United food and commercial workers local 5 represents a highly diverse group of laborers. Stores change hands frequently in the grocery industry. We didnt get everything we wanted, but both contracts include several key improvements over our previous collective bargaining agreements, including. Below are your safeway benefit plan brochures and expense forms. Apr 15, 2020 local 7 resource guide local 7 resource guide spanish read more. Safeway skagit county grocerymeat contract ufcw 21. The north american industry classification system naics is the standard used by federal statistical agencies in classifying business establishments for the purpose of collecting, analyzing, and publishing statistical data related to the u. Mayor muriel bowser, to designate our members as first responders, a move that. Ufcw local 648 and ufcw 8golden state met with safeway on may 18th and may 19th and continued to make progress on a number of issues. Union preparing for strike against safeway, frys news. For weeks, local 400 has urged the governors of all states in our jurisdiction, as well as d. Potential students membership will be verified by ufcw. Our more than 23,000 members include grocery workers, legal aid workers.
In an effort to assist staff, the ufcw national bargaining department has provided this tool so that staff will have access, once logged in, to current ufcw contracts. Higher starting pay more frequent wage progression increases wage progression increases by months of service, instead. When the company is doing well and grocery sales are up, it ensures were in a good position to negotiate a fair contract at the bargaining table. Ufcw local 555 ratifies contract with grocery employers. Find your local union the ufcw has local union offices all across the contiguous united states, alaska, hawaii, puerto rico, and canada. On october 11, 2003, the ufcw declared a strike on vons owned by safeway inc. The union store card or decal is the sole property of the united food and commercial workers. Ufcw local 1439 is here to help the working men and women of eastern washington, northeast oregon, and northern idaho achieve better wages and benefits, and to provide protection from unfair and unsafe working conditions.
Ufcw 8golden state, jacques loveall, president ufcw 588. The ufcw free college benefit is open to retired ufcw members, ufcw members in good standing who are full dues paying members, and their families. Local 400 members working at safeway and giant stores throughout the region voted to ratify new union contracts today. Ufcw 21 is the largest privatesector union in washington state, with over 45,000 members working in grocery store, retail, health care, meat processing and other industry jobs. Until the complete 20192022 agreement can be finalized, please refer to the 20192022 fact sheet by clicking here. As a result of this successful approach we were able to defend against sobeys package of deep concessions and achieve our top priority of grandfathering of wages, benefits, pensions and ato for our members. Our address is burnett avenue, suite 110, concord, ca 945202000. A union contract specifies a members wages, health care, pension, vacations, overtime pay. We are the united food and commercial workers international union a proud union family that feeds.
Flyers, newsletters, emails, and meetings are all important, but the best way to inform members, get feedback, and encourage participation is through personal contact. Smiths food and drug centers inc salt lake city, ut. Ufcw local 99 provides a strong voice for families in arizona. Workers at the plant and ufcw local 99 will continue to work toward securing a union voice on the job, and a union contract that secures wages, benefits and respect and dignity on the job. The most effective forms of communication are oneonone workplace conversations. Building a better life for hardworking men and women. If you are a ufcw member and have a question about your rights on the job or are experiencing an issue in your workplace, please reach out to. For more information about ufcw local 99, weve produced and indepth know your union booklet. Workers fought back against company demands to alter their retirement plan, take away two. A group of 90 grocery home delivery drivers working for safeway. This fund has approximately 300 contributing employers, 81,000 active participants and 68,000 retired pensioners and beneficiaries. At the bargaining table we were able to build on the key achievements of decades of. There are 50 workers at the gourmet boutique west food processing plant where workers prepare readymade meals to be shipped to grocery stores. We work relentlessly to improve the living standards of our members and every person who earns a paycheck in our state.
Union stewards step up, either by election or appointment. In october 2008, the ufcw and smithfield reached an agreement, under. Thanks to an overwhelming strike mandate, the bargaining committee was able to protect the rights and benefits that safeway employees have fought for over the years and push back against major concessions. Exclusive member only discounts through special arrangements with selected companies, including amusement parks, entertainment centers and professional sports teams, you and your family can enjoy many activities and sporting events at discount prices.
