Join us for this informative session and get answers to your questions about retirement and learn more about the 401(k)-retirement we bargained into our union contract.
UFCW 3000 offices 23040 Pacific Highway S. Des Moines WA, 98198
Talk to your Steward or Union Rep if you want to attend!
On Monday, October 3, UFCW 3000 RN’s represented at Providence St. Mary’s hospital ratified a new 3 year contract. With a very high percentage turnout and by super majority vote our new contract contains the highest wage increases that we have seen at St. Mary’s, increases to premiums, Tuition reimbursement and will set a foundation to build power within the workplace that will help improve working conditions.
Thank you to all members who joined one of our vote meetings and participated in the ratification of this contract.
Contact a Bargaining Team member or your Union Representative Juanita Quezada (509)340-7407 for any questions or concerns as they were the ones participating in the process at the bargaining table.
Today we met with Management from ACME Farms via Zoom for the first day of negotiations. We delivered out initial proposals for most of the contract, including substantial wage increases for all employees, paid holidays, vacation, sick and safe leave, premiums (training duties, commuting in inclement weather, overtime after 8 hours, etc.), and a fair discipline process. We are still exploring health insurance and retirement benefit options to propose before our next bargaining session which is on October 21.
“Our first day of negotiations went well, we are all hopeful that we will soon have a union contract. I am grateful to have you all as my coworkers and friends and am thankful of how hard everyone has worked throughout this process to make it a success.”
— Evan Bailey, Delivery Driver
Our next bargaining date is on October 21 so stay tuned for more information, and keep those union buttons on to support your bargaining committee!
Harbor Regional Health
Members of the local community came out along with many hospital workers to send a strong message to management: We need a contract NOW! At the end of the Informational Picket community members stepped up and spoke to HRH workers offering overwhelming support! It was a beautiful fall day, a perfect day to make some noise in front of Harbor Regional Health.
On September 30, we reached an agreement with Olympic Medical Center, regarding the transition back to PEBB Health Insurance. We will be voting online on October 11 from 5PM until October 12 at 5PM. The entire vote document shall be available for review 24 hours prior to the start of the online vote.
We will be holding virtual vote meeting on October 11 at 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM. During this meeting, we will be going over the vote documents and answering questions.
In order to vote, you must be a union member in good standing prior to the start of the vote. You will be receiving an online vote link from “SimplyVote” at 5PM on October 11. If you do not receive a link to the vote, please email your union representative Aimee Oien aoien@ufcw3000.org. Additionally we ask that you provide us with a non-Olympic Medical Center email address. We have noticed in the past that OMC’s email system blocks emails from “SimplyVote” and UFCW.
If you do not receive UFCW emails, please check your junk/spam folder or update your contact information by October 10, 2022. If you have any questions, please contact your bargaining team or union representative.
Online Voting Period
Tuesday, October 11 • 5:00 PM
Wednesday, October 12 • 5:00 PM
Online Vote Meeting
Tuesday, October 11 • 10:00 AM
Contact your Bargaining Team or Union Rep for call-in details. Details will be also emailed out.
Our Bargaining Team: Bonnie Velleren, Carol Cairone, Cindy Dixon, Dennis Velleren, Elisabeth Hilderbrand
On Monday, September 26, after a long day of bargaining we were able to come to a historic tentative agreement before contract expiration! Because of our unity we were able to get some great wins including:
Strong wages that can help recruit and retain qualified Nurses!
New wage scale that eliminates 5 ghost steps with each step either equal or above Providence St. Peters Hospital
A committee to discuss call language and policies
Health and safety language
Increase premiums including float pay, excessive call pay, night shift and others.
Safe staffing language
And other great wins!
Please reach out to a bargaining team member or your Union RepBrandan Zielinski @ 206-436-6603 or bzielinski@ufcw3000.org
Vote Meeting
Tuesday, October 11, 2022
6:00 AM - 9:00 AM
11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
4:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Cascade Room - Adjacent to the cafeteria
The vote will be in-person and UFCW 300 members in good standing will have the opportunity to speak to Bargaining Team members, ask questions, and cast their ballot. Please arrive during the posted vote times as we cannot allow members to enter the vote room outside of the advertised times.
