seattle, WA 98126
Tuesday, May 7, 2019
5:30-6:30pm
Burien Library
400 SW 152nd St. Burien, WA 98166
Rep Leroy Taylor
360-662-1986
Wednesday, May 8, 2019
4-5pm
Silverdale UFCW21 office
3888 NW Randall Way, Suite 105
Silverdale WA 98383
Rep Kristina Storm
360-419-4667
Thursday, May 9, 2019
12-1pm
Alfys Pizza (upstairs)
916 SE Bayshore Drive
Oak Harbor, WA
Thursday, May 9, 2019
6-7pm
UFCW Local 21
1510 N 18th Street
Mount Vernon, WA
Rep Ariana Davis
206-436-6586
Monday, May 6, 2019
4:30-5:30pm
Cap Hill Library
425 Harvard Ave E, Seattle, WA 98102
Tuesday, May 7, 2019
5:30-6:30pm
Renton Community Center
1715 Maple Valley Hwy, Renton, WA 98057
Thursday, May 9, 2019
5:30-6:30pm
Rainier Beach Library
9125 Rainier Ave S, Seattle, WA 98118
Rep Tonya Burnett
360-662-1985
Wednesday, May 8, 2019
5:30-7:00pm
Westside pizza
612 S. Lincoln St
Port Angeles, WA, 98362
Rep Monica Bryant
206-436-6527
Tuesday, May 7, 2019
4:30-6:00pm w/Ariana Davis
Capitol Hill library
425 Harvard Ave E Seattle, WA 98102
Wednesday, May 8, 2019
6-8pm w/Bruce Le
Phinney Ridge Community Center
Room 31 Blue Building
6532 Phinney Ave N, Seattle, WA 98103
Rep Bruce Le
206-436-6540
Wednesday, May 8, 2019
6-8pm w/ Monica Byrant
Phinney Ridge Community Center
Room 31 Blue Building
6532 Phinney Ave N, Seattle, WA 98103
Tuesday, May 7, 2019
2-4pm
Greenwood Library
8016 Greenwood Ave N, Seattle, WA 98103
Rep Adrian Noel
360-419-4677
Tuesday, May 7, 2019
6-7pm
Alfys Pizza Marysville
9330 State Ave, Marysville, WA 98270
Thursday, May 9, 2019
6-7pm
Alfys Pizza Monroe
19121 US-2, Monroe, WA 98272
Amy Dayley
206-436-6563
Tuesday, May 7, 2019
6pm
Kingsgate library
12315 NE 143rd St Kirkland
Rep Tae Abraham
206-436-6526
Thursday, May 2, 2019
12:30-1:30pm
Sammamish Library
825 228th Ave SE, Sammamish, WA 98075
Tuesday, May 7, 2019
5- 6pm
Kingsgate library in Kirkland
12315 NE 143rd St., Kirklan, WA
Rep Evelyn Orantes-Fogel
206-436-6520
Monday, May 6, 2019
6-7pm
Alfy’s 2317 Broadway, Everett, WA 98201
Thursday, May 9, 2019
3-4pm w/Regan McBride
Lynnwood Library 19200 44th Ave W, Lynnwood, WA 98036
Rep Regan McBride
206-436-6510
Tuesday, May 7, 2019
4-5:30pm
Lake City Library
12501 28th Ave NE, Seattle, WA 98125
Thursday, May 9, 2019
11-12:30 & 3-4:30
Shoreline Library
345 NE 175th St, Shoreline, WA 98155
Rep David Barnes
206-436-6591
Tuesday, May 7, 2019
6:30-7:30pm
Can Am Pizza
2125 Bel-Red Road
Redmond, WA 98052
Wednesday, May 8, 2019
5:30-6:30pm
Bellevue Library (Meeting Room 1)
1111 110th Avenue NE
Bellevue WA 98004
Rep Monica Smith
206-436-6524
Monday, May 6, 2019
10:30am-12:30pm Drop by anytime
Maple Valley Library
21844 SE 248th PL
Maple Valley, WA
Monday, May 6, 2019
3:30-5:30pm Drop by anytime
Covington Library
27100 164th Ave SE,
Covington, WA
Wednesday, May 8, 2019
7:30-8:30am (Coffee and Donuts Meeting)
6:30-7:30pm (Light Snacks)
Kent Commons
525 4th Ave North
Kent, WA
We spent all day today in negotiations between our member bargaining team and the employer representatives, exchanging proposals on workplace issues like scheduling, safety and bereavement leave. We made progress on bereavement reform that we have been attempting to fix for many contracts. And we were also able to have conversations with Kroger about long-term fixes to our pension.
