By Maddie White Source: KING 5 Washington grocery shoppers may face disruptions this summer as thousands of store workers vote on whether to authorize a strike against grocery giants Kroger and Albertsons. More than 30,000 employees from stores including QFC, Fred Meyer, Safeway and Albertsons are casting ballots this week [...]
By Megan Megaw Source: Daily Tidings The United Food and Commercial Workers Union (UFCW) Local 555, a labor organization representing the grocery workers issued a news release confirming that Fred Meyer and QFC workers secured an agreement two months after the previous agreement expired that ensures higher wages and better [...]
Source: FOX 12 Oregon Members of the UFCW Local 555 union have voted to ratify a new three-year contract with Fred Meyer and QFC stores in Oregon and SW Washington, the Local 555 announced Monday. The agreement comes after months of negotiations, in which the union accused the company of [...]
By Kristine de Leon Source: The Seattle Times Thousands of Fred Meyer workers in the Portland area plan to walk off the job early Wednesday, striking over alleged breaches of labor relations laws and amid contentious contract negotiations. The United Food and Commercial Workers Local 555, which represents roughly 4,500 [...]
By Gold Meadows Source: Katu The UFCW Local 555 is rejecting a proposal from Kroger, Fred Meyer, and Quality Food Centers (QFC) after a fourth bargaining session Monday for workers in Oregon. Fred Meyer called it's offer to the Local 555 a historical offer, investing $37-million in wages with an [...]
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 [...]