First Hill Trust Tentative Agreement Reached!
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Our Union Bargaining Team reached a tentative agreement with Management this week for a successor contract. The proposed agreement contains many improvements including:
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PCC Is Still Stalling
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On Jan 20, our member-led Bargaining Team came to the table expecting meaningful progress. However, PCC only moved a few half-steps forward. They proposed:
Read MoreRecovery Cafe Bargaining Update
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On Tuesday, January 20 our union Bargaining Team met with Recovery Cafe Management for another session to discuss our hours of work, wages, health care benefits, and vacation accruals. As in previous sessions we hoped to have received full responses from the employer at the table.
Read MorePCC February Contract Action Team Meetings
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Join your coworkers to prepare for upcoming negotiations and how to win a fair contract! If you have any questions, please call your Union Representative.
Read MoreCascade Valley Hospital and Skagit Regional Health Bargaining Update
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On Thursday, January 15, we met with Cascade Valley Hospital Management to continue without bargaining. They gave us a comprehensive response to our economic proposals. The committee is studying them and will respond on Thursday, February 5. We have made it clear to Management that our goal is to align salaries with the Skagit Regional Health contract. One Company, One pay scale!
Read MoreNorthwest Administrators LOU ratified!
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On January 15, UFCW 3000 members at NW Administrators overwhelmingly ratified LOUs that will ensure insurance premiums for workers remain affordable despite higher than expected plan costs for the new year.
Read MoreRosauers Moscow Grocery and Meat - Contract Vote Set!
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This Tentative Agreement is fully recommended by the Grocery Store Bargaining Committee!
After months of bargaining with Rosauers for a new contract that respects our work, increases our wages, and improves our sick leave, bereavement leave, and vacation, we are holding a contract vote! This notice serves to inform all members that a contract vote meeting will be held on January 26 for members covered by the Rosauers Moscow Grocery and Moscow Meat contracts.
The team will present the tentative agreement received from the Employer. Members will have the opportunity to discuss the terms and implications of the offer before voting on the fully recommended settlement.
Any member covered by the Rosauers Moscow Grocery and Moscow Meat contracts who is in good standing is encouraged to attend this vote meeting. Contact a Bargaining Team member or your Union Rep for any questions!
Contract Vote Meeting
January 26
8am - 12pm
2pm - 6pm
Rosauers Moscow Break Room
411 N Main St, Moscow, ID 83843
Children’s Therapy Center Waiting for Movement
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On January 14, we met for our fifth bargaining session with Management at CTC to continue negotiations on our first contract. We first met with the Employer at 11am to receive their counterproposals, as we had provided them with responses to everything in our previous session on December 12.
Read MorePCC Left Us Hanging
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On Jan 14, our member-led Bargaining Team came to the table expecting a response to the proposals we delivered last session. Unfortunately, PCC was not ready to respond
Read MoreUwajimaya Union Bargaining Update
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On January 14, our Bargaining Team met with Uwajimaya for the first time for contract negotiations. We put forward several proposals which would recognize the premium work done in our meat departments compared to mainstream grocery stores. These proposal included:
Read MoreNew Year, More Power - Unemployment Benefits For Striking Workers
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Union members at Sacred Heart Spokane On Strike in 2024
As of January 1, 2026, locked-out or striking workers in Washington are eligible for up to six weeks of unemployment insurance (UI) starting as early as 15 days after a strike begins.
The money doesn’t fully replace a paycheck, and workers would need to meet the usual UI requirements. But, combined with our Union’s strike benefits on day one, the new law significantly strengthens our bargaining power.
“If we had this law before we struck Macy’s – that would have been huge. Though our strike fund helped my coworkers feel confident about walking off the job, many asked about unemployment. If we need to picket again, now we’ll be much stronger.” -- Liisa Luick, Alderwood Macy’s
Last year, our employers and their lobbyists made killing this legislation their top priority. Despite their best efforts, the collective strength of our membership and other union members across the state pushed this bill over the finish line.
Now, we need to prepare to make the most of this benefit.
Prep for a Strike Like A Pro
Our union faces big contract fights in the coming years. Getting prepared – and staying prepared – for a strike will help us all make decisions with strength and certainty when the time comes.
“We need a strike-ready union to fight against corporate greed. If we’re not strong when the time comes, they’ll roll right over us, and we really can’t afford that.” – Todd Heuer, Ballard Fred Meyer
Start Saving Now
If you save $10 per week between Jan 1, 2026 and May 1, 2027, you’ll have roughly $700 set aside. That extra cushion will help stretch UI benefits and strike pay if we strike.
Know Your Rights
Review our union’s strike page, read up on Washington’s unemployment eligibility, and browse for information on union hardship funds and community aid options.
Stay Ready to Mobilize
Have you moved recently? Changed your name or phone number? Swapped worksites? Then take time now to update your contact info. Staying connected gives us strength and unity if bargaining heats up.
Step Up
Contact your Union Rep to learn how to build more power in your store.
MultiCare Capital Medical Center Professionals Waiting for a Wage Scale
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On Friday, January 9, we met with MultiCare for our fourth session of union contract negotiations. We started off our day by providing Management with our responses to a number of articles following our previous bargaining session; including language on hours of work and overtime, paid time off, medical/personal/and educational leaves of absence, health insurance benefits, and a grievance procedure. After returning these articles to Management, all of the outstanding contract items were in MultiCare’s court to work on and respond to.
Read MoreKaiser Permanente Washington - Bargaining Update
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We are waiting for Kaiser management to get back to the table. Both parties have a legal obligation to bargain in good faith. The Alliance sent a letter to Greg Adams requesting that management return to bargaining.