On the eve of our March 29th negotiations dozens of community organizations, elected officials and other labor organizations came out to show their support for a strong grocery store workers contract. Evening events were held simultaneously in Seattle, Mount Vernon and Silverdale with our bargaining team members briefing these partners on the top issues we will be working to address in negotiations.
At this stage of negotiations, it is critically important that we increase the level of activism around our region from all of our stores. More and more members have been attending our Contract Action Team Meetings and if you have not been able to attend one near you, please consider coming out to a meeting in April.
These meetings are where we plan our large-scale, store level actions like the breaks actions that will be taking place in the coming month. Keep a look out for materials promoting the actions in the near future. Widespread, collective action by thousands of members in the stores is what drives progress in our negotiations to solve problems around scheduling, staffing, workplace safety and our many other issues.
Next Bargaining Dates: April, 18 and 19
Rep Tonya Burnett
360-662-1985
Tuesday, March 26, 2019
7pm
Westside PIZZA
540 W. Washington St
Sequim, WA 98382
Rep Derrick Edens
206-436-6563
Monday, March 25, 2019
5-6pm
Issaquah Library
10 W Sunset Way, Issaquah, WA 98027
Thursday, March 28, 2019
4:30pm
Lynnwood Library
19200 44th Ave W, Lynnwood, WA 98036
Friday, April 5, 2019
4-5pm
Sammamish Library
825 228th Ave SE, Sammamish, WA 98075
Rep Leroy Taylor
360-662-1986
Wednesday, March 27, 2019
4-6pm
UFCW 21 Silverdale office
3888 NW Randall Way #105
Silverdale, WA 98383
Rep Kristina Storm
360-419-4667
Thursday, March 28, 2019
12-1pm
Alfys Pizza (upstairs)
916 SE Bayshore Drive
Oak Harbor, WA
Thursday, March 28, 2019
4-5pm
UFCW Local 21
1510 N 18th Street
Mount Vernon, WA
Rep Teri Jackson
206-436-6551
Wednesday, April 3, 2019
6:30-8:00pm
Federal Way 320th Library
848 S 320th St
Federal Way, WA 98003
1:00-2:00pm OR 3:00-4:00pm
Enumclaw Library Meeting Room 1
1700 1st St Enumclaw
Thursday, April 4, 2019
11:00am-12:30pm Mt. Rainier Room
5:00-6:30pm Olympic Room
Kent Commons
525 4th Ave N
Kent, WA 98032
Rep Adrian Noel
360-419-4677
Wednesday, April 3, 2019
5-7pm
Alfys Pizza Marysville
9330 State Ave, Marysville, WA 98270
Thursday, April 4, 2019
5-7pm
Alfys Pizza Monroe
19121 US-2, Monroe, WA 98272
Rep Bill Roberts
360-419-4665
Wednesday, April 3, 2019
5-7pm
Round Table Pizza
At Sunset Square
Bellingham
Tuesday, April 2, 2019
3-5pm
Lynden Starbucks
8082 Guide Meridian Ave #101
Lynden, WA 98264
Rep Andy Heyman
206-436-6586
Tuesday, April 2, 2019
1 -2pm
Rainier Beach Library. 9125 Rainier Ave S, Seattle, WA 98118
Wednesday, April 3, 2019
5:30-6:30pm
Renton Community Center
1715 Maple Valley Hwy, Renton, WA 98057
Thursday, April 4, 2019
3-4:30pm
Capital Hill Library
425 Harvard Ave E
Seattle, WA 98102
Rep Tim Phelan
206-436-6515
Thursday, April 4, 2019
11am-12:30pm
or 5-630pm
Kent Commons
525 4th Ave N
Kent WA 98032
Wednesday, April 3, 2019
5:30-6:30pm
Renton Community Center
1715 Maple Valley Highway
Renton, WA 98057
Tuesday, April 2, 2019
1:30-2:30pm
New Castle Public Library
12901 Newcastle Way, Newcastle
Rep Regan McBride
206-436-6510
Tuesday, April 2, 2019
11am-12:30pm or 4-5:30pm
Shoreline Central Library 345 NE 175th St, Shoreline, WA 98155
Wednesday, April 3, 2019
11am-12:30pm
Lake City Library 12501 28th Ave NE, Seattle, WA 98125
Rep David Barnes
206-436-6591
Monday, April 1, 2019
6:30-7:30pm
Kirkland Library (Large Meeting Room)
