MEET WATSON
/Keeping Up and Fighting Back -Building Power in the Workplace
With all of the new technology we see around us, we need to be a part of the conversation about how it shapes our future in the workplace. We also need to use technology to help build power in our workplace.
We have created the UFCW 21 App as a powerful tool for leaders and members. The UFCW 21 App uses a robot called Watson that member leaders, union Reps and bargainers have trained to find answers to your questions based on your unique contract and new laws and policies that affect your workplace.
You ask a question, then Watson provides the answer to you. If Watson doesn’t know the right answer, it bumps it through to a person in our member support team, who’ll be able to help out and then train Watson to answer it next time. The more questions we ask Watson, the smarter it gets and the better it’s able to find the correct answers to questions.
We are continuing to get feedback and build the UFCW 21 App to help in the workplace. With this new technology, workers have access to the knowledge and information they need to be informed about bargaining agreements, company policies, and laws―regardless of whether they’ve just clocked off at 2am, or are about to walk into a meeting with management!
Do you know your rights?
/Christina Harris is a Bakery Clerk at the Lake City Fred Meyer. She shared her story with the Seattle City Council about the many times she was expected to stay late, occasionally pulled to other departments, and not compensated. When Seattle adopted Secure Scheduling, Christina believed that this behavior of unpredictable scheduling would end, but Management persisted. So she worked with her Union Representative, and together, along with many more Fred Meyer employees, they instigated an investigation with the Office of Labor Standards.
While the investigation of Fred Meyer is ongoing, hundreds of workers have received checks to compensate them for Fred Meyer’s violations of the Secure Scheduling ordinance. Christina got over $2,500 in earned income as a result of this action. As she stated to Councilmembers: “If labor standards exist but nobody is around to enforce them, do workers really have protections?”
We know the answer, and that is why we continue to not only advocate for policies that protect workers, but also to fully fund agencies created to enforce those rules. And with your help, we are able to alert those agencies, and ensure that your rights are protected, and that workers receive the pay they deserve when employers violate the law.
Secure Scheduling was adopted so that you can count on knowing when you need to be at work and when you are free to take care of your kids, help your parents get to medical appointments, or just enjoy free time. The law includes two-weeks’ notice for schedules to be released, and compensation when Management changes your schedule or asks you to work late or come in early. These are hard-won rights that bring stability to working people, and provide a disincentive for employers that want to under-schedule workplaces.
If you believe that Management at your worksite is breaking these rules, contact your Union Representative, and together we will work to ensure that your rights are protected. It’s your time, and you deserve to have your time protected.
THE POWER OF COMMUNITY ALLIES
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Contract fights can be challenging and isolating. We need the support of our vast and diverse membership, and also the communities where we live. When we get improvements in our jobs and working conditions, we raise the quality of life for ourselves, our families and our communities.
In July, Grocery Store Workers were not alone during their canvasses and informational pickets. Neighbors, church leaders, union leaders, social justice organizations, and many others turned out in solidarity, to add their voices and strength to the people who make their neighborhood grocery stores work everyday. The community allies remembered how these workers set out in snow and ice to ensure that the shelves were stocked and the stores were open through weeks of treacherous weather this past winter.
Community allies marched into the stores armed with ‘This Community Has My Back-One Good Job Should Be Enough’ buttons, taking selfies and letting members know that they were with them in the day to-day struggle for sustainable wages and livable scheduling.
Then community met with the store managers and presented their grocery list: Eggs, Kale, and La Croix were easy to find. However, there were more important items on their list that they couldn’t find in the store: Scheduling We Can Depend On… Wages We Can Live On… A Pension We Can Count On. They asked the managers to listen to the needs of their workers, because they are also the needs of the community.
Community members in Everett, Olympia, Centralia, Walla Walla and Spokane were disheartened when they heard about the looming strike with Providence hospital workers. Elected officials, faith groups and social justice groups have scheduled Community Lunchtime Listening Sessions in these hospitals to hear directly from health care workers about the critical issues causing them to vote for a strike.
