Grocery Store Bargain Update
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Historic Tentative Agreement Reached for Improved Scheduling. Wages: Still a Fraction of What We Need.
We just wrapped up another three days of negotiations, ending with a historic agreement on improved and secured scheduling. After decades of fighting for scheduling improvements, this latest agreement represents a huge leap forward in ensuring that we have more control over our lives, access to more hours and schedules that are more reliable.
Major work still lies ahead. The employers presented another inadequate wage proposal (.30, .25, .30). This still is only a fraction of what we need. We responded by sharing our stories. We know some of our co-workers are struggling. We know many of us love our jobs and our customers, but are not getting compensated in a way that allows us to survive. We know some of us have more than 30 years of service and still make only $15.05 an hour. We shared stories from every department, from fuel to deli to retail, grocery, and meat. We shared stories about our property taxes going up. Our rent going up. We shared stories about how we use our vacation to subsidize our ability to afford childcare. We talked about our stay-cations versus a real vacation. We work hard every day yet still can’t afford a car or house. We made the case that ONE GOOD JOB should be enough.
We are still fighting for:
Better Wages
Our Health Care
Secure Pension- we need to reach agreement with Safeway/Albertsons to secure our pension, something Kroger already agreed to.
Investment in Training
We REJECT the employers’ proposal to cut Holiday Pay and other premiums
Next Dates: We will have several conversations with Safeway/Albertsons over pension issues.
Amy Dayley Angell, QFC Front End Checker, UFCW 21; Jeannette Randall, Safeway Front End Checker, UFCW 21; Kyong Barry, Albertsons Front End Supervisor, UFCW 21; Sam Dancy, QFC Front End Supervisor, UFCW 21; Wendy Garrett-Drake, Albertsons Personnel Coordinator/Bookkeeper, Teamsters 38; Richard Waits, Haggen Deli Clerk, UFCW 21; Joann Gardner, Albertsons Personnel Coordinator/Bookkeeper, UFCW 367
PHA: Need an extra $300 - $600?
We have bargained hard for our health care benefits over the years. Please take your Personal Health Assessment and put $300 in your pocket. We fight hard for every penny at the table. Please take 20 minutes and fill out this questionnaire today. It is a private questionnaire that only you and your doctor see, not your union, not your employer and not the Trust. https://soundhealthwellness.com
How to stay updated: The App!
Download the UFCW 21 App, and make sure you have provided your most up-to-date cell number to your Union Rep.
Growing the Power of Our Union - Nutrition Victory:
After fighting for years to gain parity in General Merchandise, Port Orchard Fred Meyer Nutrition workers won a victory by overwhelmingly voting to join our union and becoming the first Nutrition workers to be placed on Appendix “A.” This is a major step toward eliminating disparities in pay for workers who work side by side every day. At the bargaining table we still have proposals that would move Nutrition and many other departments onto appendix “A.”
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
Shout-Out from the International Union
/Shout-Out to END Techs at Seattle Childrens Hospital and Conifer workers at St. Joseph and St. Elizebeth from the International Union. “We have opened the door for a chance to achieve amazing changes,” said Conifer employee Peggy Laush. Read the article…
Grocery Store Bargain: Telephone Town Hall Meeting
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Strong turnout for Wednesday night’s telephone town hall. Some of the main topics discussed were around scheduling, the pension, the employers proposal on wages, health care, premiums and holidays, and our next steps moving forward. Thank you to all who participated.
WE STAND TOGETHER – PUT PATIENTS BEFORE PROFITS!
/OPEIU Local 8, SEIU 1199NW Healthcare, WSNA Join UFCW 21
All four unions have come together to stand united for patients over profits. Providence wants to lower standards for over 6,000 UFCW 21 members and another 14,000 union members across the state on issues like safe staffing, wages and secure sick leave.
As workers in Healthcare Institutions our primary purpose is to deliver the highest quality of patient care we can. To accomplish this we need proper staffing on every shift and in every department. Safe staffing levels ensure patient needs are met and creates safer work environments.