Read the Letter to Greg Adams >>
We Still Have Big Unresolved Contract Issues
Wages and Retro Pay (currently Kaiser has not agreed to retroactive pay)
Contract Alignment (although we bargain at the same time, many contracts including the KPWA Pharmacy contract have different expiration dates)
Staffing (staffing in partnership continues to be a challenge)
Our Washington Pharmacy and Pro Tech Optical contracts are still not finished. Management seems to believe that KPWA pharmacists should be paid the same as retail pharmacists.
We have newly accreted job classifications for Pro Tech Optical that should be included in the contract, but management wants to postpone.
Our Bargaining Teams are committed to resolving our differences and finalizing these agreements.
What Can We Do to Move This Along?
We need to send a strong message to management that ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!
Come to our Contract Action Team Meeting where we will discuss next steps.
Contract Action Team Meeting
Wednesday, January 21
6pm
For additional information contact a Bargaining Team member or Aisha Womack Union Rep 206-436-6584 and JJ Benson Contract Specialist 425-306-1357
Pharmacy Bargaining Team: Cesar Galloso, Jason Lindquist, Kay Halverson, JJ Benson, Krystal Krotzer, Mark Stewart
Pro Tech Optical Bargaining Team: Nicole Merriam, Sarah Lau, Ashleigh Aufort, Chandra Allen, Vicki Kobeski, Juli Bell, Bryana Kolppa
Providence Swedish Rehabilitation Hospital Bargaining Update
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Bargaining continued January 7 and 9 and we reached many new tentative agreements. In creating this new contract we have been working to create language which provides opportunities for collaboration with Management.
Read MoreWorkers Cannot Afford Another War
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UFCW 3000 stands with the labor movement in condemning another wasteful, unconstitutional, and unprovoked attack on a sovereign country…
Read MoreMultiCare Covington Hospital RN, Service & Tech Bargaining Update
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After another full day of bargaining, the employer has failed yet again to provide comprehensive responses that we can meaningfully respond to. We feel the employer is continuing to frustrate the bargaining process with the lack of responses in a timely manner and lack of respect for our time…
Read MoreALSCO Linen - Contract Ratified! Hợp Đồng Đã Được Thông Qua!
/We're happy to share that workers have overwhelmingly approved the new contract with ALSCO.
This three-year contract runs from September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2028.
Key Highlights Include:
Across-the-board wage increases each year of the contract, plus new longevity pay with an additional increase for workers with 15 years of service. The first-year wage increase will be paid retroactively to September 1, 2025.
Improved vacation benefits, including four weeks after 15 years and vacation carryover
Health care insurance improvements, including increased Employer contributions and eligibility after 90 days
Stronger pension contributions, moving from a flat rate to a percentage of salary, so contributions grow as wages increase
If you have questions, are interested in upcoming trainings, or would like to get more involved in our Union, please contact your Union Rep, Celia Ponce-Sanchez, at (360) 409-0597.
Chúng tôi vui mừng thông báo rằng các đoàn viên đã áp đảo thông qua hợp đồng mới với ALSCO.
Hợp đồng ba năm này có hiệu lực từ ngày 1 tháng 9 năm 2025 đến ngày 31 tháng 8 năm 2028.
Những Điểm Nổi Bật Chính Bao Gồm:
Tăng lương đồng loạt mỗi năm trong suốt thời hạn hợp đồng, cùng với phụ cấp thâm niên mới dành cho nhân viên có 15 năm làm việc. Mức tăng lương của năm đầu tiên sẽ được truy lĩnh kể từ ngày 1 tháng 9 năm 2025
Cải thiện quyền lợi nghỉ phép, bao gồm bốn tuần nghỉ phép sau 15 năm làm việc và cho phép chuyển giờ nghỉ phép sang năm sau
Cải thiện bảo hiểm y tế, bao gồm tăng mức đóng góp của công ty và đủ điều kiện tham gia sau 90 ngày làm việc
Tăng cường đóng góp hưu trí, chuyển từ mức đóng cố định sang tỷ lệ phần trăm của tiền lương, giúp khoản đóng góp tăng lên khi tiền lương tăng
Nếu quý vị có câu hỏi, quan tâm đến các khóa huấn luyện sắp tới, hoặc muốn tham gia tích cực hơn vào công đoàn, vui lòng liên hệ với Đại diện Công Đoàn của quý vị, Celia Ponce-Sanchez, theo số (360) 409-0597.
Puget Sound Allied Grocery Stores Oak Harbor Saar’s Market Meat Contract Vote Scheduled!
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Now it is our turn to vote! Our union member-led bargaining team reached a tentative agreement and recommends a YES vote to accept the proposal from the employer.
Read MorePuget Sound Allied Grocery Stores Skagit The Market and Food Pavillion Contract Vote Scheduled!
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Now it is our turn to vote! Our union member-led bargaining team reached a tentative agreement and recommends a YES vote to accept the proposal from the employer.
Read MoreProvidence St. Mary Medical Center RN - Ratification Update
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Along with all the hope and promises the new year brings, it also offers plenty of exciting opportunities to work together. We wish you all a very happy and prosperous year ahead.
On Friday, January 2, Union members voted to ratify our contract.
Thank you to everyone who came to vote!
Contract Highlights Include:
Wage increases each year of the contract
Longevity bonus
Ratification bonus
Increases to premiums and differentials
And more—please see the summary for more details
"This contract reflects meaningful progress achieved through hard work and collaboration. While it represents an important step forward, we recognize that more work remains, and we are committed to continuing to advocate for the improvements our members deserve."
— Bargaining Committee
For additional information, contact a Bargaining Team member.