Our Richland Fred Meyer bargaining committee reached a unanimously recommended tentative agreement on September 29. The tentative agreement includes:
New Wage Scale with wage increases in each year of the contract
Workplace Safety Language that would improve training and safety in the store and create avenues to address safety concerns that are not addressed at the store level
Just Cause Protections, making sure that workers cannot be terminated or disciplined without a reason
Grievance Procedure to give workers the ability to challenge any unjust discipline or violation of our new contract
Union Recognition making it clear that the contract will cover workers at the Richland Fred Meyer
Health and Welfare, ensuring workers will have access to affordable high-quality health care
Union Security to ensure that we have a strong union store for years to come
Full details of the tentative agreement will be available at our vote meetings on Oct. 7!
Vote Meeting
Friday, October 7, 2022
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
4:00 PM - 8:00 PM
UFCW 3000 Tri-Cities Office
2505 Duportail St, Suite D
Richland, WA 99352
Vote meetings are rolling meetings, stop by anytime during the vote times to review the tentative agreement and cast your vote.
“Building a strong union store is not a sprint, it is a marathon. We have worked tirelessly over the last three years to win our union vote, and then over the past five months to win a tentative agreement. I am proud to have fought for and won huge workplace improvements in this tentative agreement against many odds, and I am looking forward to continuing to build a strong union here at the Richland Fred Meyer.”
— Roxanne Reynolds, BT Member
“We were able to come together as a store and a community, winning a historic first contract in the Tri-Cites. We will continue to fight to improve the working conditions and pay for all Fred Meyer workers.”
— Eden Hill, BT Member
*NOTE: October 7 Community Action is CANCELED. Thank you to all of the community for the support!
We are excited to announce that the deadline for applications to the KP Contract Specialist position has been extended, and is still open to our Union members! If you are interested in this position, please apply no later than 5pm October 7, 2022.
The Contract Specialist is responsible for contract interpretation and education on both the Local Contracts and National Agreement, as well as building Shop Steward capacity and partnership in the LMP program.
This position is paid by Kaiser Permanente but is directly supervised by the Union. The Contract Specialist will work directly with the current UFCW 3000 Staff Representative as well as Employee and Labor Relations Consultants and LMP Manager.
As our previous Contract Specialist, Christina Delgado, has been instrumental in the development of many Steward Training Programs as well as answering day to day contract questions. Her contributions have been greatly appreciated and she will be missed!
We met with Management on September 28 for continued contract negotiations. We were able to dive into wage increase discussions as well as retirement benefit improvements. While no tentative agreements were met today, we were able to communicate our intentions on what the Bargaining Team is aiming to achieve.
Our next bargaining sessions are scheduled for October 3 and October 6, and we anticipate a deeper dive into benefits and wages at that time. As we progress towards future discussions, we ask that you and your unit be ready for any potential actions needed to secure a fair contract!
Direct link will be emailed to you. Contact a Bargaining Team member or your Union Rep for meeting details.
Your UFCW 3000 bargaining committee is pleased to announce that we reached a tentative agreement with the District on Monday, September 19! The committee unanimously recommended this deal to the membership for a yes vote. There are no take aways and improvements include:
Wage increases every year of the contract
Additional pay incentives for Leads, Mechanics, and Facility Operations Specialists
Cash out of some vacation time
A premium for work on Snow/Inclement Weather days
A new longevity bonus
And other improvements
The full details of the tentative agreement will be available at our vote meeting :
Friday, September 30
District Headquarters
503 North Sequim Avenue
Sequim, Washington 98382
1:00PM - 3:00PM
This meeting will be drop-in so members in good standing are encouraged to come review the agreement, ask questions, and vote on the agreement.
Your Bargaining Team: Tharon Iverson, Aaron Colwill, Joe Gordon, Erik Cisneros
Our Bargaining Team: Bonnie Velleren, Carol Cairone, Cindy Dixon, Dennis Velleren, Elisabeth Hilderbrand
After a successful action of a petition in support of a strong contract and after a long day of bargaining we are excited to announce that we have settled a historic agreement that we believe is strong and equitable for all!
What We Won:
Strong wages that can help recruit and retain qualified Nurses!
New wage scale that eliminates 5 ghost steps and put us equal or above Providence St. Peters Hospital
A committee to discuss Call language and policies
Health and Safety Language
Increase premiums including Float pay, excessive call pay, night shift and others.
Safe staffing language
And other great wins!
