Bargaining Update – Bay Area Hospital: Union Secures Agreement on Grievance and Arbitration and Reinforced Seniority Rights
On Wednesday, March 19, and Thursday, March 20, your Bargaining Committee met for the second bargaining session for your Union contract for all members working at Bay Area hospital. During our second session we made further progress forward. We now have Tentative Agreements in more key areas.
Bargaining Update – Bay Area Hospital: Bargaining Opens with Tentative Agreements on Key Areas
On Wednesday, March 12, and Thursday, March 13, your Bargaining Committee began bargaining your Union contract for all members working at Bay Area hospital. During our first session we made some positive steps forward. We’ve achieved Tentative Agreements on some key areas.
Bargaining Update – Idaho Albertsons: Progress Made on Contract but No Movement on Key Issues
In our third bargaining session, the company and your Bargaining Committee reached tentative agreements on numerous subjects that, while important, don’t represent the changes and updates that are going to change the lives of you and your coworkers. Nevertheless, it is progress.
Bargaining Update – Idaho Albertsons:Union Stands Strong as Employers Propose Takeaways
On February 17th through February 21st, your Bargaining Committee held its second bargaining session.
Your Bargaining Committee made many more proposals throughout the week including standardization of language throughout the jurisdiction and improvements to: vacations, holidays, jury duty, required apparel including laundering, grievance procedures, bereavement leave, pension plan, weekly guarantee of hours, leaves of absence, and sick pay.
Bargaining Update – Idaho Albertsons: Bargaining Opens with Proposals on Seniority Rights, Scheduling Practices
On Monday, February 10, and Tuesday, February 11, your Bargaining Committee began bargaining your Union contracts throughout our Union’s jurisdiction in Idaho, Wyoming, and Ontario, Oregon. Representatives from Albertsons received our initial bargaining proposals. With your Bargaining Committee’s focus on disparities between different contracts within our area, we presented the employer with proposals to address […]
Bargaining Update – Unity Retail: Fully Recommended Tentative Agreements Reached for Safeway, Albertsons, Carrs, Rosauers, & Sherms
UFCW Local 555 is excited to announce that fully recommended tentative agreements have been reached for all grocery and meat contracts with Albertsons, Safeway, Rosauers and Sherms in Oregon and Southwestern Washington. Meetings will be scheduled to address the warehouse portions of our Sherms contracts in the coming weeks.
UFCW Local 555 Members at Fred Meyer and QFC Ratify New Contract
Oregon and SW Washington – After months of negotiations, members of UFCW Local 555 who work at Fred Meyer and QFC stores in Oregon and SW Washington have overwhelmingly voted to ratify a new 3-year contract.
Bargaining Update: Fully Recommended Tentative Agreements Reached for Fred Meyer & QFC
The Fred Meyer Division and UFCW Local 555 Bargaining Committees are pleased to announce that we have reached fully recommended tentative agreements on the expired Portland and Bend grocery and meat contracts: on all other Oregon and southwestern Washington grocery, meat, and non-food contracts, as well as agreements for the newly organized non-food units in Springfield and Grants Pass.
Bargaining Update – Unity Retail: Union meets with Fred Meyer/QFC in Springfield to discuss newly organized members
On Wednesday, October 9, 2024, your Union Bargaining Committee met with representatives from Fred Meyer and Kroger to bargain over the Fred Meyer Non-Food employees in Springfield, Oregon who voted yes to join our Union and won their election in February.
Bargaining Update – Unity Retail: Bargaining Committee meets with representatives from Fred Meyer and QFC
Throughout July and August, despite making several proposals which clearly applied to both Fred Meyer and QFC, on August 23, the Employer changed their position and said they were no longer bargaining over QFC alongside Fred Meyer.