We had a productive first negotiation session where we introduced our initial non-economic proposals. We worked through several other proposals and are preparing to present them at our next scheduled session next week. Our negotiating team is optimistic about achieving positive results together.
Read MoreOur Auburn Medical Center Professionals union Bargaining Team met with Management on Friday, August 2, ready to work hard, and get to an agreement on strong first union contract with MultiCare.
Read MoreUFCW 3000 strongly encourages Vice President Kamala Harris select Governor Tim Walz as her running mate for Vice President in 2024. Governor Walz's leadership has been a beacon of progress for working people, and we believe he is the best choice to continue advancing the interests of workers across the nation.
Read MoreOn July 31, Providence Everett case management leadership announced upcoming changes to the work schedules and FTEs for social workers and RNs working on the A or D wing. PRMCE claims that they need to adjust shifts to 8-hour durations (8am to 4:30pm) and modify FTEs to 1.0, 0.8, and 0.6.
Read MoreManagement recently proposed changing percentages between steps on the wage scale which would mean different wage and step increases depending on the step someone is at. Their proposal did not raise wages significantly for most positions.
Read MoreApril Webb has worked for Macy's at the Lancôme cosmetics counter for just 1 year, but has quickly grown to become a skilled workplace leader. As a new hire during the last Macy’s contract campaign in 2023, she started by getting her coworkers to wear union buttons and to participate in the summer and fall info pickets. When Macy’s workers went on strike over Macy’s unfair labor practices in November she helped make sure her coworkers in cosmetics were ready to strike on Black Friday.
Read MoreOn Thursday, August 1, we held our ratification vote for our new Collective Bargaining Agreement, and we are pleased to announce it was ratified with a large majority of those voting “Yes” to approve the offer!
Read MoreWhen we last talked about Unfair Labor Practice Strikes it involved nurses at a hospital. Unfair Labor Practice Strikes in other industries often look very different. Michaela talks with Macy’s retail workers who went on strike in Black Friday in 2023 and again on MLK Day 2024 about the unfair labor practices and reasons that they went on strike during their contract negotiations. She also interviews community members about why they joined the Macy’s picket lines, and reviews the differences and similarities between Macy’s and her career in healthcare. Please note that this episode has parts where both English and Spanish are spoken.
Read MoreOn Tuesday, July 30 MultiCare Auburn Medical Center registered nurses kicked-off union contract negotiations with MultiCare. We’re feeling energized and ready to keep the momentum going; recognizing wins achieved by our union siblings in other contract negotiations at MultiCare recently.
Read MoreOn Monday and Tuesday this week, our Have a Heart Bargaining Team met with the Employer for our first negotiations sessions. There are some reasonable offers on the table, while there are some serious takeaways proposed as well.
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On Tuesday, July 30, our Bargaining Team met with Management for our eighth round of negotiations and successfully reached a Tentative Agreement!
Our Bargaining Team is recommending a “YES” vote to approve this Tentative Agreement!
Improvements to the contract include:
Wage increases all three years of the contract that keep us competitive with other hospitals.
One new wage step added at the top of the scale each year to benefit our most senior coworkers.
Continuing Education leave and funding.
An hourly premium for Certified Medical Assistants.
An hourly premium for floating between clinics if short notice is given by the employer.
An online vote will be held so that UFCW Local 3000 members can approve the agreement—beginning at 12:00 PM on Thursday, August 8 through 5:00 PM on Friday, August 9. Please update your information if you are not sure UFCW Local 3000 has your current personal email address and other contact information.
“In this tentative agreement we made significant gains over the last contract, including getting certification pay and Continuing Education leave and funding” — Wendy Rivas
Our Bargaining Team: Wendy Rivas, Joelyn Martin, Angelica Acevedo
Shelly Clark has worked for Safeway for almost 8 years and in that time has become a leader at the Cheney store (just Southwest of Spokane). Her fellow coworkers consider her the "Store Mom," and she happily takes that title. She keeps track of her coworker's birthdays to wish them a happy birthday, and keeps morale up with her positive energy and sense of humor. She has worked in several different positions for Safeway, including cashiering, file maintenance, night stocking, and is currently the head bookkeeper.
Read MoreWe were back at it again with REI’s attorneys for negotiations on July 22 and 24. If REI wants to live up to their values, we deserve an Employer representative at the negotiation table.
Read MoreThe lawsuit filed by the Colorado Attorney General led to a ruling today from a Colorado court to temporarily halt the proposed mega-merger and helps to clarify this point – the merger is by no means a done deal. That case is now scheduled to be heard starting on September 30th.
Read MoreAfter a few short months of bargaining our bargaining team was able to reach a tentative agreement for membership to vote on. On July 23, members were able to view the agreement and unanimously ratified the contract!
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We received notice last week that Deep Roots has sold their studios to The Best Studio Ever effective August 5, 2024. We know that there are likely many emotions about the unknown and want to share that the Union has reached out to the new owners to have a conversation and determine next steps regarding the collective bargaining agreement and their plans after August 5. As soon as we have more information, we will send out communication to all members.
In the meantime, Deep Roots current management will continue to pay all employees for all wages, commissions, any overtime, and all accrued paid time off earned up to the sale date. If you have questions about any of the compensation listed, please connect with Deep Roots management and let us know if there is support needed. If you have made contributions to the Retirement IRA, you can access your account here.
Now is the time to get involved as a Union steward, helping to support coworkers and organize as needed. Please reach out to Union Representative Dominick Ojeda, (206) 436-6586, if you'd like to get involved, have questions, or if you have helpful information to share as we work through this transition together.
North Mason School District students and families depend on reliable and safe transportation to and from school in an area where many homes are spread over a wide area. UFCW 3000 members driving buses for North Mason School District provide that transportation every school day with professionalism and pride. Recently some of those drivers competed in the Washington State Association of Pupil Transportation School Bus Road-e-o, including drivers Lori Johnson and Jill Lowe who placed 3rd in the overall competition!
Read More“We feel Vice-President Harris has the ability and the support to win the White House,” added J’nee DeLancey, another UFCW 3000 elected Executive Board member who is a grocery store worker at Town & Country Market. “As a union that is majority women, that has a diverse membership of many people of color, and of immigrants, we are very excited to have such a community-rooted and worker-driven candidate to support.”
Read MoreWe 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.
