Bargaining Update – Unity Retail: Fred Meyer Fails to Address Concerns Against Overwhelming Community Support for Workers
On August 29 and August 30, your Bargaining Committee met with representatives from Kroger, Fred Meyer and QFC for our 6th bargaining session. Our Union and the employer originally had two dates scheduled, but ended up bargaining through the night August 30 and into August 31.
Bargaining Update – Unity Retail: Albertsons Progress Amidst Fred Meyer ULP Strike
On Monday, August 26 and Wednesday, August 28, your Bargaining Committee met with representatives from Safeway / Albertsons to continue bargaining for our new Union contracts throughout our Union’s area in Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Wyoming in conjunction with UFCW 1496 in Alaska. Our Union and the employer had productive conversations and reached a tentative […]
Media Advisory: Dan Clay, President of UFCW Local 555, to give statement and take questions following his testimony in FTC Hearing on Fred Meyer/Albertsons Merger
Portland, Oregon – Be advised that Dan Clay, the President of UFCW Local 555, will give a statement and take questions following his testimony in the FTC Hearing on Fred Meyer/Albertsons Merger, on Wednesday, August 28th, 2024.
Press Release: UFCW Local 555 sets ULP Strike Date for Fred Meyer Workers in PDX Metro Area
The ULP strike will start on Wednesday, August 28th at 6am and go through Tuesday, September 3rd at 8am at all Fred Meyer locations in the Portland Metro area, unless a deal is reached that includes a resolution to our ULPs.
Bargaining Update – Unity Retail: Local 555 to File Further ULP Charges
Up until today, the employer said they were here to bargain only for Portland and Bend, Meat and Grocery contracts, at Fred Meyer and QFC. Today, the employer changed their position – instead of being here to bargain for more of our members, they went back on their word and said they are here to bargain for even less – by putting forward a proposal that now excludes all of QFC, stating they will not bargain QFC until their contracts expire.
Fred Meyer’s proposal: An insult to workers, a threat to their Health Trust
Tigard, Oregon – On August 19th, the UFCW Local 555 Bargaining Committee met with representatives from Kroger, Fred Meyer and QFC for their 4th bargaining session.
Fred Meyer offered Local 555 a proposal that included wage increases and a one-time bonus. However, their offer would destabilize the employees’ healthcare plan by cost shifting approximately $30 million from the healthcare plan’s reserves to pay for the bonus.
Bargaining Update – Unity Retail: Kroger Offers Short-Sighted Deal
While your employer has been running around and promising to make $1 billion in grocery price cuts, promising to raise your wage and promising to invest in your retirement, their proposal included a grand plan for how you can help them pay for it: by giving them back money out of the Trust Fund (you know, the one that pays for your healthcare).
PDX Area Fred Meyer Workers Vote to Authorize ULP Strike & Endorsement of Kroger Albertsons Merger Pulled
Tigard, Oregon – Portland Metro area Fred Meyer workers have voted to authorize an Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) strike, with overwhelming support. The vote took place over August 13-16 at various locations throughout the region. The call for a ULP strike is in response to multiple ULPs committed by Fred Meyer, a subsidiary of national retail food giant, The Kroger Co. There are approximately 4,500 union represented workers at affected Fred Meyer locations.
Bargaining Update – Unity Retail: Kroger fails to address major wage discrepancies in jurisdiction
On August 14 and August 15, your Bargaining Committee met with representatives from Kroger, Fred Meyer and QFC for our 3rd bargaining session.
On August 15, at the same time that Kroger publicly pledged $1 billion in grocery price cuts– doubling its original commitment of $500 million – at our bargaining table your employer failed to address the major wage discrepancies throughout our Union’s area in Oregon and Washington and throughout the departments within our stores.
Workers at Fred Meyer to Vote to Authorize ULP Strike
Tigard, Oregon – Members of United Food and Commercial Workers Local 555, which represents over 35,000 essential workers in Oregon, SW Washington, and Idaho, will be voting to authorize their Union Leadership to call for an unfair labor practice (ULP) strike against Fred Meyer.