The Providence health care workers will also be going to City Council meetings to talk to elected leaders about how Providence putting their profits before patients is a community crisis. Short staffing is one of the major concerns for Providence health care workers: “We need safe staffing levels to provide the highest quality of care for our patients.” Many local businesses and labor groups have shown their support by posting signs that say ‘Providence Hospital Workers Demand Patients Before Profits.’ At this time it is still unknown whether a strike will happen, but what we do know is the community is with us.
All of these actions, throughout Washington State, unite workers and their community. Together we advocate for good contracts now, and a future where all workers get what they need to thrive.
Grocery Store Workers Ratify New Contract
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When working people come together with each other and our community—we win. After more than six months of negotiations, UFCW 21, UFCW 367, and Teamsters 38 members turned out to vote and ratified a historic new contract.
Puget Sound Grocery Store Workers are proud of a contract that includes:
Strongest journey wage increases in UFCW 21’s history
Full back pay to expiration
A long-term solution to our pension with projected improvements
Health care benefits that are projected to be fully-funded, include benefit improvements and NO increases to premiums or deductibles
First scheduling overhaul in decades, giving us more control over our schedules
Strong safety language for the first time ever in our contract
A plan for the future of technology and workforce training
Won protections for our wage scales, so as minimum wage goes up, so do our wage steps.
NOT ONE SINGLE CUT OR TAKEAWAY!
Your work and solidarity made this happen. Thank you for your time, your action and standing united.
With our new contract in place, we know we have to continue to stand together to enforce our new contract and make our workplaces better. To be the first to get answers on your new contract download the UFCW 21 APP.
In Solidarity, 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/Spirt Manager, UFCW 21
Joann Gardner, Albertsons #3106 (Puyallup), Personnel Coordinator/Bookkeeper, UFCW 367
Kyong Barry, Albertsons #4483 (S Auburn), Front End Manager, 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/Bookkeeper, 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
Tammi Brady, Recording Secretary, Teamsters 38
Samantha Kantak, Executive Assistant, Teamsters 38
Kate Meckler, Trustee, UFCW 367
Angel Gonzalez, Deputy Trustee, UFCW 367
Jim McGuinness, Attorney, UFCW 21, Teamsters 38 and UFCW 367
Review the Grocery Store Contract Vote Documents and Vote
/Voting on our grocery contract has begun. Here are the vote documents explaining the many improvements to our contract: [Download as PDF] You can review these in advance. Members of your bargaining team, Union Reps, and leadership will be available at your vote meeting to answer any questions you have. Please make your voice heard and attend a vote meeting this week. All dates and times are below. Vote Info:
Friday, November 1, 2019 — BELLEVUE
8AM-12PM & 4-8PM Meydenbauer Center / 11100 NE 6th St, Bellevue, WA 98004
Sunday, November 3, 2019 — SEATAC
8AM-12PM & 4-8PM Doubletree Seatac / 18740 International Blvd, Seattle, WA 98188
Monday, November 4, 2019 — SEATTLE
8AM-12PM & 4-8PM Fisher Pavilion, Seattle Center / 305 Harrison St, Seattle, WA 98109
Parking: Parking validation will be available for the 5th Ave Garage, located at 516 Harrison St, Seattle WA 98109. (Parking validation is not available for the Mercer St garage or other parking.)
Tuesday, November 5, 2019 — LYNNWOOD
8AM-12PM & 4-8PM Lynnwood Convention Center / 3711 196th St SW, Lynnwood, WA 98036
Wednesday, November 6, 2019 — BREMERTON
8AM-12PM & 4-8PM Kitsap Convention Center / 100 Washington Ave, Bremerton, WA 98337
Parking: Please park only on the RED or GREEN levels of the parking garage. Remember your stall number to register it for validation with the receptionist of the Kitsap Conference Center.
