“They gave us next to nothing, so we are giving them nothing but pickets!” – Emily Hunter

As wildfires rip through our region and smoke chokes the air, UFCW 3000 members, families, and communities face evacuations, and loss of homes and livelihoods.  

Some workers could experience partial or total work closures creating difficult circumstances surrounding hours, pay, and life stability 

As we navigate this emergency, please remember the union and community resources that can help. Also, please review important information below that can help keep you safe and enforce your rights at work.

Our member-led Bargaining Team met with representatives from First and Goal on Wednesday, July 22, to continue negotiations for our first union contract.

We’ll be returning to the bargaining table during the last week of July. We hope (and expect!) that Management will come prepared to respond to our proposals and engage in conversation so we can be efficient and productive in this process.

Contract negotiations kicked off with a strong and positive start, with great energy at the table on our first day. Progress was made as we delivered our initial proposals but there is still more work ahead of us. Next bargaining session date will soon be determined.

Over three days of negotiations that began on June 23, our Union Bargaining Team proposed two new packages that would deliver a living wage, dependable health care, and better working conditions for all. Instead of offering a serious counter-proposal, Macy’s Management offered health care takeaways and a lecture on the affordability crisis

Given these circumstances, our union entered effects bargaining with the company and came to an Agreement on a Memorandum of Understanding (“M.O.U.”) which would provide the impacted employees with certain layoff, transfer, and severance pay rights. This Memorandum required a vote by membership to approve. Details of the memorandum include:

Grand Central Bakery workers came together in November 2025, and we overwhelmingly won our union election by 86% and now after months of bargaining, we are proud to have fought for a great first contract. When we came together and organized, we knew some of the biggest issues were low wages, inconsistent hours, and unpredictable scheduling. Our coworkers knew that something had to change and so we agitated, educated, and organized! This tentative agreement is emblematic of months of hard work to demand industry-changing standards.

After months of negotiations, our Bargaining Committee reached a tentative agreement on June 16! We won because we were organized and prepared to take action to win a fair contract. Some of our contract wins include: