We are over 50 thousand workers in grocery, healthcare, retail, cannabis, and more across WA, OR, & ID. Organizing for justice in our workplaces & communities!
URGENT: Workers at a
@WholeFoods
in South Lake Union were just kicked out of work for wearing face masks that say
#BlackLivesMatter
—today, on
#Juneteenth
. This is unacceptable! Call store mgr Larissa at (206) 621-9700 & tell management not to retaliate against these workers!
BREAKING: STRIKE
@Macys
! More than four hundred Macy’s sales associates at Alderwood, Southcenter and Bellis Fair Macy’s stores went on strike today, Black Friday, one of the busiest shopping days of the year.
#macysworkersunited
#DeLaurenti
workers are forming a union! The baristas, wine/cheese/charcuterie experts, deli food cooks, and others at this historic
#PikesPlaceMarket
specialty food store on First and Pike are coming together to join
@UFCW21
This morning, dozens of laundry workers at Aramark in Kent & Tacoma held informational pickets.
These workers have been fighting hard for a fair contract that improves wages, workplace safety, healthcare, and retirement.
Welcome to UFCW 3000
@Mariners
Retail workers! As a special season continues, we're celebrating another historic win: we've reached Union recognition through the
#Mariners
.
If you're at T-Mobile Park this weekend, be sure to congratulate the kiosk & team store workers. Go Ms!
WA
@GovInslee
just announced that workers in grocery, food processing, and other essential frontline jobs, regardless of age, should expect to be eligible for a COVID vaccine starting Monday March 22.
Workers at Ponder Cannabis Shop in Seattle won their union election and are joining the UFCW 21 family!
All across WA, cannabis workers are organizing for fair contracts, for respect in the workplace, and for the right to unionize.
Congresswoman
@RepJayapal
has been a steadfast ally to working people since well before she was elected.
That’s why we trust her to
#HoldTheLine
, to continue standing up for our communities, and to push the full
#BuildBackBetter
package that working families need.
I stand with the families who need child care, health care, housing, education, and more.
I stand with the 70% of people who support this Build Back Better Act.
I stand with the 96% of Congressional Democrats who want to pass it.
Let’s deliver this to President Biden’s desk.
People are gathering outside the store & chalking the sidewalk now. Come stand with these workers if you can! Or call the store & let management know how you feel!
#BlackLivesMatter
The new
@PCC
CEO Suzy, a former Kroger executive, is pushing Seattle
@MayorJenny
to kill the grocery store hazard pay mandate approved by Seattle City Council last week. Hazard pay is not just about safety, but about the respect and dignity of essential workers.
#HazardPayNOW
"We are thankful our elected officials are safe, including
@GovInslee
, and our longtime ally
@RepJayapal
who was in the House Gallery today. We will not tolerate bullies here or in Washington D.C."
Counter staff & jewelry specialists at Deep Roots Tattoo & Body Piercing voted *unanimously* to unionize!
Welcome to UFCW 3000! We’re so excited to have new Union siblings. 🙌
#1u
#UnionYes
#UnionStrong
#UFCWVictory
Vote:
Councilmember Herbold - YES
Councilmember Gonzalez - YES
Councilmember Lewis - YES
Councilmember Strauss - YES
Councilmember Mosqueda - YES
5 in favor, none opposed! The bill establishing hazard pay for Seattle grocery workers will go to the full city council.
#HazardPayNOW
Do you believe grocery store workers, who are taking on all the COVID risks while their employers rake in millions in COVID profits, deserve hazard pay? Tell Seattle City Council you support the call for
#HazardPayNOW
:
“Dealing with our region’s housing crisis is a top priority for UFCW 21 members, many of us frontline workers who have experienced housing insecurity and interact daily with customers and patients who are underserved by current housing and mental health systems..." (1/4)
NEW: 8,000+ grocery workers at Kroger-owned King Sooper are on strike, demanding an end to Kroger’s greed:
“We get paid enough to survive but not enough to live."
14% experienced homelessness this year and most can’t afford basic expenses, while Kroger’s CEO made $20 million.