Wednesday, November 6, 2019 — OLYMPIA
8AM-12PM & 4-8PM The Olympia Center / 222 Columbia St NW, Olympia, WA 98501
These votes are open to all active-member UFCW 21 Grocery Store Workers in King, Snohomish, Kitsap, Mason, and Thurston Counties at the big chains and independent stores. Active members are eligible to vote at whichever location is most convenient, during any time when polling is open. If you need help getting to your meeting or can offer a ride to a fellow member, please contact your Shop Steward or Union Rep.
Burlington Fred Meyer GM Contract Vote
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We’ve been in negotiations for 6 months. By November 1, the Bargaining Team will either have a proposal from the Employers that we will recommend for ratification, or the Bargaining Team will recommend to authorize a strike.
Drop by any time during the votes, review
the current contract offer, get your questions answered, and then vote. These votes are open to all active-member UFCW 21 Fred Meyer General Merchandise workers at the Burlington store. Active members are eligible to vote whenever is most convenient, at any time when polling is open.
Monday, November 4
8AM-12pm (noon) & 4PM-8PM
UFCW 21 Mt. Vernon Office
1510 N 18th St Mt. Vernon, WA 98274
Grocery Store Bargain Update: Full Tentative Agreement Recommended for Ratification
/Final Step of Pension Deal Completed, Full Tentative Agreement Recommended for Ratification
“Standing together and taking action is how we have won before and it is how we won again this time. Your voice and your vote matters. Attend a vote meeting to learn about the Tentative Agreement and make your voice heard.” - Your Union Member Bargaining Team
We have been working all week to see if we could finalize the details of a pending pension deal with Albertsons/Safeway and Kroger. We are very happy to announce that we have now reached a full tentative agreement, including this deal on our pension.
The pending details between Albertsons/Safeway and Kroger have been ironed out and we now have a Fully Recommended Agreement.
After 6 months of negotiations, hundreds of actions in our stores across the region, and connecting with thousands of customers about our campaign, your Union Member Bargaining Team has reached a tentative agreement and recommends a YES VOTE to accept the proposal from the employers.
Drop by any of the posted vote meetings during any of the open times, review the offer, get questions answered, and then vote. These votes are open to all active-member UFCW 21 Grocery Store Workers in King, Snohomish, Kitsap, Mason, and Thurston Counties at the big chains and independent stores. Active members are eligible to vote at whichever location is most convenient, during any time when polling is open.
Friday, November 1, 2019 — BELLEVUE
8AM-12PM & 4-8PM Meydenbauer Center / 11100 NE 6th St, Bellevue, WA 98004
Sunday, November 3, 2019 — SEATAC
8AM-12PM & 4-8PM Doubletree Seatac / 18740 International Blvd, Seattle, WA 98188
Monday, November 4, 2019 — SEATTLE
8AM-12PM & 4-8PM Fisher Pavilion, Seattle Center / 305 Harrison St, Seattle, WA 98109
Parking: Parking validation will be available for the 5th Ave Garage, located at 516 Harrison St, Seattle WA 98109. (Parking validation is not available for the Mercer St garage or other parking.)
Tuesday, November 5, 2019 — LYNNWOOD
8AM-12PM & 4-8PM Lynnwood Convention Center / 3711 196th St SW, Lynnwood, WA 98036
Wednesday, November 6, 2019 — BREMERTON
8AM-12PM & 4-8PM Kitsap Convention Center / 100 Washington Ave, Bremerton, WA 98337
Parking: Please park only on the RED or GREEN levels of the parking garage. Remember your stall number to register it for validation with the receptionist of the Kitsap Conference Center.
