Washington Workers Want Fair Treatment 

Who: UFCW Locals 21, 44, 81 members in the Washington area.

What: Members have a tentative agreement with Puget Sound employers.

When: Members are scheduled to vote on ratification starting on Sunday, August 26th.

 

 


          


THE LATEST NEWS...






TENTATIVE CONTRACT AGREEMENT REACHED FOR PUGET SOUND GROCERY WORKERS
United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW), representing over 20,000 grocery and retail workers in Puget Sound, has reached a tentative...
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BARGAINING UPDATES:

Seattle Grocery Workers: Five Cities, One Voice
At 5 simultaneous events in 5 Puget Sound cities last Thursday, 150 union members distributed Share the Success yard signs and shared their...
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Puget Sound Locals Ask for a Share in the Success
Due to the solidarity and strength of UFCW members, the employers are beginning to take small steps in the right direction.
But negotiations still have a long...READ MORE

Puget Sound Members Continue to Fight for Fair Contract
Seattle members continued bargaining with employers on May 31, and found that although employers’ profits are rising, they don't want to share that success...READ MORE

Seattle Members Protect Funds From From Companies' Greed
Seattle area UFCW members are working hard to reach a fair agreement with their employers.  The bargaining parties met on the 23rd...
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Seattle Members, Employers Reach no Agreement on Proposals
The Puget Sound UFCW Locals' bargaining committee met with the employer on April 3, and again on April 11 to discuss non-economic issues. Although...READ MORE

Puget Sound Members Give, But Don't Get Respect at the Table
At their March 28th bargaining session, employers of Puget Sound grocery workers said they wanted to establish a tone of mutual respect with...
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Seattle Bargaining Begins
The parties met on March 15 for the opening session to discuss a new agreement in Seattle, Washington. After introductions were made, UFCW members...READ MORE

IN THE MEDIA:

July 16, 2007
Grocery workers deserve share of success
If you shop at a Safeway, Fred Meyer, QFC or Albertson's, you probably noticed the yard signs saying "Share the Success" posted on the lawn outside...READ MORE

April 11, 2007
Grocers lose their Wal-Mart leverage
The major supermarket chains' main argument of four years ago has yet to come to fruition. Back in 2003 when a major grocery strike loomed in Southern...
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