By Sapna Maheshwari and Michael Corkery Source: The New York Times When Enrique Romero Jr. finishes his shift fulfilling online orders at a Fred Meyer grocery store in Bellingham, Wash., he often walks to a nearby plasma donation center. There, he has his blood drained, and a hydrating solution is pumped [...]
Source: OPB.org A weeklong strike is underway affecting a number of Oregon grocery stores, barely a week before Christmas Day. The United Food and Commercial Workers Local 555, representing employees at Fred Meyer and QFC stores, confirmed early Friday morning that it is moving ahead with a walkout. The union [...]
Source: The Stand! United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 1439, the union for 7,000 frontline workers in Washington, Oregon and Idaho, announced Monday that approximately 250 grocery workers at Fred Meyer in Richland will join the union after a victorious union election, marking the first time in recent history [...]
By Christopher Bjorke Source: Portland Business Journal The Fred Meyer grocery chain has reached a tentative four-year contract agreement with warehouse workers, avoiding a potential strike. Teamsters Local 117 said in a news release Friday the agreement covers 500 workers. During contract negotiations, the company's Washington-based workers voted unanimously to [...]
Source: KOMO News Safeway grocery warehouse workers in Washington state have approved a new three-year labor contract while workers at Fred Meyer voted unanimously over the weekend to authorize a strike. The Safeway warehouse workers, represented by Teamsters Local 117, voted overwhelmingly to approve the new contract that offers annual [...]
By: Elle Thomas Source: KIRO-7 Teamsters Local 117 warehouse workers at Fred Meyer voted unanimously Saturday to authorize a strike. A contract between Fred Meyer and the union expires Sunday. They have not agreed on a new one. This could mean possible supply chain issues and food distribution disruptions at [...]
Source: NBC Washington Teamsters in the grocery industry in Washington State are gearing up for a possible labor dispute. More than 1,000 grocery warehouse workers and drivers at Fred Meyer and Safeway will be taking strike authorization votes this weekend. Voting by Teamsters at Fred Meyer will occur throughout the [...]