Wednesday, November 6, 2019 — OLYMPIA
8AM-12PM & 4-8PM The Olympia Center / 222 Columbia St NW, Olympia, WA 98501
In Solidarity, 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/Spirt Manager, UFCW 21
Joann Gardner, Albertsons #3106 (Puyallup), Personnel Coordinator/Bookkeeper, UFCW 367
Kyong Barry, Albertsons #4483 (S Auburn), Front End Manager, 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/Bookkeeper, 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
Tammi Brady, Recording Secretary, Teamsters 38
Samantha Kantak, Executive Assistant, Teamsters 38
Kate Meckler, Trustee, UFCW 367
Angel Gonzalez, Deputy Trustee, UFCW 367
Jim McGuinness, Attorney, UFCW 21, Teamsters 38 and UFCW 367
Grocery Store Bargain: It’s time to vote.
/It’s time to vote.
After months of bargaining and workplace and community actions, we have a tentative agreement with Kroger and Safeway/Albertsons, pending a final step on the pension agreement between these employers. Your grocery store bargaining team fully recommends this agreement (pending the finalized pension deal), and members of your bargaining team will be at each vote location ready to talk to you about the tentative agreement, answer your questions, and help you get more involved in your union. RSVP to a vote today.
All active UFCW 21 grocery store members working in King, Snohomish, Kitsap, Mason, and Thurston Counties at big chains (Safeway, Albertsons, Fred Myers, and QFC) and independent stores can come by anytime during one of the vote meetings to get details on this tentative agreement, get questions answered, and vote. Vote times and an online RSVP are here.
Friday, November 1, 2019 — BELLEVUE
8AM-12PM & 4-8PM Meydenbauer Center / 11100 NE 6th St, Bellevue, WA 98004
Sunday, November 3, 2019 — SEATAC
8AM-12PM & 4-8PM Doubletree Seatac / 18740 International Blvd, Seattle, WA 98188
Monday, November 4, 2019 — SEATTLE
8AM-12PM & 4-8PM Fisher Pavilion, Seattle Center / 305 Harrison St, Seattle, WA 98109
Parking: Parking validation will be available for the 5th Ave Garage, located at 516 Harrison St, Seattle WA 98109. (Parking validation is not available for the Mercer St garage or other parking.)
Tuesday, November 5, 2019 — LYNNWOOD
8AM-12PM & 4-8PM Lynnwood Convention Center / 3711 196th St SW, Lynnwood, WA 98036
Wednesday, November 6, 2019 — BREMERTON
8AM-12PM & 4-8PM Kitsap Convention Center / 100 Washington Ave, Bremerton, WA 98337
Parking: Please park only on the RED or GREEN levels of the parking garage. Remember your stall number to register it for validation with the receptionist of the Kitsap Conference Center.
Wednesday, November 6, 2019 — OLYMPIA
8AM-12PM & 4-8PM The Olympia Center / 222 Columbia St NW, Olympia, WA 98501
Grocery Store Bargaining Update: Exciting News This Morning
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We have exciting news. After more than six months of negotiations, hundreds of actions leafleting and picketing in front of our stores, wearing solidarity buttons, handing out 25,000 Better Jobs-Better Communities union grocery store bags to our customers, and joining together with other UFCWs up and down the West Coast, we are pleased to announce that we have reached a Tentative Agreement with the employers, pending one last step. This final critical step will be for Kroger and Safeway/Albertsons to work out the remaining details to the long-term pension agreement.
This Tentative Agreement is fully recommended by the Grocery Store Bargaining team, pending Kroger and Safeway/Albertsons finalizing the pension deal.
Details for the Tentative Agreement will be available for all active UFCW 21 grocery store members working in King, Snohomish, Kitsap, Mason, and Thurston Counties at the big chains (Safeway, Albertsons, Fred Meyer and QFC) and independent stores. The upcoming vote meetings will be taking place in early November (see below for voting dates, times and locations). Members have been signing up to attend these meetings over the past couple weeks. Members can drop by anytime during one of the vote meeting times to learn details, get questions answered and vote.
