After months of bargaining, our Bargaining Team reached a fully recommended tentative agreement with Safeway on October 21, 2024. This agreement includes increases to our health and pension contributions, notice for mandatory overtime, improved bereavement language, a 40 hour guarantee, clarification for sick leave accruals with one protected sick leave bank, and the largest wage increases we’ve ever had.
Read MoreWe met with the employer on Monday, August 26, for our first bargaining session.
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Your bargaining committee reached a tentative agreement with Safeway on September 7. There are NO takeaways in this contract!
This is a unanimously recommended offer that includes:
Big wage increases in-line with other workers in the DC
No healthcare cost increases.
Secure retirement
Other improvements
The full details of this recommended offer will be available for review at the ratification vote meeting. UFCW 21 members are encouraged to attend the meeting, ask questions, and vote on the contract. All members in good standing are eligible to vote.
Vote Meeting Scheduled!
Tuesday, September 14
12PM - 2PM
Breakroom @ Work
Your Union bargaining committee met with Albertsons/Safeway Management on August 10 & 11, to end the delay in bargaining due to changes in the pension.
We started out by letting Management know that since we last met, things have changed:
There is a nationwide shortage of workers due to the pandemic which is driving wages up,
Other union workers in the DC have settled their contracts with substantial wage increases.
We were clear that we need to keep up with wages in our DC.
While there was some positive movement on some important items, our core issue of equal wages to other workers doing similar work, Management’s wage proposal fell short of what is a fair contract. We moved closer but aren’t there yet.
“Management’s wage proposal fell short, so we need to take action to show them that we are all serious about getting a fair contract before we bargain again on September 7!”
— Jimbo
It’s time to take action! Management needs to see and hear from you all that what they are proposing is unacceptable and needs to change. We will have UFCW 21 masks in the workplace soon! Mask-up and show your support for a fair contract.
We will also be having online Zoom meeting with members of the committee and the union spokesperson.
Online Meetings
Monday, August 23 • 6PM
Tuesday, August 23 • 11AM
Contact your Bargaining Team or Union Rep for call-in details. Details will be also emailed out.
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