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Bargaining Update - Idaho Albertsons: Employer Delays Response on Wages

Bargaining Update – Idaho Albertsons: Employer Delays Response on Wages

Progress at the bargaining table has been slow. We have made no progress on reaching any additional agreements since the last session, even though many of our proposals don’t cost the company a dime! Albertsons still has not responded to the wage proposal that we presented over a month ago.

Bargaining Update - Idaho Albertsons: Union Stands Strong as Employers Propose Takeaways

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

Bargaining Update - Idaho Albertsons: Bargaining Opens with Proposals on Seniority Rights, Scheduling Practices

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

UFCW Local 555 Applauds Commitment to Consumer Protection, Calls on Dan Rayfield to Investigate Kroger for Systematic Price Gouging on WIC and SNAP Items

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

Fred Meyer’s proposal: An insult to workers, a threat to their Health Trust. Fred Meyer offered Local 555 a proposal that would destabilize the employees’ healthcare plan.

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

Bargaining Update - Unity Retail: Kroger Offers Short-Sighted Deal. Bargaining Committee remains steadfast in holding Kroger to their public promises: to significantly invest in you and our community by raising your wage, improving your health insurance, and strengthening your retirement.

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