Vote meeting times, dates and locations are listed below:
Friday, November 1, 2019 — BELLEVUE — 8AM-12PM & 4-8PM
Meydenbauer Center / 11100 NE 6th St, Bellevue, WA 98004Sunday, November 3, 2019 — SEATAC — 8AM-12PM & 4-8PM
Doubletree Seatac / 18740 International Blvd, Seattle, WA 98188Monday, November 4, 2019 — SEATTLE — 8AM-12PM & 4-8PM
Fisher Pavilion, Seattle Center / 305 Harrison St, Seattle, WA 98109Tuesday, November 5, 2019 — LYNNWOOD — 8AM-12PM & 4-8PM
Lynnwood Convention Center / 3711 196th St SW, Lynnwood, WA 98036Wednesday, November 6, 2019 — BREMERTON — 8AM-12PM & 4-8PM
Kitsap Convention Center / 100 Washington Ave, Bremerton, WA 98337Wednesday, November 6, 2019 — OLYMPIA — 8AM-12PM & 4-8PM
The Olympia Center / 222 Columbia St NW, Olympia, WA 98501
In Solidarity, 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/Spirt Manager, UFCW 21
Joann Gardner, Albertsons #3106 (Puyallup), Personnel Coordinator/Bookkeeper, UFCW 367
Kyong Barry, Albertsons #4483 (S Auburn), Front End Manager, 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/Bookkeeper, 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
Tammi Brady, Recording Secretary, Teamsters 38
Samantha Kantak, Executive Assistant, Teamsters 38
Kate Meckler, Trustee, UFCW 367
Angel Gonzalez, Deputy Trustee, UFCW 367
Jim McGuinness, Attorney, UFCW 21, Teamsters 38 and UFCW 367
Fall 2019 General Membership Meeting
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This General Membership Meeting session, we are testing out a Townhall Call for members who work and/or live in Brewster, Centralia, Colville/Chewelah, Moses Lake, Omak, Republic, and South Bend. This is in an effort to make meetings more accessible to members and save member resources. Read more about the Townhall Call below the list of GMM locations and times.
Aberdeen
Monday, November 11
6:00pm
Grays Harbor Hospital
West Campus
915 Anderson Drive
Conference Room E - 1st Floor
Auburn (New)
Wednesday, November 13
1:15pm
Auburn Regional Medical Center
Plaza 1: 202 N Division St
AMC - 1st Floor
Board room
Bellevue
Thursday, November 14
9:00am & 7:00pm
Sheraton Hotel
100 112th Ave NE
Newport Room
Bellingham
Wednesday, November 13
7:00pm
Quality Inn Baron Suites
100 E Kellogg Road
Olympus Room
Bremerton
Thursday, November 14
11:00am
Harrison Medical Center
2520 Cherry Ave
Aspen Room - 2nd Floor
Brewster (New)
Monday, November 11
*Townhall Call 5:15pm
Centralia (New)
Wednesday, November 13
10:00am
Providence Centralia Hospital
914 S Scheuber Road
Cafeteria
Monday, November 11
*Townhall Call 5:15pm
Colville/Chewelah (New)
Monday, November 11
*Townhall Call 5:15pm
Coupeville
Wednesday, November 13
3:15pm
WhidbeyHealth Medical Center
101 N Main St
Conference Room 1
Enumclaw
Monday, November 11
1:00pm
Guesthouse Inn
1000 Griffin Ave
Meeting Room
Everett (New)
Thursday, November 14
9:00am & 7:00pm
Snohomish County PUD
2320 California Street
Room TC2-A
Federal Way
Tuesday, November 12
9:00am
Hometown Office Suites & Svcs
33530 1st Way South #102
Classroom
Forks
Monday, November 11
2:00pm
Forks Community Hospital
530 Bogachiel Way
Main Conference Room
Sea-Tac
Monday, November 11
7:00pm
Angle Lake Family Resource Center
4040 S 188th St, STE 100
Meeting Room
Seattle
Tuesday, November 12
9:30am & 7:00pm
Phinney Neighborhood Center
6532 Phinney Ave N
Room 6 - Blue Bldg.
