Three unions representing 25,000 Puget Sound grocery workers – including that cheerful working Mom at your nearby supermarket -- are rejecting employer takeaways and standing firm for “an honest wage every day, reliable hours every week, and a future we can all depend on.”
That was the word from United Food and Commercial Workers Local 21 after the employers came to the bargaining table April 13 proposing higher deductibles and out-of-pocket costs for the union-negotiated health plan.
The union is calling for a new contract that:
• Provides sick leave so workers can take a day off with pay when they are sick.
• Protects health plan benefits
• Secures the pension “so that it will be there when we retire.”
• Increases pay a little more an hour and secures enough hours so that workers can make ends meet.
• Provides grocery store workers with more dependable, regular schedules.
We hope you’ll tell that working Mom that you support her all the way!
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