A contract vote has been scheduled for:
Tuesday, June 14
10AM - 12PM • 6PM - 8PM
LaQuinta Inn
185 Warbonnet Dr
Moscow Idaho 83843
UFCW 3000 members in good standing are eligible to vote and encouraged to attend a meeting, ask questions, and vote on the contract. For additional information reach out to your union representative Rob Roundy 509-943-8923.
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Your bargaining Committee has reached a tentative agreement on wages. Highlights of the agreement include significant wage increases for all nurses, increases to premium pay.
A contract vote has been scheduled for:
Thursday, June 9
12PM - 3PM
Forks Community Hospital
Hospital Conference Room
530 Bogachiel Way
Forks WA 98331
UFCW 3000 members in good standing are encouraged to attend the meeting, ask questions, and vote on the contract. For additional information reach out to a bargaining team member or your union representative Brandan Zielinski @206-436-6603.
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Your Bargaining Team met with Management on May 31 to continue negotiations for the St. Michael Medical Center RN contract. Unfortunately, we were unable to reach an agreement.
We focused our proposals on addressing the staffing crisis at St. Michael Medical Center, demanding that the Employer implement safe staffing standards on every unit and raise wages to help retain and recruit nurses. Management has failed to seriously address these issues, refusing to be held accountable for our chronic staffing issues.
The Employer has made matters worse by committing several unfair labor practices (ULPs) in an attempt to intimidate nurses from engaging in union activity. We have filed unfair labor practice charges against the Employer when Management (1) threatened discipline to nurses wearing union stickers, (2) prevented nurses from distributing strike pledge cards, and (3) threatened discipline to nurses leafleting to patients during the picket.
Given the Employer’s serious ongoing unfair labor practices that are negatively impacting the bargaining process, our Bargaining Team has announced a ULP strike authorization vote. To go out on strike, two-thirds of voters must approve the strike. Going out on strike is always our last resort, but it is clear to our Bargaining Team that Management will not listen unless we take serious action. Authorizing a strike will empower our Bargaining Team to call a ULP strike if the Employer continues to drag their feet at the bargaining table.
It's imperative that everyone participate in the vote to show management that we stand in solidarity for a fair contract and against their unfair labor practice charges.
Voting Process:
DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE
Links to the vote documents are now available and and will be emailed out to nurses who have an accurate email on file with the Union.
www.ufcw21.org/s/SMMC-RN-Strike-Vote-Highlight.pdf
www.ufcw21.org/s/SMMC-RN-22-25-Proposed-Contract-Redline.pdf
ONLINE MEETINGS
Wednesday June 8
9AM // 6PM // 8:30PM
Contact a Bargaining Team member or your Union Rep for details. Details will also be emailed.
The Bargaining Team will run through the vote documents, provide details about the progress of negotiations, talk about what it means to go on strike, and answer any questions. Voting will NOT occur during these meetings.
VOTE DAY
Thursday June 9
6AM-9AM // 12PM-2PM // 4PM-9PM
Best Western Plus Silverdale Beach Hotel 3073 NW Bucklin Hill Rd
Silverdale, WA 98383
The vote will be in-person and nurses will have the opportunity to speak to Bargaining Team members and Union staff before casting their ballot. Please arrive during the posted vote times as we cannot allow members to enter the vote room outside of the advertised times.
Our bargaining committee has reached a tentative agreement with Jefferson on a new three year contract. We are very excited to tell you that the agreement includes the following:
Sustainable Wages Increases for all RNs and LPNs
Retro Pay from January 2 to Ratification
Contract Signing Bonus of $1300 (prorated)
Full Credit for relevant past experience (both new hires and current nurses!)
Bonus Shift Pay Improvements
Double time for work beyond a scheduled shift on holidays
Fully defined floating language
Improved Scheduling Process
ONLINE VOTE SCHEDULED
The full contract offer will be available during the online vote on Tuesday, June 7 from 6AM - 8PM. You will receive an email from UFCW 3000 via “SimplyVoting” with your unique login information.
You must be a member in good standing to vote.
Make sure your information is up to date!
In order to vote, everyone needs to make sure their personal email is up to date in our records. If you did not receive this announcement via email please visit ufcw21.org/update-your-information and update your information.
If you do not receive an email to vote on June 7, please reach out to Union Representative Ryan Degouveia at rdegouveia@ufcw21.org or 360-662-1989 no later than 7PM the on the date of the vote to provide an updated email address.
Join the contract information meeting to review the full contract changes. One meeting will be held in-person at the hospital, and the other online through Zoom.
IN-PERSON
Friday, June 3 • 8AM - 8PM
Jefferson Health Care (Hospital)
834 Sheridan Street Port Townsend, WA 98368
Cafeteria/Cafe
ONLINE
Monday, June 6
4PM - 8PM
https://zoom.us/join
Contact your Bargaining Team or Union Rep for call-in details. Details will be also emailed out.
It is important the union members attend one of the meetings to fully understand all of the changes to the contract and get your questions answered.
This historic agreement is a direct result of our actions and commitment to fighting for essential frontline grocery store workers and serving the communities in which we live, both during and long before COVID. This is a Tentative Agreement and is not final until we vote to accept it. Full details of the agreement will be provided at each vote location. Our Union Member Bargaining Team reached this Tentative Agreement and recommends a YES VOTE to accept the proposal from the employers. These votes are open to all active members of UFCW 3000 Grocery Store Workers in Island, Jefferson, Clallam, Skagit, Whatcom, and independent stores covered by this Tentative Agreement.
Active members are eligible to vote at whichever location is most convenient, during any time when polling is open. All vote meetings will be open between the hours of 8:00AM — 12 Noon and 4:00PM — 8:00PM
MONDAY, JUNE 6 – BELLINGHAM
FOX HALL EVENTS CENTER, 1661 W Bakerview Rd, Bellingham, WA 98226
TUESDAY, JUNE 7 – OAK HARBOR
Best Western Plus, 33175 State Route 20 Oak Harbor, WA 98277
TUESDAY, JUNE 7 – MOUNT VERNON
UFCW 3000 Office, 1510 N 18th Street Mount Vernon, WA 98273
THURSDAY, JUNE 9 – PORT ANGELES
OLYMPIC LODGE, 140 S Del Guzzi Dr Port Angeles, WA 98362
FRIDAY, JUNE 10 – PORT TOWNSEND
HARBORSIDE INN, 330 Benedict St Port Townsend, WA 98368
Your bargaining team met with the employer for an expedited bargaining session where we focused on wages. After one quick session we were able to reach a tentative agreement that will compensate RNs fairly for the work they do. The wage increases will make us market competitive within our region.
Your bargaining team is recommending a YES vote on the tentative agreement!
Bargaining Team Left to Right: Amy Radclif - Union Representative, Eilish Smit - RN Acute Care, Maegan George - RN Emergency Department, Lenaya Wilhelm - Union Representative - Union Representative
Join Our Vote Meeting!
Full agreement for review will be available at the vote meeting. UFCW 3000 members in good standing are encouraged to attend a meeting, ask questions, and vote on the contract. Contract a bargaining team member or your Union Representative for any questions.
Thursday, June 2
6:30 am - 8:00am
St. Joseph Hospital classroom
Your bargaining team met with the employer for two expedited bargaining sessions where we focused on wages. After some long sessions we were able to reach a tentative agreement that will compensate RNs fairly for the work they do. The wage increases will make us market completive.
Your bargaining team is recommending a YES vote on the tentative agreement!
Bargaining Team Left to Right: Lenaya Wilhelm - Union Representative, Lisa Sanger - RN Acute Care, Rebecca Landers - RN Birth Center, Georgia Davenport - RN Emergency Department, Amy Radcliff - Union Representative
Join Our Vote Meeting!
Full agreement for review will be available at the vote meeting. UFCW 3000 members in good standing are encouraged to attend a meeting, ask questions, and vote on the contract. Contract a bargaining team member or your Union Representative for any questions.
Wednesday, June 1
12:00 pm - 2:00pm
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
First floor meeting room of the Health Education Center, across from ER
We have reached an agreement with Olympic Medical Center to increase pay rates for patient access services (PAS) to recruit and retain staff. This market adjustment is uncommon since our union contract expires on June 2023. We requested that Olympic Medical Center act to fix our recruitment and retention issues, to which they agreed. We will be entering full contract negotiations in Spring 2023 where we will be fighting for competitive wage increases and improving contract language.
Below are the details of the agreement:
Patient Access Representative I and II (PAS Rep I and II) will convert into a single Patient Access Representative position: all current PAS Reps I and II will move to grade 50 (base rate of $18.10)
Patient Access Specialist: increase from grade 65 (base of $18.91) to grade 74 (base rate of $19.94)
New position of Patient Access Senior Specialist: grade 75 (base of $20.65)
Your bargaining committee is recommending a “YES” vote on these changes!
We will vote on May 30 online from 8:00 AM to 7:00 PM. You will receive a vote link via email from “Simply Vote.” In order to vote, you must be a union member in good standing and must have a valid email on file with UFCW. Please update your email address if you do not receive emails from UFCW through the link below.
Update Your Contact Info!
https://www.ufcw21.org/update-your-information
If you do not receive an email to vote on May 30, please contact your union representative Aimee Oien aoien@ufcw21.org.
Mid Valley Hospital & Clinic
Mid Valley Hospital and Clinic Workers voted overwhelmingly to Ratify new 3-year contract on May 12, 2022.
There were no take-aways and some of the improvements included
Equal pay for equal experience for all Hospital and Clinic employees.
Minimum of 10 percent increase to any employee in a job classification that started under 16 dollars per hour.
New Increase Wage scale for Radiology department that properly classifies the different modalities.
Improved wage scale for RNs with elimination of ghost steps at the top of the scale.
Minimum of 12 percent increases for all employees through the three year contract.
On May 3, we reached an agreement with Providence St. Peter’s Hospital! We will be voting online on Wednesday, May 25 from 6:00AM to 8:00PM. The entire vote document shall be available for review 24 hours prior to the start of the online vote.
We will be holding virtual vote meetings on Monday May 23 and Tuesday May 24 8:00AM to 9:00AM and 8:00PM to 9:00PM. During these meetings, we will be going over the vote documents and answering questions.
In order to vote, you must be a union member in good standing prior to the start of the vote. You will be receiving an online vote link from “SimplyVote” at 6:00AM on May 25. If you do not receive a link to the vote, please email your union representative Erin McCoy emccoy@ufcw21.org. Additionally we ask that you provide us with a non-Providence email address. We have noticed in the past that Providence’s email system blocks emails from “SimplyVote” and UFCW.
If you do not receive UFCW emails, please check your junk/spam folder or update your contact information by May 20, 2022 at https://www.ufcw21.org/update-your-information. If you have any questions, please contact your bargaining team or union representative.
PSPH RN Vote Meetings
Monday, May 23 • 8:00 AM
Monday, May 23 • 8:00 PM
Tuesday, May 24 • 8:00 AM
Tuesday, May 24 • 8:00 PM
https://zoom.us/join
Contact your Bargaining Team or Union Rep for call-in details. Details will be also emailed out.
PSPH RN Bargaining Team: Mike Staley, Andy Dusablon Jacob Kostecka, Darlett Holm, Holly Wallace, Marcia Chinnick, Julia Douglas
“Our team worked to let management know wages were a priority, they listened! We are excited to share this experience with you all at the upcoming vote.”
Bargaining Team Top Left: Cheryl Pfeifer, RN; Karen Sanders, CAN; Teresa Cutchie, RN; Maureen Hatton, Union Rep
Bottom Left: Juanita De La Cerda, Rad Tech; and Shawn Well, PAR
Join Our Vote Meeting!
Please attend one of these meetings times to get the details.
Full agreement for review will be available at the vote meeting. UFCW 3000 members in good standing are encouraged to attend a meeting, ask questions, and vote on the contract. Contact a Bargaining Team member or your Union Representative for any questions.
Thursday, May 12
12:00 pm - 2:00pm
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Conference Room G
As rank-and-file grocery store workers, members of the UFCW 3000 bargaining committee, and leaders in our union, we know that our contract fight exemplifies union democracy.
This bargaining committee works in grocery stores every day. We come from many different departments. We are young and we are old. We are all genders. We are Asian, Black, White, and Latinx. We made all the key decisions at this bargain, and we are the ones who voted unanimously to recommend this settlement to the membership for approval. That is union democracy at work.
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Over the life of this new three-year contract, grocery store workers will see wage increases of $4 — $9 an hour, gains in safety and training, health care benefits protected with no increased costs, a secured pension and more.
Frontline essential grocery store workers stayed on the job during the pandemic, ensuring our communities had the food, medicine, and supplies we all needed. While the Employers made billions of dollars in profits, Essential Workers were denied the respect, protections and pay they deserved. Workers across Western Washington united and signed thousands of strike pledges, took actions in their stores and communities, and this week voted overwhelmingly to approve their new contract.
The many improvements in the ratified contract include:
Wage increases of $4 to $9 an hour over the term of the Agreement for the most veteran workers.
Elimination of lower pay scales in departments such as deli, bakery, fuel, and e-commerce, some of which are disproportionately staffed by women, immigrants, and people of color.
An increase of 150% in wage escalators – the required minimum amount for each raise, creating a larger “bump” from CPIS adjustments to the minimum wage.
Increased funding to our Health Care plan, maintaining and improving our high-quality benefits with no increase in costs for members.
Increased funding for our pension - one of the few pensions in the nation that has been able to make the leap from “Red Zone” to “Green Zone” status following the funding crisis caused by the 2008 financial crash.
Stronger ability of store-level Safety Committees to address serious safety issues, beyond just COVID protections.
A half million-dollar contribution each year from the Employers to fund the new Workplace Training program (WE TRAIN WA), allowing pathways to higher paying positions and career mobility within every store.
As big and important as this new contract is— it did not come about easily. We made these historic advances because the Employers knew we were ready for a fight, and fully prepared to strike if necessary. We showed the Employers that we are willing to take them on and we proved that the public, our communities, have our backs.
Over the last year we gathered in Contract Action Teams, store by store, and we united UFCW locals in Washington, Colorado, and California to fight together for breakthrough contracts. UFCW 3000 staff went to support other grocery store worker fights, including the 10-day grocery strike in Colorado.
The members on our negotiation team are people that work in the grocery stores every day, from many different departments. Young and old, veteran workers and new hires of all genders and backgrounds, these workers on the bargaining team unanimously recommended that the Tentative Agreement be passed by the membership.
The number one priority of the bargaining team for this contract was significant wage increases at the top of the scale. This ratified contract gives Journey raises between $4 and $9 per hour – far more than we have ever won. The biggest raises are going to workers in departments that have historically suffered from an inequitable pay structure that this contract eliminates.
Together as a union, we will continue to enforce the contract we have won, enforce the laws that protect workers, and build even more support and power to address important issues we all face at work and at home.
We will hold a live UFCW 3000 Telephone Town Hall on Monday afternoon at 3 PM talking about the new grocery store worker contracts and go into details on the wage increases, improved protections and how we won this historic new agreement. When your phone rings at 3 PM on Monday, just answer and you will join the call. If for some reason the call does not go through or it gets cut off, you can also call 888-652-0384 and enter meeting ID 6821 at 3 pm on Monday to join he call directly.
Ames Reinhold, Metropolitan Market
Amy Dayley Angell, QFC
Aaron Streepy, Attorney
Cliff Powers, Safeway
Caprii Nakihei, Safeway
Cosmo Villini, Safeway
Eric Renner. UFCW 3000
Enrique Romero, Fred Meyer
Suzi Geffre, Fred Meyer
Faye Guenther, UFCW 3000 President
Jeff Smith, Fred Meyer
J’Nee DeLancey, Town & Country
Joanna Clapham, Fred Meyer
Joe Mizrahi, UFCW 3000 Secretary Treasurer
Kevin Flynn, Albertsons
Kyong Barry, Albertsons
Maggie Breshears, Fred Meyer
Naomi Oligario, Safeway
Roger Yanez, QFC
Sam Dancy, QFC
Sam Kantak, Teamsters 38 Secretary Treasurer
Shawn Hayenga, Metropolitan Market
Tammi Brady, Teamsters 38 President
Wil Peterson, Fred Meyer
Essential grocery store workers from UFCW in Colorado, California and now here in our State of Washington are gaining some of the respect, pay and protections we deserve. After months of preparation and workers taking action, marathon bargaining sessions have led to Tentative Agreements with Albertsons/Safeway and Kroger. Our Union Member Bargaining Team reached this Tentative Agreement and recommends a YES VOTE to accept the proposal from the employers.
These votes are open to all active members of UFCW 3000 Grocery Store Workers in King, Snohomish, Kitsap, Mason, and Thurston Counties at the big chains (Safeway, Albertsons, Fred Meyer and QFC) and independent stores covered by this Tentative Agreement.
Active members are eligible to vote at whichever location is most convenient, during any time when polling is open.
All vote meetings will be open between the hours of 8:00AM — 12 Noon and 4:00PM — 8:00PM
Lynnwood Convention Center, Rooms 1DEF, 3711 196th St SW, Lynnwood (8am–12pm & 4pm–8pm)
Hilton Seatac, Emerald Ballroom, 17620 International Blvd, SeaTac (8am–12pm & 4pm–8pm)
Meydenbauer Center, Rooms 404-406, 11100 NE 6th St, Bellevue (8am–12pm & 4pm–8pm)
Kitsap Conference Center, Puget Sound Ballrooms C&D, 100 Washington Ave, Bremerton (8am–12pm & 4pm–8pm)
The Olympia Center Room 208, 222 Columbia St NW, Olympia (8am–12pm & 4pm–8pm)
First Floor Conference Room (Joe Crump Hall), 5030 First Avenue South, Seattle (8am-12pm & 4pm-8pm)
Ames Reinhold, Metropolitan Market
Amy Dayley Angell, QFC
Aaron Streepy, Attorney
Cliff Powers, Safeway
Caprii Nakihei, Safeway
Cosmo Villini, Safeway
Eric Renner. UFCW 3000
Enrique Romero, Fred Meyer
Suzi Geffre, Fred Meyer
Faye Guenther, UFCW 3000 President
Jeff Smith, Fred Meyer
J’Nee DeLancey, Town & Country
Joanna Clapham, Fred Meyer
Joe Mizrahi, UFCW 3000 Secretary Treasurer
Kevin Flynn, Albertsons
Kyong Barry, Albertsons
Maggie Breshears, Fred Meyer
Naomi Oligario, Safeway
Roger Yanez, QFC
Sam Dancy, QFC
Sam Kantak, Teamsters 38 Secretary Treasurer
Shawn Hayenga, Metropolitan Market
Tammi Brady, Teamsters 38 President
Wil Peterson, Fred Meyer
On Tuesday, April 12, Central Co-op members voted to ratify the new contract. We won improvements to our PTOs, no new healthcare costs, as well as other improvements to the contract including new safety language to make sure that Central Co-op is providing a safe place for us to work!
We are excited to announce that UFCW 3000 members at Seattle Children’s Hospital overwhelmingly voted to ratify their new collective bargaining agreement!
This historic agreement includes unprecedented wage increases (retroactively paid back to January 31), a significant increase to the per diem wage differential, increases to several differentials, contractual language improvements for a more equitable workplace, and many other improvements.
If you have any questions about your new contract, please reach out to a workplace steward or Union Representative Christie Harris at (206) 436-6606.
