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YOUR ALASKA UFCW AT WORK FOR YOU — 2017 GRIEVANCES

8/2/2017

Statistics Through July 2017

GRIEVANCES FILED                                                            98
GRIEVANCES SETTLED                                                      91
MEMBERS (back to work) REINSTATEMENTS                      3
LOST VACATION DAYS RECOVERED                                74
LOST PERSONAL DAYS RECOVERED                               29
LOST WAGES RECOVERED FOR MEMBERS      $ 30,748.02

“Know your Contract, track your accruals via HR Direct or by calling your employee services center”

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IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING EMPLOYEE MANUALS/HANDBOOKS

8/2/2017

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Whether you’re signing off on an IGA’s Employers basic policy and procedure, Kroger/Fred Meyer 30 page Employee Manual or Albertson’s/Safeway lengthy 102 page Retail Policy and Procedure Handbook, you’re acknowledging that you have read and understood it. You should receive your own copy of the policy and procedures and have time to read and review it “On The Clock”! Be sure to ask the Employer questions if there is anything you’re unsure of before you sign it. If you have been denied your own copy of the Handbook and have Not been allowed time to read and review the Employers Policies on the clock, be sure to notify your Shop Steward or contact your Union Representative immediately at (907) 258-1496 or 1-(800) 258-1496 or Fairbanks 907-456-6571.

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SHOP UNION AND AMERICAN MADE FOR BACK TO SCHOOL

8/2/2017

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How you spend your money can make a difference for our country, our communities, our families and our friends. By purchasing union-made goods and services made by companies that provide fair wages, safe working conditions and access to health care, you are helping protect and grow America’s middle class. Check out Labor 411.org to help make your consumer decisions easy. Some of the many school supplies that are union made are International Paper, Swingline, 5-Star, Acco, Sharp, Shaeffer, Parker, Master Lock, Kleenex and Puffs tissues. Check out stillmadeinusa.com for items made right here in the USA. New Balance shoes, sterlite containers, Crayola crayons, papermate, avery binders, expo markers, sharpie, mead notebooks, and Elmers Glue are some school supplies still made here—simply look for the made in USA label.

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PERRONE WARNS WORKERS THAT AMAZON PURCHASE OF WHOLE FOODS WILL DESTROY JOBS

8/2/2017

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Marc Perrone, President of the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) International Union, wrote an op-ed for CNN that explains why Amazon buying Whole Foods could lead to thousands of Whole Foods workers losing their jobs.
“As Wall Street celebrates the news of Amazon buying Whole Foods, thousands of workers at Whole Foods stores across the country must now worry about losing their jobs. They have good reason to be concerned. The Amazon-Whole Foods merger is not about improving customer service, products or choice, it is about destroying Whole Foods jobs through Amazon-style automation. Amazon’s very business model is to remove as many humans from all facets of production and service as possible. Just as Walmart’s big-box model destroyed small businesses when it spread across the country, Amazon’s automation model, if widely adopted, potentially poses a huge threat to America’s 16-million-strong service and retail workforce. If anyone doubts this vision, and what Amazon likely has in store for Whole Foods and the people who work there, observe that Amazon has already showed its hand by announcing its no-employees Amazon Go model.”

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YOUR ALASKA UFCW AT WORK FOR YOU — 2017 GRIEVANCES

IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING EMPLOYEE MANUALS/HANDBOOKS

SHOP UNION AND AMERICAN MADE FOR BACK TO SCHOOL

PERRONE WARNS WORKERS THAT AMAZON PURCHASE OF WHOLE FOODS WILL DESTROY JOBS

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