After a year of bargaining, we have reached a fully recommended tentative agreement on our first union contract and will hold an in-person meeting the evening of Wednesday, May 8 to review a presentation of the recommended offer and vote. 

We organized our Union to address workplace safety and the reality that many of us struggle paycheck to paycheck to pay rent and other rising costs. This is historic—we are the first retail piercing and tattoo studios to unionize in Washington and possibly the first in the country! We are joining thousands of other workers with UFCW 3000 to set higher standards within our industry and ensure worker’s voices are centered in the future of Retail.

Our bargaining team is unanimously recommending a “YES” vote. 

• Highlights of the tentative agreement include:

• 6-Step Wage Scale with premium differentials for JGS certification and Co- Leads

• Guaranteed wage increases every year on anniversary of employment and January 1

• Commission on ALL Jewelry

• Tips and Employee Discounts

• Continued Healthcare benefit options with process to explore Dental coverage in 2025

• Recognition of Holidays Juneteenth, Labor Day, and Christmas Eve… with time and a half pay

• Paid Time Off

• Workplace Safety language

• Labor Management Committee

• Just Cause Protections and Grievance Procedure to protect from disparate treatment

• … and more!

CONTRACT VOTE SCHEDULED
Wednesday, May 8 at 8:00 PM

“Join us on May 8 to review the agreement with our team, ask questions, and learn about our new rights and benefits. We are excited to talk to everyone about how the contract will benefit us collectively and how we can build on it in the future!”

—Your Bargaining Team, Lexi Otway and Jude Manning 

Questions? Please contact your bargaining team or Union Representative Dominick Ojeda, 206-436-6586.