These changes included cuts in health care and pension benefits, and the creation of a twotier system in which new workers would be paid on a different schedule than existing. Contract archive search for your contract online ufcw local 7. Check out the latest video update from president, jeff traeger. The united food and commercial workers international union ufcw is a labor union. The following is the press release that was sent out at approximately 10. Mission foods murrays cheese shop murrays retail safeway smith food warehouse. It is also the most important document in your working life. Safeway bargaining committee visits edmonton food bank. In the midst of a wellpublicized ufcw local 99 unionthreatened strike in november 2009, the employees resigned their ufcw union membership and revoked their dues deduction authorizations a document used by union officials to automatically withhold dues from employee paychecks while the ufcw union did not have a contract at their. That meant having to live with lower standards in the first safeway extra contract than those seen in the conventional safeway agreement. Ufcw local 5 provided testimony during hearings in support of the ordinance and stressed the importance of grocery workers not having to live in fear that they are going to immediately lose their jobs if the stores ownership changes. This weeks vote is believed to mark the first time that truck drivers for online grocery home delivery have unionized and secured a contract, according to a spokesman for teamsters local 174. As members of ufcw5, we speak in a clear, progressive and unified voice30,000 strong. The united food and commercial workers union ufcw local 392 members ratified a new threeyear contract on saturday, january 11, 2003, that ends the 35day strike.
The organization has set a deadline for negotiations with the grocers of friday at 6 p. May 12, 2020 ufcw local 832 members working at chalet malouin, a seniors retirement home in saint malo, manitoba, have ratified a new union contract that provides. Safeway, union reach tentative agreement sacramento. The current labor contract expired last year, and a recent extension expired on october 31. There are two different discount programs, doubling the number of discounts you can receive.
Union announces 30 meatpacking worker deaths, 40 percent drop in pork. We accompany other workers at disciplinary and represent union issues as equals with management. It describes the many facets of local 99, from member services to contract negotiations, from onthejob protections to legislative action, from charitable projects to college scholarships, and from entertainment discounts to assistance in times of need. Contract archive search for your contract online ufcw. Current hours for appointments are monday through friday, 9. Frys food and safeway are currently engaged in labor negotiations with the ufcw local 99. Until the complete 20192022 agreement can be finalized, please refer to the 20192022 fact sheet by. We set the standard so that all workers can get the recognition and compensation they deserve. Free college degree for ufcw members and their families. We are supermarket stockers, retail clerks, food processers, financial professionals and cannabis cultivators.
Safeway skagit county grocerymeat contract effective. Retail food and meat pharmacy agreement march 7, 2016march 3, 2019. In addition to being union members, some of us choose to take a more active role, as stewards, in our workplaces. The office of labormanagement standards olms requires unions to report how they spent their money in a number of categories.
Longterm care members at chalet malouin build a better life ufcw 832. The pension department is located in the trust fund office in concord, ca. Local 99 of the united food and commercial workers ufcw is the largest union in arizona. Please dont forget to fill out both pages of your expense forms. That agreement was overwhelmingly ratified this afternoon. If you have trouble understanding any part of this information, call or write the ufcw benefits office for clarification.
Agreement between frys food and drug stores and united. April 9, 2017 april 11, 2020 this contract has been ratified. In a statement to newsweek, safeway said the limits only applied to its stores in. Ufcw local 7 the official website for the united food. Safeway workers approve strong new contract, avoid strike. Union stewards step up, either by election or appointment, to enforce our contract and to make sure our coworkers know their rights. Therefore, in the event of any difference between the information found in this website and the actual provision of the plan, the pension plan document will govern. Family is defined as spouses, children, stepchildren, childreninlaw, dependents and grandchildren. As a member of our ufcw family, not only do you get a contract that provides important benefits, like job security and quality, affordable health careyou are also eligible for a number of exclusive discount programs. The online database will be updated, regularly, as new ufcw contracts are negotiated. Ufcw 21 is a chartered member of ufcw international with over 1. Formed during the great depression, ufcw 1439 has bargained strong contracts resulting in better wages, benefits, and working conditions for its members and employees industrywide.