Thursday, November 14
9:00am & 7:00pm
UFCW 21 Office
5030 1st Ave S
Joe Crump Hall
Sequim
Wednesday, November 13
7:00pm
Quality Inn
134 River Road
Breakfast Room
Shelton (New)
Tuesday, November 12
12:00pm
Roosters Restaurant
3001 Olympic Hwy N
Large Room
Silverdale
Wednesday, November 13
9:00am & 5:30pm
UFCW 21 Office
3888 NW Randall Way #105
Conference Room
South Bend (New)
Monday, November 11
*Townhall Call 5:15pm
Spokane
Thursday, November 14
8:00am, 1:00pm & 4:00pm
UFCW 21 Office
2805 N Market St
Conference Room
Tacoma (New)
Tuesday, November 12
2:00pm & 5:00pm
Tacoma General Hospital
315 MLK Jr Way
2pm - MB Conference Room (3M North)
5pm - MB Board Room (East Wing)
Tonasket (New)
Wednesday, November 13
12:30pm & 2:00pm
North Valley Hospital
203 S Western Ave
Inservice Room
Walla Walla
Monday, November 11
1:00pm
Providence St. Mary’s Medical Center
401 W Poplar St
Vincentian Room
Wenatchee
Thursday, November 14
12:00pm
Confluence Health
Central WA Hospital
1300 Fuller St
Conference Room J
Kennewick (New)
Monday, November 11
6:00pm
IBEW 112
114 N Edison St
Meeting Room
Kent (New)
Thursday, November 14
9:00am & 5:30pm
Kent Commons
525 4th Ave N
am: Stage Room
pm: Interurban Room
Lynnwood
Monday, November 11
7:00pm
Snohomish County PUD
21014 63rd Ave W
Conference Room
Monroe
Thursday, November 14
3:30pm
EvergreenHealth Monroe
14701 179th Ave SE
The Cafe Corner
Moses Lake (New)
Monday, November 11
*Townhall Call 5:15pm
Mount Vernon
Thursday, November 14
7:00pm
UFCW 21 Office
1510 N 18th St
Conference Room
Oak Harbor
Wednesday, November 13
7:00pm
Best Western Harbor Plaza
33175 SR 20
Oak Harbor Room
Olympia
Monday, November 11
12:00pm
Kaiser Permanente
700 Lily Rd NE
Conference Room A
Tuesday, November 12
3:30pm
Capital Medical Center
3900 Capital Mall Dr SW
Cafeteria
Wednesday, November 13
1:00pm
Providence St. Peter Hospital
413 Lily Road NE
Cafeteria
Omak (New)
Monday, November 11
*Townhall Call 5:15pm
Port Angeles
Wednesday, November 13
4:30pm
Olympic Medical Center
939 Caroline Street
Linkletter Hall
Port Townsend
Tuesday, November 12
12:00pm & 5:15pm
Pt. Townsend Senior Center
620 Tyler St
Board Room
Republic (New)
Monday, November 11
*Townhall Call 5:15pm
TOWNHALL CALL meeting
This General Membership Meeting session, we are testing out a Townhall Call for members who work and/or live in Brewster, Centralia, Colville/Chewelah, Moses Lake, Omak, Republic, and South Bend. This is in an effort to make meetings more accessible to members and save member resources.
The live Townhall Call will be hosted by your union President Faye Guenther and union Secretary Treasurer Joe Mizrahi. All you need to do is pick up your phone when we call, and you will be connected to the live Townhall Call meeting. You will have the opportunity to ask questions on this call. The call will be at 5:15pm on Monday, November 11. To make sure we have your correct phone number go to: UFCW21.org/update-your-information by November 8.
If you would like your location to have a Townhall Call in the future, please go to: UFCW21.org/gmmcall.
We look forward to talking to you!
