Kaiser Continues to Ignore Staffing Crisis & Partnership

Kaiser Continues to Ignore Staffing Crisis & Partnership

KP execs refuse to honor our contributions For the past year, we’ve called on Kaiser Permanente to partner with us to address the staffing crisis. We’ve told KP management that increasing pay is a key part of fixing the staffing crisis. KP refuses to reopen our...
Giant & Safeway Tele-Town Hall & Contract Vote

Giant & Safeway Tele-Town Hall & Contract Vote

We have reached a tentative agreement with Giant & Safeway that we, along with your bargaining committee, are unanimously recommending for ratification. Join us on Thursday, November 2 at 3:30 p.m. for a Tele-Town Hall to review the companies’ offers on our next...
Giant & Safeway Reach Tentative Agreement to Avert a Strike

Giant & Safeway Reach Tentative Agreement to Avert a Strike

We are pleased to announce we have reached a tentative agreement with Giant and Safeway on a new contract to avert a strike. Our bargaining committee has voted unanimously to recommend the agreement for ratification. We are putting together the documentation to share...
Giant & Safeway Bargaining Update: Be Ready to Vote to Strike

Giant & Safeway Bargaining Update: Be Ready to Vote to Strike

PUT SOME RESPECT IN OUR CHECKS! Giant and Safeway are not taking us seriously. With a little more than 24 hours to go before expiration, their proposals are far from what is needed to reward the hard work and sacrifices we have made over the last four years. Our...
Giant & Safeway Bargaining Update: Be Ready to Vote to Strike

Giant & Safeway Contract Bargaining Update

With Our Current Contract Close to Expiration, It’s Time for Giant & Safeway to Get Serious After several weeks of hard bargaining sessions with Giant and Safeway, progress toward our new contract remains slow. We are still far apart on many issues, but we remain...
Lipton Members Ratify Strong New Union Contract

Lipton Members Ratify Strong New Union Contract

New Agreement Includes 18% Wage Increase, New Benefits UFCW Local 400 members working at the ekaterra Lipton Tea plant in Suffolk, VA, voted to ratify a strong new four-year collective bargaining agreement. This was the first contract bargained with the plant’s new...