Keep an eye out for ratification vote meetings!
“We are proud of the work we did, not only is it a landmark agreement but we were able to settle before the contract expiration date.”
— Bonnie Verellen
“Management tried to take some things away but with the support of our coworkers we were able to fight back and win a strong contract.”
— Cindy Dixon
“Not only did we get wages that will help us recruit and retain good nurses, but we got a wage scale that matches Providence St. Peters and eliminates 5 ghost steps.”
— Dennis Velleren
“We fought for the majority and the minorities. We wanted to make sure that not only the big departments get their issues brought to the table but so were some of the smaller departments!”
— Elisabeth Hilderbrand
Please reach out to a bargaining team member or your Union Rep Brandan Zielinski @ 206-436-6603 or bzielinski@ufcw3000.org
“We are happy to announce that the contract ratified with a 94% YES vote. We appreciate everyone who came out to vote.”
-Mike Koening, Engineer/SRH Bargaining Team Member
Skagit Regional Health union members have overwhelmingly ratified their new 3.5 year contract with a 94% YES vote! We won historical wage increases, a minimum of 14.75% wage increase with many classifications receiving wage increases of up to 30.25%. There is also an additional 8 hours of PTO, an additional convenience day, an increase in premium pay, and per diem differentials increase of 4.0%.
Proposed wage increases should be effective the second full pay period after ratification. Our Bargaining Team thanks you for your solidarity as we fought hard for strong new language, per diem differentials, and so much more!
Skagit Regional Health Bargaining Team:
(Front Row L - R)
Katie Davis, Social Worker
Jill Douglass, Data entry Clerk
Cindy Tjaden, Surg Tech
(Back Row L - R)
Aaron St. John, CS Tech
Mike Koenig, Engineer
There was movement in bargaining on September 23. While we did not reach a tentative agreement, Management increased their across-the-board wage proposal and was open to removing the ghost steps / zero steps. WhidbeyHealth confirmed that their wage proposal would be in addition to the wage increases members received on July 31, 2022.
We counter proposed with a competitive across-the-board increase for all employees, removal of all ghost steps, and increasing certificate premiums to $1.
In the Support Service and Pro-Tech-LPN contracts, there are about ten steps where an employee does not receive an increase when they move from one step to another. By removing ghost steps, employees are no longer penalized for their loyalty to the Hospital. For example, Step 10 and 11 earn the same wage rate. Under our proposal there would be a step increase between Step 10 and 11 in addition to any other ghost steps.
We began bargaining for both Service & Support Unit and the Pro-Tech/LPN Unit together to show solidarity as a bargaining unit at the end of July. On September 23, WhidbeyHealth has countered and tabled bargaining for Service & Support until October 1. We will continue to fight for UNITY and an increased wage for ALL.
Our next bargaining session will be on October 4 and 19. We will be holding a contract action team meeting to discuss bargaining on September 28.
Contract Action Team Meeting
Wednesday, October 5 • 11:00 AM
In-Person Casual Get-Together
Thursday, October 6 • 6:00 PM
Organized by WhidbeyHealth stewards
Applebee’s Grill
31810 State Route 20
Oak Harbor, WA 98277
If you have any questions, please reach out to your bargaining team members or union representative, Celia Ponce-Sanchez.
Our Bargaining Committee:
Jennifer MacNeill, Rosalie Nguyen, Qiana Johnson, Marilyn Faber, Gwendolyn Cole, Lisa Olds, Marty Riley, Elke Rogers
We are about to start union negotiations. Our ability to win a strong contract depends on having active, informed, and united union members in the workplace.
Join us for our Bargaining Kick-Off meeting on Tuesday, October 4 from 11:00am to 2:00pm, or from 6:00pm to 8:00pm.
We will be meeting to discuss what our priorities provide in the bargaining survey sent on August 9, 2022.
We will be meeting at Rainier A Conference Room on the second floor of Cascade Valley Hospital.
On Thursday, September 22, members of UFCW 3000 at Fresenius overwhelmingly voted to ratify a new contract!
The contract included significant wage and premium increases and improvements to contract language. Thank you to bargaining team members Tiffani Davis and Michele Hardy.
To review the details of your contract or if you have a contract question, contact your rep Ryan Degouveia at 360-662-1989 or rdegouveia@ufcw3000.org.
