Macy's Workers Continue Strike and Launch Boycott
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Despite the cold and rain, Macy’s workers, community partners and customers have been joining our picket lines. More than 20,000 customers have pledged to shop elsewhere while workers are on strike at Macy’s. The strike and boycott will continue to expand until we win a fair contract.
If you are in the Bellingham or Southcenter Mall locations, sign up for your strike shift and keep warm clothes and water proof shoes in your car as we continue to prepare for your stores to join the strike.
We have informed Macy’s we are ready and willing to bargain at any time.
As a reminder, Macy’s most recent Last Best and Final offer just isn’t enough:
The elimination of our personal day in honor of MLK day, reducing our amount of paid time off and disrespecting an important holiday. (Which they left off their last update and store managers indicated that MLK was not being taken away. We are filing a new Unfair Labor Practice).
Eliminating our hard-won wage scale—and eliminating the guarantee that experienced workers will be paid a certain amount above the minimum wage.
A rejection of our proposed safety language that would protect workers from discipline if we call mall security or the police in response to a violent situation.
Just $0.50 per year in General Wage Increases (GWI) to current workers, with low ratification bonuses of $300 for part-time workers and $600 for full-time workers.
This insulting offer was made by a company that has recorded more than a billion-dollar annual profit margin.
We must continue to prepare to go on strike at the other Macy’s locations, Bellis Fair Mall, Southcenter Mall and the Alderwood and Tukwila Furniture Galleries. Workers could strike any day at any of these locations, joining workers at Alderwood ON STRIKE!
In anticipation of a longer strike, our rank-and-file worker-led Executive Board approved more comprehensive strike benefits of:
$500/week for striking members who work 20 hours on the strike line.
$800/week for striking members who work 32+ hours on the strike.
$200/week Respect the Line Benefit for striking members who cannot join their coworkers on the strike line but respect the strike line and do not cross (for a maximum of 4 weeks).
To receive your strike benefit, sign in and out of your shift on the strike line, or if you are respecting the line, please email Strike@UFCW3000.org to notify our union that you will be respecting the line but not walking the line. All members receiving any type of Strike Benefit must have a completed W9 on file. If you haven’t already done so, please sign a W9 here >>
BALLOONS AND BBQ!
Join your coworkers on the Strike Line this Saturday, January 20, 2024 to pass out balloons to customers. There will be BBQ sliders and sides for lunch around 1:30pm.
Check out the Strike FAQ for some basic information >>
Please share the pledge to boycott with your friends and family >>
See you on the strike line soon, stay warm!
