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August 2021 Newsletter

7/28/2021

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UFCW ALASKA NEGOTIATIONS & CONTRACT UPDATES
​Petersburg:  On Tuesday, July 20th UFCW Alaska Members from Trading Union-IGA and Hammer & Wikan voted over-whelmingly to accept a new 3-year agreement.  It was a positive step forward for the group that solidified raises for all members on the contract for each year of the agreement.

Fairbanks:  On August 11th, the Union will be meeting with Gavora group for the Thrifty Liquor & Garden Island to negotiate a new 3-year deal for its members.  The biggest concern for members is getting new and improved wage increases to help keep up with the cost of living.  Also this month Fairbanks Distributors contract opens for negotiations with the Employer,  for its food and snack workers.

Anchorage:  The Union and Safeway Workers Bargaining Committee members met with the Employer on Friday, July 23rd.  We have had multiple negotiations with the Employer since April.  The Committee is making progress but it has been slow going in getting the Employer to commit to raising the hiring rates for new hire Combination Clerks rates above $10.55 per hour.  That's only a +$.05 cents per hour increase proposed.  There has not been an increase in starting rates of pay since 2015, while the cost of living increases continue to rise.  The Bargaining Committee is committed to improving wages for all its members in the contract from Journey Person/thereafter rates, to Courtesy Clerks, and all rates for all its members who are in between.  Now is the time to stay informed, wear a button to show the Employer that We Stand United! Solidarity Works 

Wear the Button!
I'm an essential worker...I'm worth more than a nickel!

If you need a button to wear, please see your Shop Steward or call our office.



ALASKA UFCW MEMBERS - CALL SENATOR MURKOWSKI!
Call Senator Lisa Murkowski and tell her to support the PRO Act!  Representative Don Young already said yes.  We're asking Senator Murkowski to do the same to support working people.  Call her and tell her to vote YES on the PRO Act.  The right to join a union is not political.  It's not controversial.  It's simply a fundamental freedom.  Stronger unions mean higher wages, safer working conditions and dignity for all people who work.

The Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act would:
-Empower workers to organize and bargain
-Hold corporations accountable for union-busting
-Repeal "right to work" laws, which were created during the Jim Crow era to keep White and Black workers from organizing together.

The vast majority of Americans support unions.  The PRO Act is how every worker who wants to form a union can do so freely and fairly.


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DO WE HAVE YOUR CURRENT INFORMATION?
Does Local 1496 have your current information?  Have you moved, or changed phone numbers?  Many members do not receive their refunds when dues sometimes get over-paid or important news may not be received because we can't contact you.  Please make sure our information for you is up to date, give us a call so we can more effectively serve you.


DON'T GO IT ALONE! KNOW YOUR WEINGARTEN RIGHTS
As a member of the UFCW, you have the peace of mind knowing your manager cannot force you into a one-on-one disciplinary meeting with them.  These are known as "Weingarten rights."  In the Weingarten case, the Supreme Court ruled that union-represented workers have the right to union representation during all meetings or discussions with supervisors or managers that the member reasonably believes might lead to discipline.  All you have to do is request to your manager that your union representative or shop steward be present, and we can be there for you an make sure you aren't bullied or treated unfairly.  If you are called into a meeting with management that could in any way lead to your being disciplined or terminated, or impact your personal working conditions, immediately and respectfully inform management that you request your shop steward or union representative to be present at the meeting.  Until your shop steward or union representative arrives, state to management that you choose not to participate in the meeting until they are present.
 



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July 2021 Newsletter

7/6/2021

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UFCW ALASKA CONTRACT UPDATES


​Petersburg:  Both Hammer & Wikan and Trading Union Members agreed to vote on a recommended settlement on June 16th, that includes new meaningful hourly wage increases for all members each year of the 3-year agreement.  The date scheduled for the members to vote on the contract settlement is Tuesday, July 20th from 8AM-4PM at Scandia House, in the conference room.  There will be a Contract Update/General Membership meeting on July 19th, the evening before, to go over the terms of the settlement, at 6PM and 8PM.

Anchorage:   Carrs/Safeway Bargaining Committee Members and the Local 1496 Union staff continue to negotiate with the Employer.  The Employer and Members have had 3 bargaining sessions since April, and have their next round scheduled for Friday, July 23rd.  The contract expired June 1, 2021.  Prior to expiration, we signed an extension agreement with the Employer, that keeps the current contract in full force until we can reach an acceptable settlement.  The Union and its Bargaining Committee are united with the rest of its membership, that now is the time to achieve new significant raises and improvements to the contract.  We know in the last year, that the Employer has been extremely successful, and that success is because of your essential hard work serving on the front lines daily.  Now is the time for the Employer to share their record setting success with you.

Other contracts that are currently open and will be bargained soon:  Fairbanks Gavora/Market Basket, Anchorage Firefighters Local 1264, and Anchorage Iron Workers Local 751.

Stay informed, stand strong and united..... SOLIDARITY WORKS! 


NEW SHOP STEWARDS

Welcome to our newest shop stewards:  Erica Kelso, Anchorage Aurora Village Carrs #1805; Stephani Pine and Denelle Talbot, Palmer Carrs #1739; Mike Combs, Ketchikan Safeway #1818; Angela Barlow, Fairbanks Safeway #2754; Rome Parham, Fairbank  Safeway #3410; Mary Jacobson, Anchorage Carrs/Safeway Warehouse.  We are still in need of shop stewards at the following locations: Anchorage Eastgate Carrs #1809, Anchorage Jewel Lake Carrs #1812, Anchorage Abbott Fred Meyer #656, and a 2nd shop steward is needed at Kenai Safeway #1808, and Wasilla Carrs #1811.  If you are interested in becoming a Shop Steward, please notify us by calling 258-1496 (Anchorage), 456-6571 (Fairbanks) or 1-800-478-1496.

BUY UNION/AMERICAN

Why Buy American?  While driving to work one may not realize that the clothes you wear and the vehicle you are driving are made by foreign workers.  Once upon a time not long ago, these products and most others were made by American Workers who supported Local Economies with their hard earned wages.  The loss of these blue collar, good paying jobs has been going on for decades.  In 1950, manufacturing accounted for over 30% of non-farm employment.  Today, that number is 10%.  Increasingly our wages go to support the profit margins of multi-national corporations while the American Worker struggles to find good paying jobs with benefits.  Support your country and Buy American!  Remember, behind every label is a job.  Lets make it an American Job.
As summer kicks into full swing and we enjoy our fishing, camping, cookouts, picnics, etc. we often buy union made items and don't even realize it; here are some, just to name a few:  Wonder Bread, Crunch n' Munch, Frito-Lay, Hershey, Slim Jim, Pepsi, Coke, Mission Foods, Ball Park, Oscar Mayer, Hormel, John Morrell, Foster Farms, Nathan's, Johnsonville, Hostess, Sara Lee, Heinz, Vlasic, Pace, Breyers Ice Cream, VanKamps, Kroger, Lucerne, Smithfield, Minute Maid, V-8, Welch's, Hawaiian Punch, Yoplait, Dannon, French's or Gulden's Mustard, Ore-Ida, Mott's, Hidden Valley Ranch, Peter Pan, Dinty Moore, and Rosarita.


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