Fred Meyer North Bellingham: We Won Our Union in General Merchandise!
/We are proud to share that Fred Meyer has recognized our union at North Bellingham in the General Merchandise side, and we are joining our coworkers as members of UFCW 3000!
This took many years of work, and it’s worth celebrating our big win. Union protections include a legal contract with guaranteed wages and benefits, and union workers also have job protections and rights on the job that non-union workers don’t have. We will also have access to high-quality and affordable healthcare through our CBA, and a pension that the company will be making contributions to at 2.8% of salary.
Winning our right to unionize is just the beginning. Now it’s time to take the next steps:
Learning about our rights
Learning our contract
Recruiting workplace leaders to become our trained Shop Stewards
Getting to know our UFCW 3000 Union Representative
KNOW YOUR RIGHTS
Some of our most important rights on the job are around meetings with management, known as “Weingarten rights.”
You have the right to union representation if you are called to a meeting with management that could lead to discipline.
Follow these guidelines:
The employee must make a clear request for union representation either before or during the interview. (Managers do not have to inform employees of their rights.)
Management cannot retaliate for requesting representation.
Management must delay questioning until the union steward arrives.
It is an unfair labor practice for management to deny an employee’s request for a steward and continue with interrogation. In this case, an employee can refuse to answer management’s questions.
CONTACTING THE UNION
If you or a coworker needs any help regarding an investigatory meeting with management, are facing any discipline or corrective action, or believe our contract is being violated, contact the UFCW 3000 Member Resource Center at 1-866-210-3000.
OUR UNION REPRESENTATIVE
Our UFCW 3000 Union Representative is Aisha Womack. Aisha represents workers at multiple work locations and employers, and can help address workplace issues, organize for change in the workplace, support contract bargaining and enforcement, and more. Contact Aisha at 360-419-4681.
READY TO GET TRAINED UP?
To sign up for further training with our union on things like contract enforcement, Weingarten rights and meetings, grievance procedures, and safety, contact our Union Rep Aisha at 360-419-4681, or call the union’s education director Marc Auerbach at 206-436-6519.