Grocery Store Bargaining Update: Time Is Running Out for the Employers
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“After more than 6 months of bargaining, we deserve a full, fair contract that respects our work. Making progress on the pension is important, but with takeaways still on the table, the employers are running out of time to offer us an agreement worth ratifying. Please RSVP to your vote meetings today.” - Union Member Bargaining Team
During the last two bargaining days, we were able to reach an outline of an agreement with Albertsons/Safeway on a pension solution. We already have an agreement with Kroger for our pension. Your bargaining team is working hard to ensure we get a deal that secures our pension into the future and allows us to move forward with negotiations and address health care and wage proposals. (For more on the pension solution, see the Pension Primer.) We were also able to win a tentative agreement last week for our Health and Welfare plan.
While advances on health and pension plans are very encouraging, Kroger and Albertsons/Safeway still have real cuts on the table in other areas. They need to withdraw those takeaways and get us a fair contract before we vote to authorize a strike. Votes are scheduled now, but whether these are strike authorization votes or ratification votes depends on what happens at the bargaining table. Either way, it’s time to come together and make our voices heard: Find vote locations and RSVP to your vote here
Current takeaways on the table:
Eliminating holiday pay, including premium pay on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve.
Eliminating the guarantee of 10 cents above minimum wage.
Eliminating our across-the-board guarantee of raises.
Eliminating our raises between steps on the pay scale (wage escalators).
If the employers can come to the table with a contract that offers fair pay for hard work, finalize the securing of our pension, and withdraws their takeaways, there’s still time to get a Tentative Agreement before we vote. But time is running out. Next bargaining dates: October 24 & 25
WHAT YOU CAN DO:
1. RSVP to your vote meeting now
2. Attend a Contract Action Team meeting this week.
3. Wear your button (ask your Steward or Union Rep if you need more).
4. Talk to your Steward or Union Rep about becoming a picket captain.
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In Solidarity, 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/Spirt Manager, UFCW 21
Joann Gardner, Albertsons #3106 (Puyallup), Personnel Coordinator/Bookkeeper, UFCW 367
Kyong Barry, Albertsons #4483 (S Auburn), Front End Manager, 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/Bookkeeper, 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
Tammi Brady, Recording Secretary, Teamsters 38
Samantha Kantak, Executive Assistant, Teamsters 38
Kate Meckler, Trustee, UFCW 367
Angel Gonzalez, Deputy Trustee, UFCW 367
Jim McGuinness, Attorney, UFCW 21, Teamsters 38 and UFCW 367
Grocery Store Bargain October Contract Action Team Meetings
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Rep Daniel Cobb // 206-436-6563
Monday, October 21
10:30am-11:30am
Kirkland Library 308 Kirkland Ave, Kirland, WA 98033
Tuesday, October 22
3:45pm-4:45pm
Redmond Library 15990 NE 85th St, Redmond, WA 98052
Rep Kristina Storm // 360-419-4667
Tuesday, October 22
12p-1p
Alfy’s Pizza 916 SE Bayshore Drive, Oak Harbor, WA 98277