308 Kirkland Avenue
Kirkland WA 98033
Tuesday, April 2, 2019
10:00-11:00am
Bellevue Library (Meeting Room 1)
1111 110th Avenue NE
Bellevue WA 98004
Wednesday, April 3, 2019
6:30-7:30pm
New Location:
Can Am Pizza
2125 Bel-Red Road
Redmond, Washington 98052
Rep Tae Abraham
206-436-6526
Monday, March 25, 201919
5-6pm
Issaquah library
10 W Sunset Way
Issaquah WA 98027
Friday, April 5, 2019
4- 5pm
Sammamish Library
825 288th Ave SE
Sammamish WA 98075
Rep Evelyn Orantes-Fogel
206-436-6520
Thursday, March 28, 2019
3-4pm
Lynnwood Library (Large Meeting Room)
19200 44th Ave W, Lynnwood, WA 98036
Monday, April 1, 2019
6-7pm
Alfy’s Broadway Everett
(Adrian and Evelyn)
2317 Broadway, Everett, WA 98201
Rep Tim Moisio
360-662-1989
Tuesday, April 2, 2019
5-6pm
Port Orchard Library
87 Sidney Ave,
Port Orchard, WA 98366
Thursday, April 4, 2019
5-6pm
Jefferson County Library
9514, 620 Cedar Ave,
Port Hadlock, WA 98339
Rep Monica Bryant
206-436-6527
Wednesday, April 3, 2019
6-7:30pm
Phinney Neighborhood Association
6532 Phinney Ave N
Seattle, WA 98103
Thursday, April 4, 2019
3-4:30pm
Capital Hill Library
425 Harvard Ave E
Seattle, WA 98102
Rep Bruce Le
206-436-6540
Wednesday, April 3. 2019
6-8pm
Phinney Ridge Community Center
Room 1 Big Building
6532 Phinney Ave N, Seattle, WA 98103
Thursday, April 4, 2019
2-4pm
Greenwood Library
8016 Greenwood Ave N, Seattle, WA 98103
Rep Monica Smith
206-436-6524
Tuesday April 2, 2019
10:00am-12:30pm
Covington Library
Address: 27100 164th Ave SE
Covington, WA 98042
Wednesday, April 3, 2019
1:00-2:30pm
Maple Valley Library
21844 SE 248th ST
Maple Valley, WA 98038
Thursday, April 4, 2019
11:00am-12:30pm or 5:00-6:30pm
Place: Kent Commons
525 4th Ave N
Kent, WA 98032
Rep Cynthia Edwards
206-436-6529
Derrick Edens
206-436-6563
Tuesday, April 2, 2019
6:30 - 7:30pm
Burien Library
400 SW 152nd Street
Burien, WA 98166
Friday, April 5, 2019
3:30 - 4:30pm
and 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Southwest Library
9010 35th Ave SW
Seattle, WA 98126
If you weren’t able to join the Telephone Town Hall on Tuesday 3.12.19 about the Grocery Store Workers Contract Negotiations, you can listen to the recording of the live call to find out about what happened the 1st day of bargaining, what’s happening around the country with other UFCW grocery store negotiations, and hear about Secure Scheduling effort and much more. The call was a live call with members asking their questions and getting immediate answers.
Yesterday, our union member bargaining team met with the employers’ representatives for the first time in our 2019 contract negotiations. We were able to present a series of what are called non-economic proposals to the employers and they will now have the opportunity to review them, respond to our initial proposals and also present theirs to our team at following sessions. Our set of proposals are grounded in the feedback we received from a record number of member surveys. We discussed secure scheduling with more advanced notice and control, short staffing, getting more training, workplace safety, and proposals to make our union stronger.
Sam Dancy, QFC 825 (Westwood Village), Kyong Barry, Albertsons 483 (S Auburn), Cliff Powers, Safeway 402 (Oak Harbor)
Attend an upcoming Contract Action Team meeting near you to find out more about bargaining and help plan our first set of actions for the month of April.
Get some of your co-workers to download the UFCW 21 app so they can receive the most up-to-date information on the negotiations.
Please make sure that your Union Rep has your current phone number and email address.
