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.
Bargaining Update – Unity Retail: Union Presents Albertsons-Safeway Significant Wage Proposal
On Thursday, October 3 and Friday, October 4, your Bargaining Committee met with representatives from Safeway / Albertsons to continue bargaining for our new Union contracts throughout our area in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and Wyoming, in conjunction with UFCW Local 1496 in Alaska.
Bargaining Update – Unity Retail: Committee Meets with Fred Meyer for First Time Since ULP Strike, Boycott
The employer has not changed their position at the bargaining table that they are only here to bargain for the Union contracts that have expired, which are the Portland Grocery and Meat Agreements and the Bend Grocery and Meat Agreements.
Press Release: UFCW Local 555 Applauds Commitment to Consumer Protection, Calls on Incoming Attorney General to Investigate Kroger for Systematic Price Gouging on WIC and SNAP Items
Tigard, Oregon – UFCW Local 555 applauds Oregon’s Democratic candidate for Attorney General, State Rep. Dan Rayfield, for his recent commitment to protect consumers from systematic price gouging by big retailers. If elected, UFCW Local 555 is calling on him to investigate Fred Meyer (Kroger) for possible systematic price gouging on essential items purchased with WIC and SNAP benefits during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Press Release: Union Calls for Boycott, Fred Meyer ULP Strike Ends, Workers Return to Work
Tigard, Oregon – After thousands of Fred Meyer grocery and meat department workers held an Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) strike, they returned to work as of 8:00 AM on Tuesday, September 3. UFCW 555 is now calling on the community to support workers by not shopping at Fred Meyer until a fair agreement is reached and Fred Meyer’s admitted price gouging has stopped.
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.