For Seattle City Council, Position 9, we endorse
@Nikkita4Nine
!🗳
For many years, they have shown up in solidarity with members on the picket lines, at actions, and at City Hall. On City Council, they’ll be a tireless advocate for working families & frontline, essential workers.
"Threatening frontline workers with ruthless job cuts and endangering the community’s access to food in the middle of a public health crisis is inexcusable and will only serve to strengthen this movement to provide hazard pay for frontline workers." -UFCW president
@Marc_Perrone
BREAKING:
@Kroger
closing
#Seattle
grocery stores as company escalates retaliation to laws mandating
#HazardPay
for brave grocery workers risking
#COVID
exposure daily to feed our families.
This war on essential workers must stop now.
@UFCW
statement:
Today, we are proud to announce that UFCW 21 & UFCW 1439 are merging to become one Local, stronger together and stronger than ever before.
We are now UFCW 3000!
Over the past two months, the general membership of both UFCW 21 & UFCW 1439 voted to approve this historic merger.
Our Union Starbucks workers are in contract negotiations right now as part of our united Grocery Store Worker contract.
We stand in
#Solidarity
with
@SBWorkersUnited
as they prepare for their
#UnionYes
vote tomorrow!
All workers should have the right to organize & unionize.
#1u
Workers at Fremont Lux Post Shop have overwhelmingly won their Union election and are joining UFCW 3000!
Lux in Fremont is Seattle's oldest dispensary and is one of the oldest Cannabis shops in the country. Drop by and congratulate these workers & our newest Union siblings!
#1u
Today is a celebratory
#MemberMonday
! Last month, workers at Card Kingdom (
@CKUnion_
) voted overwhelmingly to join our Union.
Now, we're gearing up to win a strong contract that includes health & safety standards, higher wages, and workplace transparency. ✊
#1u
#UnionYes
Congratulations to Donna and Laurae,
@PCC
new Board Members! UFCW 21 members and our neighborhood communities and allies gathered thousands of signatures, wore buttons, held actions about why workers deserve representation on the co-op board. We did this!
Last night nurses and the Everett community raised their lights during a moment of silence to honor all the nurses that left, the care units the Providence has closed, and the patients who need the care of nurses.
#SafeStaffing
Earlier this year, our Union publicly affirmed our ongoing commitment to fighting for reproductive justice, including taking action to defend workers' rights to bodily autonomy.
This weekend, labor unions & community allies will come together for the National Weekend of Action.
This statement rings hollow. Kroger shuttered stores to avoid temporary wage increases despite making billions in profit during the pandemic.
In Seattle, Kroger closed the Wedgwood & Capitol Hill QFCs because of City Council’s hazard pay mandate for frontline grocery workers.
@dylanmaustin
The Kroger family of companies is proud to be one of America’s largest employers. We continue to make investments to improve our associates’ experiences, including $800 million in incremental wage increases over the last three years. In 2021, we plan to invest $350 million (1/2
Starting TOMORROW,
@Macys
workers will fight against Unfair Labor Practices!
PSSST: We'll have a big ol' Striking Workers Parade 👀.
You know the drill. When working families are under attack. What do we do? STAND UP, FIGHT BACK! Pledge at ✊
Council member
@cmkshama
acknowledges all the organizing that grocery workers have done to bring this issue to council and thanks all the workers who sent messages to her office.
#HazardPayNOW
Spotted in North Bend earlier this week: Our roving billboard calling for
#HazardPay
and safer grocery stores! See it in the wild? Snap a picture for us! And go to to share your grocery shopping experiences.
There’s no such thing as “unskilled labor.” All labor is skilled labor.
To insinuate otherwise is to insult the
#EssentialWorkers
who have kept this country afloat for the last two years.
UFCW 3000 members endorse
#Initiative135
for
#SeattleSocialHousing
!
We need housing that's affordable for frontline workers struggling with Seattle rents. The campaign must collect 5,500 more signatures from Seattle voters by August 11.
Sign up to help:
Check out this helpful video to learn more about your rights at work!
Share widely -- worker solidarity is a powerful force!
#1u
#UnionStrong
#Solidarity
#Labor
NEW: We made the worker training video your boss doesn't want you to see.
Know your rights at work, get the money you deserve, and remember—all workers are in this together.
