PCC - PCC Goes Backwards on Proposals

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Our member-led bargaining team met with PCC on February 23 & 24 and on March 2. PCC came to bargaining with corporate-style proposals that erode our contract rights. Our Bargaining Team has presented most of our union proposals. We’re focused on continuing to make progress towards winning a fair contract and were disappointed that PCC did not have economic responses ready for us.

PCC proposals to date include changes to:

  • Recall in cases of layoff, restricting recall to 7 days from notice.

  • Grievance and Arbitration language, cutting timelines to file a grievance down to 7 days, making it more difficult for members to file grievances.

  • Just Cause article, limiting the scope of our Just Cause provisions, in many cases allowing the company to bypass progressive discipline.

  • Union Security, putting the membership on the hook for any attorney’s fees due to legal disputes that may arise under this provision.

  • Vacation scheduling, changes Meat and Grocery vacation bid periods.

  • Scheduling availability, making availability subject to a Store Directors approval.

  • Implementing new technology in stores, allowing PCC to implement new technologies only with simple notice to our union.

Our PCC bargaining team proposals include:

  • Increases throughout and at the top of the wage scales. Including one scale for all stores.

  • Overtime for consecutive days

  • Increases to premiums

  • Dedicated PCC Worker seats on the Board of Trustees

  • Community Engagement

  • Securing our Retirement

  • Worker Committees

  • Workforce Development

  • Increasing Staff Discount

  • Safety Committee

  • Work on a holiday

  • Expanding and updating Bereavement/Funeral Leave

  • Strengthening Union Leave

  • Strengthening Scheduling

  • Increased notice in case of store closure

We have reached tentative agreements on:

  • Recognition of newly opened stores in Central District & Bellevue

  • Cleanup language for holidays

  • Updating non-discrimination language

“We expected more from PCC, but feel they came unprepared to respond to our economic proposals, and offered very little else. We will continue to push our bargaining priorities to win a fair contract.”

Your PCC Bargaining Team:

Atsuko Koseki, Edmonds Deli; Greg Brooks, Fremont Meat; Keith Allery, Greenlake Village Deli; Quinn Ráo, Ballard Front End; Scott Shiflett, Redmond Meat; Yasab Pfister, Burien Front End

Last Wednesday, we were joined by our community partners at King County Equity Now, that brought community concerns to the table to help support the work of our PCC members and bargaining team on issues of:

  • Access to co-op membership

  • Racial equity for workers and shoppers at PCC

  • Promoting local and BIPOC owned products in PCC stores

Our next bargaining dates are:

March 11, March 22, March 30

RSVP to a Contract Action Meeting for more details!

Learn more about our community partners, King County Equity Now: