THE UNION DIFFERENCE - Strength in Unity
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Shelley Dudley is a Checker at the Belfair QFC. Shelley came from a non-union employer in the UK where a bully-boss constantly had her co-workers in fear of losing their jobs.
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THE UNION DIFFERENCE - Access to a Better Life
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Not all that long ago Billy was selling Real Change newspapers to customers at the Metropolitan Market by Seattle Center. “I was struggling with drugs and alcohol. I was homeless in the neighborhood I had grown up in. Then I got the chance to start washing dishes at the Met Market.” Billy worked his way up for years in the deli until he was accepted into the Meat Apprenticeship program in 2016…
Read MoreTHE UNION DIFFERENCE - Union Health Care Puts Families First
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Bill Buenbrazo is a Lead at the CCK Checkout at the Greenwood Fred Meyer. He has worked there for 9 years and really values his healthcare.
Read MorePROTECTING OUR RIGHTS - Protect Yourself & Patients - Take Your Break
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Linda Filippi has worked as an RN for the last 9 years and for many years as a CNA before that. She knew Prov Everett when, in her words, it came a lot closer to living up to its mission.
Read MoreSTEWARD OF THE QUARTER - Stewards Are Key
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Becky is a Phlebotomist at Labcorp in Edmonds. She is a Steward and on the Bargaining Team.
Read MoreSTEWARD OF THE QUARTER - Stewards Are Key
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Central Co-op Stewards Heather Elliott, Claudia Noon, and Daniel Cobb have worked together to improve working conditions at their store.
Read MoreUNITY IN ACTION - Collective Voice Creates Change
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Members at LabCorp/Dynacare are negotiating a new contract. Safe staffing is an issue at their workplace and Management was refusing to bargain over staffing.
Read MorePROTECTING OUR RIGHTS - It Pays to Know Your Contract
/Cliff Berger a Courtesy Clerk at the Auburn Safeway was sent home early by his manager because “we didn’t meet sales.” Knowing his contract, (the schedule may be changed in case of an emergency or by 48 hrs notice to the employee or by mutual agreement between the employer and the employee), Cliff questioned his Manager. Safeway HR was notified of the contract violation and Cliff was paid for his time. Cliff knew the benefits in his union contract and stood up for his rights in the workplace.
Read MoreSTEWARDS ARE KEY - Education is Power
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Keegan McDonnell has worked at Evergreen Medical Center in Kirkland as a Radiology Tech for two years. When she joined UFCW 21 she asked to meet with the Union Representative to better understand how members at UFCW 21 build our membership and community.
Read MoreWORKING TOGETHER - Community Ally - NAACP
/National Association of the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) : With all the civil attacks reoccurring across the country, our members are being faced with police brutality, bullying, and senseless killing. Now more than ever we have to come together collectively and exercise our civil rights as human beings and members of society.
Read MorePROTECTING OUR RIGHTS - Check Your Check
/Jeffery Crowell, a Meat Cutter at the Port Orchard Albertsons, took a look at his paycheck and realized he had not received his raise. Jeffery was being paid $18.15 and should have been raised to the journey rate of $22.80. He spoke with his co-worker who encouraged him to reach out to his union.
Read MorePEOPLE POWERED POLITICS - Secure Scheduling Ordinance
/Kevin Steendahl from Fred Meyer has worked in retail for over 2 years and enjoys connecting with customers but does not enjoy the scheduling practices used at his workplace before the Secure Scheduling Ordinance passed. With short notice and an unpredictable number of hours, he found it difficult to plan life around his work schedule.
Read MoreUNITY IN ACTION - Helping Hands for Puerto Rico
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Maria Velez is a Tech at Dynacare Laboratories in Seattle. Maria just took a trip to Puerto Rico to help those in need after the devastating hurricane.
Read MorePROTECTING OUR RIGHTS - Weingarten Rights
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Jaime Smith, a Meat Wrapper at Lacey Fred Meyer, was told by Management to come to their office, they told her that she was going to receive discipline. Knowing her contract and her Right to Representation (Weingarten Rights), she told Management she was going to call her Union Rep. Going into the meeting Management already had their mind made up with corrective action notice ready.
Read MoreSTEWARDS ARE KEY - Build Strength Through Unity
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Members at PCC just won a new contract with increased wage scales, affordable accessible health care, improved scheduling practices, improved promotion language and many other improvements. The Stewards at PCC unified the groups of grocery and meat workers resulting in a great turnout for their vote and a good contract.
Read MorePEOPLE POWERED POLITICS - Paid Family Medical Leave Act
/Karina Romero has worked at Macys for 6 years and is a single mother of 7 year old twins. One of Karina’s sons was diagnosed with a rare condition called Kawasaki disease which required her to take unpaid time off to monitor her son’s recovery. Once the new Paid Family and Medical Leave Act goes into effect workers won’t have to take unpaid time in Karina’s situation.
Read MoreTHE UNION DIFFERENCE - Scholarship Success
/Marisa Nanakul, daughter of Safeway worker Maroot Nanakul, recently graduated from the University of Washington with a Bachelor of Science in Informatics concentrating in Data Science. Marisa made a special point to thank UFCW 21 for our role in her education.
Read MorePROTECTING OUR RIGHTS - Together We Win
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Jodi Spurgin is a workplace leader at Holy Family Hospital. Five of her co-workers came to her saying they were not being paid the rest between shift premium (their contract states, you are allowed 12 hours rest before starting your next shift or you will be paid an additional premium for those hours worked). Management fought and retaliated against the workers by making scheduling more difficult. Jodi, with the help of the union and her co-workers, stood up and fought back.
Read MoreTHE UNION DIFFERENCE - Respect on the Job
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Aynsley Saucier just moved to Washington State. He came from a non-union job in Mississippi with a very hostile work environment where you were constantly reminded that you could easily be replaced. As a new workplace leader and a new member he has seen first-hand the union difference while working at QFC for three months.
Read MoreWELCOME TO OUR UNION - Metropolitan Market, Sammamish
/More grocery store workers are members of the union in our region than anywhere in the nation. That helps us fight for fair wages and better benefits and working conditions.
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