Our union was prepared to begin bargaining with Downtown Dog Lounge on March 30 and April 2, but both of those first scheduled bargaining sessions were canceled. While this delay was frustrating, our Bargaining Team remains hopeful and focused on the work ahead. We are currently working to reschedule bargaining for the end of April, and we remain committed to fighting for the issues that matter most to us: competitive wages and safe working conditions for both employees and the dogs in our care.  

Our Union Bargaining Team met with Macy’s Management for the third time on Wednesday, March 25. We made progress on cleaning up throughout the contract and continued to work through Macy’s proposals to:

As we navigate these adverse weather effects, please remember there are resources and rights through our union and through our communities that can help.  

Downtown Dog Lounge is proposing to begin a new vacation policy after the new year. Because this is change affects our existing contract, we will be voting on the proposal on December 18. 

After months of negotiations, our Crossroads Bargaining Team has reached a recommended tentative agreement with Management. Our contract ratification vote is scheduled for Friday, November 14 from 12pm to 4pm, in-person at the store. The highlights summary and the full tentative agreement with redline changes will be available to review during the vote, and members will have an opportunity to discuss the agreement and ask questions before voting.

Our Bargaining Team is excited to announce that the first Collective Bargaining Agreement for the UFCW 3000-represented workers at Sea Wolf Bakers was ratified yesterday (Tuesday, September 10th) by a majority of those voting!

After months of bargaining, we've reached a tentative agreement (TA) with Seawolf during our August 26 negotiation!

On Tuesday August 26, our Bargaining Team met with management for our final bargaining session and were able to reach a Tentative Agreement! In the Fully Recommended Settlement Agreement, we established: