May 28th Grocery Bargaining Update

UFCW 367 Members Are Back at the Table and More United Than Ever

🎥 Looking for the latest video update and proposal documents? Scroll to the bottom of this post to hear directly from your bargaining team and read the latest proposals.

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After five long bargaining sessions, Kroger and Albertsons finally returned with an offer. But what they brought wasn’t a step forward; it was a slap in the face.

Here's What They Proposed:

🚫 No Retro Pay

Their proposed “$1 raise” wouldn’t take effect until the day after ratification. That means none of the hard-earned time you've already worked would be compensated. That’s money lost.

📉 Weak Raises in Future Years

They’re offering just 50¢ in year two and another 50¢ in year three. In today’s economy, that’s a pay cut disguised as a raise.

💼 A Risky Pension Proposal

Rather than investing more into the VAP pension, the employers want to pull money from the Sound Retirement Trust, a fund that’s currently performing well. Draining a successful fund? Not sustainable. Not acceptable.

⚠️ Ignored Concerns Around Overtime & Job Classifications

They refuse to move on crucial protections, including overtime and split shifts. Worse, they want to force Grocery APC Clerks to handle meat products, a clear safety risk and classification overreach.

✊ We Called It What It Is: Bad Faith Bargaining

The employers have delayed, stalled, and refused to provide the basic information needed to move negotiations forward. That’s not bargaining, it’s disrespect. And we won’t stand for it.

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🔥 We’re Fighting Back And It’s Working

Since April, UFCW 367 members have been out in full force:

• Informational picketing outside key stores

• Distributing leaflets to customers and community supporters

• Turning up the volume on social media

• Mobilizing allies to apply public pressure

  
  

The employers feel the heat, and we’re not backing down.

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🎥 Watch the Latest Video Update

Click below to hear directly from your bargaining team about where things stand and how we keep building power together.

Read the Latest Proposals & Responses👇👇👇

Stay informed and see for yourself what’s on the table:

Union Response | Employer Pierce County Non-Economic Proposals.

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UFCW 367 NON-ECONOMIC PROPOSAL #2.

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LETTER OF UNDERSTANDING _ LOCAL 367 WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.

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Employer Proposals | Pierce County.

Download • 176KB

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🗣️ We’re Not Stopping Until We Win a Contract That Reflects Our Value

This fight is far from over — but we’re stronger, louder, and more united than ever before.

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