We need:
Safe staffing levels to provide the highest quality care possible
Secure sick leave to care for ourselves and our families while not putting patients at risk
Competitive compensation to recruit and retain the best workers into our communities
Affordable accessible healthcare
So far Management’s response continues to fall short. All four unions are facing the same challenges at our bargaining tables. Together we are working in coalition and are committed to raising standards that will allow us to recruit and retain high quality healthcare providers for our communities.
Management has offered:
No plan for addressing staffing levels
Inferior coverage for when we are sick forcing us to work and put our patients at risk when we should be caring for ourselves
Compensation that will not allow Providence to stay competitive with other area Hospitals putting our communities at risk
Our Union Coalition, along with community leaders and elected officials are taking action and we need every union member to stand strong!
While we fight for standards, safe workplaces and healthy communities at Centralia Hospital, St Mary’s Hospital, St. Joseph’s Hospital, Holy Family Hospital and Mt Carmel Hospital
We stand with WSNA at Sacred Heart Medical Center!
We stand with OPEIU 8 at Providence Regional Medical Center Everett!
We stand with SEIU 1199NW at Swedish Hospital!
Spokane Update
In Spokane we are bargaining for over 300 workers at Holy Family Hospital and 1,800 workers at Sacred Heart Medical Center where our proposals reflect our priority to improve working conditions in the face of Management’s proposed takeaways.
After months of negotiations and working with a Federal Mediator we are no closer to a new contract with Providence.
Management does not appear to be willing to work on a fair settlement, instead they want to strip us of hard-earned benefits while offering an inferior wage package.
We have said “NO” again and again so it’s time to take further action to reach a new contract.
How much money do they need to take from us until enough is enough? For a non-profit their profits are overwhelmingly high. Providence should re-invest those profits in Patient Care and their employees, not just their CEO’s!
It’s time for Providence to “Step Up” and “Put Patients and Safe Staffing Before Profits.”
Contact your Bargaining Team members for more information on how you can help solve our staffing crisis.
PROTECTING OUR RIGHTS - Members Take Their Breaks
/In April and May, hundreds of Grocery Store Workers collectively took actions to demonstrate the importance of uninterrupted meal and rest breaks at work…
Read MoreSTEWARDS ARE KEY -Strong Leaders Create Change
/Macy’s was not paying out the lump sum owed to members from the recently ratified Macy’s Furniture Gallery Contract. The employer owed these members $.50 an hour for all hours worked during a specific time frame. Union Steward Brenda Eaden repeatedly made inquiries to Management…
Read MoreSummer 2019 Newsletter
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UNIONS MAKE IT BETTER- It pays to know your contract
/Dan Hodge works at the Port Orchard Albertsons. Prior to that he worked at both Safeway and Fred Meyer where he became a Journeyman in the Deli. When he started working at Albertsons, he realized they did not pay him his journey wage rate even though he had been at the journey level at Fred Meyer within the last 2 years.
Read MoreThe Future Of Work
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In May, over 150 UFCW 21 members and non-union workers convened the first Future of Retail forum, both in person and by video to connect people in Mt. Vernon, Silverdale, and Seattle.
Read MoreSummer 2019 General Membership Meeting
/Aberdeen
Monday, August 19
6:00 pm
Grays Harbor Hospital
West Campus
915 Anderson Drive
Conference Room E - 1st Floor
Auburn (New Time, New Room)
Wednesday, August 21
1:15 pm
Auburn Regional Medical Center
Plaza 1: 202 N Division St
AMC - 1st Floor
Cascade Conference Room
Bellevue
Thursday, August 22
9:00 am & 7:00 pm
Sheraton Hotel
100 112th Ave NE
Newport Room
Bellingham
Wednesday, August 21
7:00 pm
Quality Inn Baron Suites
100 E Kellogg Road
Olympus Room
Bremerton
Thursday, August 22
11:00 am
Harrison Medical Center
2520 Cherry Ave
Aspen Room - 2nd Floor
Brewster
Wednesday, August 21
5:00 pm
Three Rivers Hospital
415 Hospital Way
Hillcrest Admin. Bldg.
