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.
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).