Next Contract Negotiation Date Set: March 29th
Amy Dayley Angell, QFC #891 (Ballard), Front End Checker
Cassy Wolle, Fred Meyer - Port Orchard #655 (Grocery), CCK Checker
Scott Shiflett, QFC #838 (Inglewood), Meat Cutter
Christina Harris, Fred Meyer - Lake City #179 (Grocery), Bakery Clerk
Cliff Powers, Safeway #402 (Oak Harbor), Produce Clerk
Eleanor Knight, Albertsons #4483 (Auburn), 4th PIC
Irene Garcia, Fred Meyer - Auburn #19 (Retail), Home Clerk
Jeannette Randall, Safeway #1923 (Roxbury), Front End Checker
Jeff Smith, Fred Meyer - Snohomish #681 (Retail), Non-food receiving Clerk
J'Nee DeLancey, Town & Country #211 (Ballard), Beer/Wine Manager
Jordan Washington, QFC #803 (Meridian), Deli Clerk
Kyong Barry, Albertsons #483 (S Auburn), Front End Supervisor
Maggie Breshears, Fred Meyer - Greenwood #122 (Grocery), Personal Shopper
Maroot Nanakul, Safeway #464 (Bear Creek), Front End Checker
Michaela Strain, QFC #819 (Bothell), Meat Wrapper
Paul Ames Reinhold, Metropolitan Market #157 (Uptown), Cheese Kiosk Clerk
Richard Waits, Haggen #15 (Burlington), Deli Clerk
Robin Hillistad, QFC #858 (N Seattle), HR Specialist
Sam Dancy, QFC #825 (Westwood Village), Front End Supervisor
Sue Wilmot, Safeway #1252 (Bainbridge Island), Front End Checker
Wendy Garrett-Drake, Albertsons #469 (Mukilteo), Personnel Coordinator/Bookkeeper
Wil Peterson, Fred Meyer - Everett #95 (Grocery), CCK Checker
Todd Crosby, President, UFCW 21
Faye Guenther Secretary Treasurer, UFCW 21
Steve Chandler, Principal Officer Teamsters 38
Joe Mizrahi, Staff Director, UFCW 21
Mia Contreras, Executive Vice President, UFCW 21
Tammi Brady, Recording Secretary, Teamsters 38
Samantha Kantak, Executive Assistant, Teamsters 38
Jim McGuinness, Attorney, UFCW 21 and Teamsters 38
Our Union member bargaining team gathered this week to make final preparations for the 1st bargaining session with our employers in the upcoming contract negotiations that will begin in March. These negotiations are our opportunity to improve and protect our wages, benefits and working conditions. Work over many months, meetings with members, getting a record number of member surveys, and holding a great kick off with leaders from stores across the region have all helped to pull together a strong bargaining team and to prepare a series of our initial proposals to improve our jobs in our union grocery stores. UFCW 21 and Teamsters 38 will be negotiating together again this year. The bargaining team is made up of members from across the region and from all banners, as well as a diverse representation of various departments, experience levels, and each of the contracts that will be renegotiated.
Actions:
You are all invited to join a live Telephone Town Hall on the evening of March 12th and we will relay what happened on the first day of bargaining and answer member questions. You will receive a phone call in advance with details.
Amy Dayley Angell, QFC #891 (Ballard), Front End Checker
Cassy Wolle, Fred Meyer - Port Orchard #655 (Grocery), CCK Checker
Scott Shiflett, QFC #838 (Inglewood), Meat Cutter
Christina Harris, Fred Meyer - Lake City #179 (Grocery), Bakery Clerk
Cliff Powers, Safeway #402 (Oak Harbor), Produce Clerk
Eleanor Knight, Albertsons #4483 (Auburn), 4th PIC
Irene Garcia, Fred Meyer - Auburn #19 (Retail), Home Clerk
Jeannette Randall, Safeway #1923 (Roxbury), Front End Checker
Jeff Smith, Fred Meyer - Snohomish #681 (Retail), Non-food receiving Clerk
J'Nee DeLancey, Town & Country #211 (Ballard), Beer/Wine Manager
Jordan Washington, QFC #803 (Meridian), Deli Clerk
Kyong Barry, Albertsons #483 (S Auburn), Front End Supervisor
Maggie Breshears, Fred Meyer - Greenwood #122 (Grocery), Personal Shopper
Maroot Nanakul, Safeway #464 (Bear Creek), Front End Checker
Michaela Strain, QFC #819 (Bothell), Meat Wrapper
Paul Ames Reinhold, Metropolitan Market #157 (Uptown), Cheese Kiosk Clerk
Richard Waits, Haggen #15 (Burlington), Deli Clerk
Robin Hillistad, QFC #858 (N Seattle), HR Specialist
Sam Dancy, QFC #825 (Westwood Village), Front End Supervisor
Sue Wilmot, Safeway #1252 (Bainbridge Island), Front End Checker
Wendy Garrett-Drake, Albertsons #469 (Mukilteo), Personnel Coordinator/Bookkeeper
Wil Peterson, Fred Meyer - Everett #95 (Grocery), CCK Checker
Todd Crosby, President, UFCW 21
Faye Guenther Secretary Treasurer, UFCW 21
Steve Chandler, Principal Officer Teamsters 38
Joe Mizrahi, Staff Director, UFCW 21
Mia Contreras, Executive Vice President, UFCW 21
Tammi Brady, Recording Secretary, Teamsters 38
Samantha Kantak, Executive Assistant, Teamsters 38
Jim McGuinness, Attorney, UFCW 21 and Teamsters 38
We 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.
