We have a tentative agreement with Kaiser Permanente Management for a temporary six dollar per hour premium for some Capitol Hill Diagnostic Imaging positions during the time period of September 22, 2024 to March 22, 2025.
Read MoreOur Union Bargaining Team is very proud of the hard work and unity achieved in this bargaining round. After many negotiating dates, we finally reached a tentative agreement with the company. Our bargaining committee recommends a YES vote!
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Despite what the companies are saying, this proposed merger threatens lay-offs, store closures, and higher prices as well as undercuts our strength in collective bargaining negotiations.
During the call, we will take members’ questions live on the topic of the proposed merger, discuss the ongoing federal court trial taking place in Portland regarding the Federal Trade Commission’s lawsuit to block it, as well as prepare for a rally in Seattle the first day of the trail by our Attorney General to block the merger on September 16.
We will plan to call you at 5:30PM on Monday, just answer the phone and you will join us.
If, for some reason you don’t receive a call by 5:35pm, or get disconnected during the call, you can join us by dialing directly: 888-652-0384 And enter meeting ID 8143.
We had aimed to present our proposals up front hoping that it may inspire Management to do the same; the sooner we get to a final tentative agreement, the sooner we get the union protections, premiums, and wages we negotiate! Not to mention this expedites the Case Manager RNs transition from being non-union, to being official union members!
Read MoreContract Action Team Meetings are a time when we can get together and plan for the upcoming contract negotiations, discuss workplace issues, and take action together!
Read MoreOn September 4, 2024, we had our second bargaining date with Providence for our contact. We made progress today with several tentative agreements. We had clarifying conversations with Providence on topics that will help us move forward for our next sessions, which include exploring options on retirement plans, the Aetna network change, and our insurance premiums. Our next bargaining dates are September 18 and October 8.
Read MoreAfter months of negotiations, we have reached a fully recommended tentative agreement with Phoenix Games.
Read MoreDaisy is definitely is a shop steward from head to toe, here nametag even says it proudly to her co-workers and customers, “Union Shop Steward”.
Read MoreContract ratified!
Wage Increases
Longevity Pay
Healthcare premium Holidays
Our REI campaign is gaining momentum! At the Democratic National Convention, UFCW 3000’s President Faye Guenther spoke to a crowd of WA state delegates about the anti-union tactics REI has been waging against its workers. Through this, delegates helped hand out our petition to get REI representatives at the bargaining table and have committed to support our campaign through political, community, and workplace fights.
Have your friends and family sign the petition here!
Faye Guenther, our union’s Secretary-Treasurer Joe Mizrahi, and chief of staff Sarah Cherin will start joining our bargaining tables with REI. Their attendance at our sessions on August 28 and 29 has already changed the pace. We achieved another Tentative Agreement—successorship (what happens if REI is sold)—and sent 4 additional proposals for REI to consider. In the next few weeks, our bargaining team will finalize a comprehensive proposal and begin negotiating off of a full contract with REI moving forward.
This week we filed another Unfair Labor Practice against REI based on two major issues:
Employer’s Refusal to TA Language
Regressive Bargaining
If you have questions about our ULPs, reach out to our bargaining team.
UFCW staff will be coming through to grab photos and quotes from us at REI to begin using them in our media campaign. If you’re interested in supporting the digital campaign, let one of our bargaining team members know how to get plugged in.
Our next membership meeting will be 7:00 PM on September 22 at Goods Local Brews in Bellingham (2620 Northwest Ave, Bellingham, WA).
Forward together, not one step back!
REI Bellingham Bargaining Team:
Alex, Tini, Sue, Dan (not pictured): Sharon
We have been bargaining for several weeks. Summit management has been receptive to our proposals, but we have not reached agreement on wages and other economics. We have reviewed the wages of several local hospitals with management to show them how much workers need to be paid for Summit to be competitive. We have discussed the high cost of living and management is speculating that the cost of living will level out. Although they have acknowledged what other employers are paying for the same jobs, management has not committed to paying competitive wages at Summit. We are continuing to advocate for wages that will be competitive and sustainable.
Our next bargaining session is scheduled for September 9.
For more information contact a member of our Bargaining Team: Kim Starkweather Patient Coordinator, Allison Felder RN ED, Monica Ortiz RN ACU, Barb Ford ED Tech, Judea Prouty Medical Assistant, McCleary Clinic, Kurt E Phillips Lead Building Engineer.
Union Representatives: Kiambo White (206) 436-6515, Madison Derksema (206) 436-6603
"Management is hearing our concerns and has been somewhat responsive."
— Barb Ford
"We are collaborating and hope to come to agreement soon."
— Kimberly Starkweather
On August 22, our Union Grocery Store Bargaining Committee, members from UFCW 3000 and Teamsters 38, met to begin planning our contract campaign for the 2025 Puget Sound Grocery Allied Store contracts. Our Bargaining Committee represents over 26,000 Grocery workers in the Puget sound and is committed to continue the fight to set the highest standard in the Grocery industry.
Read MoreOn Thursday, August 29, our Virtual Health Bargaining Team met with Management to continue exchanging proposals and working towards our next collective bargaining agreement. Given Management’s limited availability in the afternoon, we opted to meet with the Employer virtually in order to maximize our time at the table.
Read MoreThe Diabetes Educators RNs at Mary Bridge voted to join our union this summer, and we are working to negotiate their addition into our existing contract—such as how they’ll be paid on the nursing wage scale, their seniority in our bargaining unit, and making sure they get all of the other benefits our CBA with UFCW 3000 has to offer!
Read MoreWednesday, August 28, marked the first day of negotiations with the Employer.
Read MoreWe held a UFCW Locals Stop the Merger coalition press conference on the courthouse steps an hour prior to the first day of the FTC case and our concerns were aired in news coverage from coast to coast.
Read MoreWe met with the employer on Monday, August 26, for our first bargaining session.
Read MoreWe are negotiating for a new contract which addresses compensation, benefits, and working conditions for all Ashley House employees. Our UFCW bargaining team is working hard and has agreed to bargaining dates through the end of October, when we hope to have a tentative agreement to vote on. Ashley House Management has said that they are committed to providing an equitable contract including a good compensation package.
Read MoreOur Have a Heart bargaining team met with management last week to continue negotiations. We had productive conversations about new hire training, health and safety at work, compliance-related discipline and inventory discrepancies, PTO and sick leave, and wages. We’ve come to tentative agreements on guaranteed time and a half for the second half of double shifts and changing funeral leave to bereavement leave, which offers greater flexibility, and including parents in the 5 days paid leave. Our focus continues to be on winning crucial economic improvements, navigating the challenges of Have a Heart’s reduced staffing, and minimizing takeaways for both new and existing employees. We’re hopeful that management’s next proposal will bring us closer to a recommended agreement.
Read MoreThe Stop the Merger Coalition led by UFCW Locals 7, 324, 400, 770, 1564 and 3000 today held a press conference immediately prior to the much-anticipated Federal Court hearings of the Federal Trade Commission’s challenge to block the proposed mega-merger of Kroger and Albertsons. Workers and leaders from California, Washington and Colorado, representing over 100,000 union grocery store members, reiterated their opposition to the anti-competitive, anti-worker and anti-community scheme.
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.
