PCC Bargaining Updates
PCC workers have spoken: A majority voted to ratify the Tentative Agreement for both the Grocery and Meat contracts that our member-led Bargaining Team negotiated with co-op Management.
After eight months of bargaining, sticker-ups, button-ups, leaflets at our stores, dozens of Contract Action Team meetings, and a massively successful info picket — all to reclaim our co-op for the workers and members who built it — your Bargaining Team reached a Tentative Agreement and recommends a YES vote to accept the proposal from PCC
Over the last several months, we’ve stickered up, buttoned up, leafleted our stores, attended dozens of Contract Action Team meetings, and educated our customers and coworkers at a massive info picket — all to reclaim our co-op for the workers and members who built it.
And now, after bargaining into the wee hours of the morning on June 11, our worker-elected, member-led Bargaining Team has reached a tentative agreement with PCC.
Our member-led Bargaining Team returned to the table on May 26 with a mediator, which PCC requested, and we still have NO DEAL!
“The Employer says they won’t offer backpay unless our demands are reasonable. There is nothing reasonable about asking your staff to lowball their own worth.” — Connor Burk, Central District PCC
Join your coworkers to prepare for upcoming negotiations and how to win a fair contract!
“After 16 sessions, our employer still refuses to offer backpay and support for our Helper Clerks both inside and outside of Seattle. We all deserve to be paid for our work, and all of us deserve a wage increase, regardless of position. Your Bargaining Team remains dedicated to winning fair and more equitable wages.” —Dan Polking, Fremont
Join your coworkers to prepare for upcoming negotiations and how to win a fair contract!
Errol is a pro-union candidate with decades of experience in grocery and retail, including working as the VP of Grocery for Whole Foods. He believes in the power of co-ops to run thriving businesses while respecting workers and treating unions in good faith.
Our workplace actions have given us momentum and have captured the PCC’s attention, but their sluggishness at the table tells us we need to get louder. That’s why we scheduled an Informational Picket on Wednesday, April 15. Together, we’ll show PCC’s administrators how ready we are to fight for the contract we deserve.