Tuesday, October 22
4pm-5pm
Coconut Kenny’s 1060 S Burlington Blvd, Burlington, WA 98233 525 4th Ave N Kent, WA 98032
Rep Monica Smith // 206-436-6524
Wednesday, October 23
7:00am-8:30am or 6pm-7:30pm
Kent Commons (Mill Creek Room) 525 4th Ave N, Kent, WA, 98032
Rep Tae Abraham // 206-436-6526
Tuesday, October 22
2pm-3pm
Issaquah Library 10 W Sunset Way, Issaquah, WA 98027
Rep Tonya Burnett // 360-662-1985
Monday, October 21
5:30pm-6:30pm
Gordy’s Pizza 1123 1st St, Port Angeles, WA 98362
Rep Teri Jackson // 206-436-6551
Sunday, October 20
2pm-4pm
Enumclaw Library 1700 1st St, Enumclaw, WA 98022
Tuesday, October 22
1pm-2:30pm
Federal Way 320th Library 848 S 320th St, Federal Way, WA 98003
Wednesday, October 23
7am-8:30am & 6pm-7:30pm
Kent Commons (Mill Creek Room) 525 4th Ave N, Kent, WA 98032
Rep Bruce Le // 206-436-6540
Wednesday, October 23
6pm-8pm (Pizza will be served)
Phinney Ridge Community Center, Rm 36 6532 Phinney Ave N, Seattle, WA 98103
Thursday, October 24
2pm-4pm
Greenwood Library 8016 Greenwood Ave N, Seattle, WA 98103
Rep Teasha Karell // 206-436-6802
Monday, October 21
6pm
Alfy’s Pizza (Pizza will be served) 2317 Broadway, Everett, WA 98201
Wednesday, October 23
3pm
Lynnwood Library - Sno-Isle Libraries 19200 44th Ave W, Lynnwood, WA 98036
Rep Tim Moisio // 360-662-1989
Monday, October 21
3pm-4pm
Port Orchard Library 87 Sidney Ave, Port Orchard, WA 98366
Tuesday, October 22
2pm-3pm
Port Hadlock library 620 Cedar Ave #9514, Port Hadlock WA 98339
Rep Ariana Davis // 206-436-6586
Tuesday, October 22
3pm-4pm
Capital Hill Library 425 Harvard Ave E, Seattle, WA 98102
Wednesday, October 23
1pm-2pm
Columbia City Library 4721 Rainier Ave S, Seattle, WA 98118
Rep Bill Roberts // 360-419-4665
Tuesday, October 22
11am-1pm
Lynden Starbucks 8082 Guide Meridian, Lynden, WA 98264
Tuesday, October 22
4pm-6pm
Round Table Pizza 1145 E Sunset Square Dr. #135, Bellingham,WA 98266
Rep Adrian Noel // 360-419-4677
Tuesday, October 22
5pm
Alfys Pizza Marysville 9330 State Ave, Marysville, WA 98270
Wednesday, October 23
5pm
Alfys Pizza Monroe 19121 US-2, Monroe, WA 98272
Rep Tim Phelan // 206-436-6515
Tuesday, October 22
1:30pm-2:30 pm
New Castle Public Library 12901 Newcastle Way, Newcastle, WA 98056
Wednesday, October 23
7:00am-8:30am or 6:00pm-7:30pm
Kent Commons 525 4th Ave N, Kent, WA 98032
Rep Regan McBride // 206-436-6510
Monday, October 21
6pm
Spiro’s Pizza 18411 Aurora Ave N, Shoreline, WA 98133
Wednesday, October 23
11am
Lake City Library 12501 28th Ave NE, Seattle, WA 98125
Rep Leroy Taylor // 360-662-1986
Monday, October 21
3:00pm-4:00pm
Kitsap Regional Library - Port Orchard 87 Sidney Ave, Port Orchard, WA 98366
Tuesday, October 22
4:30pm-5:30pm
UFCW21 Silverdale Office 3888 NW Randall Way #105, Silverdale, WA 98383
Rep David Barnes // 206-436-6591
Monday, October 21
10:30am-11:30am
Kirkland Library 308 Kirkland Avenue Kirkland WA 98033
Tuesday, October 22
4:30pm-5:30pm
Bellevue Library (Meeting Room 1) 1111 110th Avenue NE Bellevue WA 98004
Rep Monica Bryant // 206-436-6527
Monday, October 21
3:00pm-4:00pm
Capitol Hill library 425 Harvard Ave E, Seattle, WA 98102
Wednesday, October 23
6pm-7:00pm
Phinney Community Association 6532 Phinney Ave N, Seattle, WA 98103
Rep Derrick Edens // 206-436-6529
Monday, October 21
5pm-6pm
Seattle Public Library - Southwest Branch 9010 35th Ave SW, Seattle, WA 98126
Tuesday, October 22
4:30pm-5:30pm
Burien Public Library 400 SW 152nd St, Burien WA 98166
