Alsco Linen - Tentative Agreement Reached—Vote Scheduled!

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We have reached a tentative agreement with ALSCO. When we first started bargaining, our goal was to win competitive wage increases, maintain our healthcare, improve our pension and to reinstate seniority and vacation accruals prior to covid layoffs.

We continued pushing the Company and were finally able to settle on competitive wages, maintained our health insurance with improved eligibility, and improved and secured our retirement.

Other wins include:

  • Improved layoff language

  • Reinstated seniority and vacation accruals to those affected by covid layoffs

  • Improved New Employee Orientation language

  • First ever Union Leave language

  • Increased timelines for grievance process

  • Sick leave payout option

  • New improved vacation payout

  • An additional floating holiday for workers hired after 2019

We will be going over the details of the agreement during our in-person vote! Join us:

Tuesday, February 28

2:00 PM – 4:00 PM

Breakroom at ALSCO

The Bargaining Committee is recommending a YES vote!

UFCW 3000 members in good standing are encouraged to attend a meeting, ask questions, and vote on the contract. Contact a Bargaining Committee member or your Union Representative for any questions.

ALSCO Linen We believe it is time that ALSCO hears our voice!

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Alsco Linen

We believe it is time that ALSCO hears our voice!

We have been bargaining with ALSCO Linen since September 2022. During that time, we have won improvements to layoff language, access to new employee orientation, extension to the grievance timeline, and reinstatement of seniority to previously laid off employees during COVID.

We have not been able to reach an agreement on several items including wage increases and benefits. ALSCO continues to propose below market wage increases, passing on health insurance premium costs to workers, and refuses to improve the retirement pension.

We believe it is time that ALSCO hears our voice! We want a safe workplace and want management to show their appreciation for our hard work.

We will be voting on ALSCO’s last proposal on January 17.

We are recommending a “NO” vote.

Tuesday, January 17 from 1pm to 5pm

at 21109 66th Ave S, Kent, WA 98032

Chúng tôi tin rằng đã đến lúc ALSCO lắng nghe tiếng nói của chúng tôi!

Chúng tôi đã thương lượng với ALSCO Linen kể từ tháng 9 năm 2022. Trong thời gian đó, chúng tôi đã có được những cải thiện về việc thông báo sa thải, tiếp cận định hướng nhân viên mới, gia hạn thời gian khiếu nại và phục hồi thâm niên cho những nhân viên đã bị sa thải trước đó trong đại dịch COVID.

Chúng tôi đã không thể đạt được thỏa thuận về việc tăng lương, trợ cấp hưu trí hoặc bảo hiểm y tế. ALSCO tiếp tục đề xuất tăng lương dưới mức thị trường, chuyển phí bảo hiểm y tế cho người lao động và từ chối cải thiện mức lương hưu.

Chúng tôi tin rằng đã đến lúc ALSCO lắng nghe tiếng nói của chúng tôi! Chúng tôi sẽ không chấp nhận các đề xuất về tiền lương, lương hưu hoặc bảo hiểm y tế của họ.

Chúng tôi sẽ bỏ phiếu cho đề xuất cuối cùng của ALSCO vào ngày 17 tháng 1. Chúng tôi đề nghị bỏ phiếu “KHÔNG”.

Thứ ba, ngày 17 tháng 1, từ 1:00 đến 5:00

chiều 21109 66th Ave S, Kent, WA 98032

ALSCO Linen - Bargaining Begins!

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On September 6 and 8, we met with ALSCO Linen management. We were able to reach an agreement on reinstating the original seniority date for members who were laid off for more than three months due to the pandemic. These employees will start accruing their vacation time using their original date of seniority. We also were able to win annual sick time cash-out if you have over forty hours of sick time in your bank. 

We presented to management our wage, pension, and health insurance proposal on September 8. We proposed competitive wage increases which will help ALSCO recruit and retain workers. We also proposed to change our pension to a better pension plan which will result in a higher monthly pension benefit when members retire. Management asked us for more time to review the pension proposal, so we will be meeting on September 22 and 26 to continue bargaining.

On September 22 and 26, please wear your UFCW yellow shirt and support your bargaining team! It is important that we stand united in order to win competitive wage increases and a fair contract!  

Our next contract action team meeting will be on:

Friday, September 23 

Kent Commons 

525 4th Ave N

Kent, WA 98030

Olympic Room

3:00PM - 5:00PM

If you have any questions, please contact your union representative Jose Veliz 509-228-7103.