On Thursday, April 7, Rite Aid members voted to ratify the new contract. In the coming weeks many members will be receiving a $0.40 raise that is retroactive back to January 1 of this year, a ratification bonus of $600 (fulltime) or $300 (part-time 30 hours or less), as well as other improvements to the contract including new safety language to make sure that Rite Aid is providing a safe place for us to work!
We are excited to announce that your bargaining team reached a tentative agreement with management on a new collective bargaining agreement for UFCW members at Seattle Children’s Hospital. Your bargaining team unanimously recommends a “YES” vote!
The proposed changes to your contract include:
Historic wage increases that lead the market and will help with staff retention and recruitment,
FULL RETRO PAY back to January 31,
Per Diem differential increased from 10% to 15%,
Increases to several differentials including the night shift differential,
Juneteenth as a new paid holiday,
New Pharmacy Technician premiums when performing compounding or tech-check-tech assignments,
New promotion language that ensures a fair process when moving to a level two or three position (with retroactive effect),
And so much more!
The full details of the offer will be made available during our online vote meetings on Monday, April 11.
Join Our Online Vote Meeting!
Monday, April 11
9:00AM – 11:00AM
7:00PM – 9:00PM
https://zoom.us/join
Contact your Bargaining Team or Union Rep for call-in details. Details will be also emailed out.
It’s extremely important that members attend the zoom meeting to get a full understanding of the employer’s offer and have your questions answered. However, voting will not take place at this meeting.
We will be voting online via “SimplyVoting” on Tuesday, April 12 from 6:00AM to 8:00PM. You will be receiving an email from UFCW 21 via “SimplyVoting” with your unique login information.
In order to vote, everyone needs to make sure their personal email is up to date in our records. If you did not receive this announcement via email, please visit ufcw21.org/update-your-information and update your information. If you do not receive an email to vote on Tuesday April 12, then please reach out to Union Representative Christie Harris *206-436-6606 to provide an updated email address.
*Note: this is an office line and cannot receive text messages
Our SCH bargaining team:
Matt Brabant - Respiratory Educator, Madison Derksema - Pharmacy Tech, Angela Ballard – Surgical Tech, Kellie Koenig – Ultrasound Tech, Ashley Strickland – Respiratory Transport, Tyler Schaffer – Anesthesia Tech, Tesfaldet Kidanemariam – Respiratory Therapist
The Union has reached a tentative agreement with Rite Aid. This contract is fully recommended by the Rite Aid member bargaining committee. It includes:
Pay increases every year of the contract.
A ratification bonus for all members employed 90 days or more.
No major changes to the health insurance benefits.
Securing our current pension benefits and
transitioning to the new Variable Annuity Pension.
Improved scheduling language.
Other improvements.
The online ratification vote will be held from 6:00am to 6:00pm, Thursday April 7, 2022. All documents for the vote will be available online at the time of the vote for review. In order to vote you must have a valid email address on file with the Union. Update your contact information at: ufcw21.org/update-your-information
We are holding two online vote meetings to provide information and answer questions before the online vote. Wednesday, April 6, 2022 @ 6PM—8PM & Thursday, April 7, 2022 @ 9:00am—11am Contact your Union Rep or check your email for information on how to join.
Central Co-Op
Recommended Agreement Reached!
Vote meeting scheduled
Our Union Bargaining Team is pleased to announce that we reached a tentative contract agreement with Central Co-op! This is offer was unanimously recommended by our Bargaining Committee and includes:
Wages Increases
No cost increases
to health care
Improvements to PTO
New Safety language
Other improvements
vote meeting
A drop-in vote meeting will be held at the store (upstairs in the breakroom) from 11am to 3pm on April 12, 2022. All members in good standing are encouraged to attend and vote!
We are the Union. The members of UFCW 3000 are over 50,000 members working in grocery, retail, health care, meat packing, cannabis, & other industries across Washington state, north-east Oregon, and northern Idaho. UFCW 3000 is a chartered member of UFCW International with over 1.4 million workers in North America.
To build a powerful Union that fights for economic, political and social justice in our workplaces and in our communities.