If you know someone who is not getting these bargaining updates by email, or you need to update your contact information, please go here:
Aleda Adams, UFCW 3000 member, shop steward, and healthcare worker at Forks Community Hospital
It’s time for another #MemberMonday! Today, we are spotlighting Aleda Adams, who has worked at Forks Community Hospital for over 15 years. Since 2018, Aleda has also been a union shop steward, identifying issues that her coworkers face on the job and advocating for collaborative solutions. Her leadership has extended to Aleda joining both the Labor Management Committee and her unit’s bargaining team. During a recent wage increase contract vote, Aleda met with coworkers to ensure that each person understood the voting process. Aleda answered questions about wage scales and the tentative agreement, so that her coworkers could submit their ballots feeling confident about the information they had been given.
Beyond her own participation, Aleda is always encouraging her coworkers to become more active in our union. In fact, Aleda has convinced coworkers throughout the years to receive steward training as well! As she says, “There are ongoing benefits & wins we can get by being active in our union.”
Thank you for all of your hard work, Aleda!
After three days of bargaining, we have a tentative agreement with Providence St. Mary’s for a new three-year contract.
We accomplished so much including across the board wage increases, tuition reimbursement, new premiums, increase in existing premiums, bonuses, secured process for creating floating practices and improved standby/call back.
Please join us and vote on our new contract!
Monday, October 3
6:30am – 9am or 5pm – 8pm
Marian Room
You must be present and a member in good standing to vote. A full document of the tentative agreement will be provided at the vote, and we encourage everyone to come ask any questions and vote.
“With unity comes knowledge and power. I am encouraging everyone to join us in voting Yes on this new contract.”-Brittany Reusse, RN ICU
“This was my first experience with negotiations, and I have learned so much about the process and appreciate all of the hard work my team has put into this contract. I am very positive about the changes we can make when we stand together.”-Danielle Board RN Float Pool
“This process has been really exciting. Both parties worked hard to get a workable solution in a timely manner.”-Bruce Curnuck, RN OR
Providence St. Mary’s Bargaining Team (R-L): Brenda Gales-Groom, Med Surg. RN | Deidre Hyde, Home Health RN | Brittany Reusse, ICU RN | Caitlyn Ives, Surgical Floor RN | Danielle Board, Float Pool RN | Amanda Fortney, OB RN | Bruce Curnuck, OR RN
Capital Medical Center
We had another bargaining session with management on September 22. Overall we have made great progress and feel like Management has come a long way. However, while a lot of things are promising there is still some work to be done before we can settle a contract that is equitable for everyone. Between the last two bargaining sessions we have discussed economics, staffing, safety, and made a lot headway on some of those issues but Management still needs some more nudging.
Join us in signing this petition and let Management know that we are united for a strong contract.
On September 21, the newly accreted Pharmacy Technicians at Monroe approved the tentative agreement! You will be placed onto the existing Technical wage scale based on your years of relevant experience in your job classification. Placement onto the wage scale will result in more than a 10% increase for employees.
All the current provisions of the Technical collective bargaining agreement (CBA) will apply to the newly accreted Pharmacy Technicians. Your union contract gives you a voice in your workplace and protects your benefits/wages. Additionally as a union member, you have the right to request for union representation if you are called into an investigatory meeting.
If you have any questions about your contract or experience workplace issues, please contact your Union Rep Sharra Oakley 206-436-6614.
Please join us at one of our virtual new member meetings! learn more about your union rights and receive union dues credit. Scan the QR code to Sign up or go to: ufcw21.org/new-members
On September 20, the newly accreted classifications in the Professional unit at PRMCE approved the tentative agreement! You will be placed onto the existing Professional wage scale based on your years of relevant experience in your job classification. Placement onto the wage scale will result in a 6.0% - 25.0% increase for employees!
All the current provisions of the Professional collective bargaining agreement (CBA) will apply to the newly accreted Professionals. Your union contract gives you a voice in your workplace and protects your benefits/wages. Additionally as a union member, you have the right to request for union representation if you are called into an investigatory meeting.
If you have any questions about your contract or experience workplace issues, please contact your Union Rep Sharra Oakley 206-436-6614.
Please join us at one of our virtual new member meetings! learn more about your union rights and receive union dues credit. Scan the QR code to sign up or go to: ufcw21.org/new-members
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.