Commons Area
Centralia
Wednesday, August 21
10:00 am
Providence Centralia Hospital
914 S Scheuber Road
Cafeteria
Colville/Chewelah
Wednesday, August 21
5:00 pm
Nordlig Hotel
101 W Grant Ave, Chewelah
Meeting Room
Coupeville (New Time)
Wednesday, August 21
3:45 pm
Whidbey Health Medical Center
101 N Main St
Conference Room Trailer
Enumclaw
Monday, August 19
1:00 pm
Guesthouse Inn
1000 Griffin Ave
Meeting Room
Everett (New Room)
Thursday, August 22
9:00 am & 7:00 pm
Snohomish County PUD
2320 California Street
Room TC1-A
Federal Way
Tuesday, August 20
9:00 am
Hometown Office Suites & Svcs
33530 1st Way South #102
Classroom
Forks
Monday, August 19
2:00 pm
Forks Community Hospital
530 Bogachiel Way
Main Conference Room
Kennewick (New Building)
Monday, August 19
6:00 pm
IBEW 112
114 N Edison St
Meeting Room
Kent
Monday, August 19
9:00 am & 5:30 pm
Kent Commons
525 4th Ave N
Interurban Room
Lynnwood
Monday, August 19
7:00 pm
Snohomish County PUD
21014 63rd Ave W
Conference Room
Monroe
Thursday, August 22
3:30 pm
EvergreenHealth Monroe
14701 179th Ave SE
The Cafe Corner
Moses Lake
Thursday, August 22
5:00 pm
Samaritan Healthcare
801 E Wheeler Road
Classroom 401
Mount Vernon
Thursday, August 22
7:00 pm
UFCW 21 Office
1510 N 18th St
Conference Room
Oak Harbor
Wednesday, August 21
7:00 pm
Best Western Harbor Plaza
33175 SR 20
Oak Harbor Room
Olympia
Monday, August 19
12:00 pm
Kaiser Permanente
700 Lily Rd NE
Conference Room A
Tuesday, August 20
3:30 pm
Capital Medical Center
3900 Capital Mall Dr SW
Cafeteria
Wednesday, August 21
1:00 pm
Providence St. Peter Hospital
413 Lily Road NE
Cafeteria
Omak
Tuesday, August 20
2:30 pm
Mid-Valley Hospital
Family Medical Building
800 Jasmine St
Conference Room C & D
Tuesday, August 20
5:15 pm
Mid-Valley Clinic
529 Jasmine St
Break Room
Port Angeles (New Room)
Wednesday, August 21
4:30 pm
Olympic Medical Center
939 Caroline Street
Wendel Room
Port Townsend
Tuesday, August 20
12:00 pm & 5:15 pm
Pt. Townsend Senior Ctr.
620 Tyler St
Board Room
Sea-Tac
Monday, August 19
7:00 pm
Angle Lake Family Resource Center
4040 S 188th St #100
Meeting Room Suite 100
Seattle
Tuesday, August 20
9:30 am & 7:00 pm
Phinney Neighborhood Center
6532 Phinney Ave N
Room 6 - Blue Bldg.
Thursday, August 22
9:00 am & 7:00 pm
UFCW 21 Office
5030 1st Ave S
Joe Crump Hall
Sequim
Wednesday, August 21
7:00 pm
Quality Inn
134 River Road
Breakfast Room
Shelton
Tuesday, August 20
12:00 pm
Mason General Hospital
901 Mountain View Dr
Persung Room
Silverdale
Wednesday, August 21
9:00 am & 5:30 pm
UFCW 21 Office
3888 NW Randall Way #105
Conference Room
South Bend
Monday, August 19
3:00 pm
Willapa Harbor Hospital
800 Alder Street
Evergreen Room
Spokane
Thursday, August 22
8:00 am, 1:00 pm & 4:00 pm
UFCW 21 Office
2805 N Market St
Conference Room
Tacoma (New Room)
Tuesday, August 20
2:00 pm & 5:00 pm
Tacoma General Hospital
315 MLK Jr Way
Chelsea Heights 1 & 2
Tonasket
Wednesday, August 21
12:30 pm & 2:00 pm
North Valley Hospital
203 S Western Ave
Orientation Room
Walla Walla (New Room)
Monday, August 19
1:00 pm
Providence St. Mary’s Medical Center
401 W. Poplar St
Luken Room
Wenatchee
Thursday, August 22
12:00 pm
Confluence Health
Central WA Hospital
1300 Fuller St
Conference Room J
