Final Counties Vote to Ratify Contract

Just over a year ago, leaders kicked off the 2019 Grocery Store contract campaign, and today we celebrate the final counties voting to ratify this historic contract. In total, nearly 30,000 grocery store workers throughout Puget Sound have won significant wage increases and new workplace protections, including:

• Strongest journey wage increases in UFCW 21’s history

• Full back pay to expiration

• A long-term solution to our pension with projected improvements

• Health care benefits that are projected to be fully-funded, include benefit improvements and NO increases to premiums or deductibles

• First scheduling overhaul in decades, giving us more control over our schedules

• Strong safety language for the first time ever in our contract

• A plan for the future of technology and workforce training

• Won protections for our wage scales, so as minimum wage goes up, so do our wage steps.

• NOT ONE SINGLE CUT OR TAKEAWAY!

If you have any questions about your contract, please speak with your Shop Steward or Union Rep, or use the UFCW 21 App.

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