"...and we condemn its attempt to write a policy of encampment sweeps into our city’s founding document for years to come. We urge Seattleites NOT to sign the petition for Charter Amendment 29.” -Jeannette Randall, UFCW 21 Executive Board (4/4)
#SweepsAreNotCompassion
#RejectCA29
Today, WA State Treasurer Mike Pellicciotti and U.S. Rep. Adam Smith joined UFCW 3000 members at Have a Heart cannabis dispensary in Skyway to hear directly from cannabis workers about day-to-day responsibilities, equitable growth in the industry, and safety concerns on the job.
Frontline healthcare workers in WA are already rationing, reusing, & running out of masks. These are supplies we need to stay safe while treating
#COVID19
patients.
@Target
, get these in the hands of healthcare workers instead of trying to make a profit!
Workers are celebrating the 3rd anniversary of Seattle’s Secure Scheduling law today with a $2 million settlement from Macy’s over scheduling violations, the largest in the history of the Office of Labor Standards. Enforcement matters!
Mushroom workers at Ostrom Mushroom Farm in Sunnyside, WA are demanding fair pay, safe working conditions, equal opportunities, and respect.
@UFWupdates
Workers want the company to know that people everywhere are paying attention to this issue. Sign their petition today!⬇️
BREAKING: Mushroom workers at Ostrom Mushroom Farm in Sunnyside WA pass resolution to be represented by the UFW. Sign their petition demanding recognition & a workplace free from threats, excessive pressure, harassment and retaliation!
#WeFeedYou
Workers at Card Kingdom have organized with UFCW 3000 and are now asking that the employer voluntarily recognize their union!
If Card Kingdom is serious about their company culture, they'll voluntarily recognize
@CKUnion_
by Monday, 5/16.
#1u
#CKU
#UFCW
#UnionYes
MLK County chapter of
@WFP_WA
came to our picket lines at Providence Everett to donate gloves and scarves to the
#nurses
on a ULP
#strike
for patient safety!
#SolidaritySeason
just keeps getting better. We are so grateful.
Reminder: UFCW 3000 will be joining
@SeattleSBWU
@SBWorkersUnited
TOMORROW at 7:30 AM!
We’re in solidarity with our union siblings in demanding an end to Starbucks’ union busting. Workers need a seat at the table now! Join us tomorrow!
#1u
#UnionStrong
Join UFCW 3000 members in solidarity with
@SeattleSBWU
@SBWorkersUnited
on Tuesday, September 13th, at 7:30 AM!
We'll be rallying at Starbucks corporate headquarters in Seattle to demand Starbucks to stop union busting and to give workers a seat at the table.
#1u
#UnionStrong
Today, UFCW 3000 members supported striking
@SeattleEdAssoc
educators at picket lines around Seattle as they fight for a fair contract that truly addresses the needs of students across the City.
We know what it's like to be essential, frontline workers.
Workers at Lux Pot Shop in Fremont unanimously ratified their first Union contract!
Lux Pot Shop has moved its union shop to Belltown (114 Vine St, Seattle, WA, 98121). If you're buying cannabis, we encourage you to
#ShopUnion
, so swing by, congratulate the workers, & tip well!
"Real solutions will put affordable housing first, refrain from criminalizing homelessness, and invest in racial and economic equity. Charter Amendment 29, calling itself 'Compassion Seattle,' does none of this..." (3/4)
And after long debate, by a vote of 53-44 the Worker Protection Act passes the State House! Next it's on to the Senate as we fight to win whistleblower enforcement of our labor standards here in WA!
#passtheWPA
#waleg
Hey
@Macys
thanks for the cool
#MacysParade
hashtag for our Striking Workers parade. See we can work together. Go to to RSVP to the Parade at Southcenter Mall in Tukwilla WA.
We are demanding that
@PCC
reinstate hazard pay for ALL essential workers in ALL PCC stores and publicly withdraw their request to the Seattle Mayor and City Council. Support Essential PCC workers’ Demand for Hazard Pay
Special shout out to customers at Port Orchard Fred Meyer—Sarah here brought a homemade sign, and another loyal customer grabbed a sign & joined the info picket! 🌟
#Solidarity
#BetterJobsBetterLives
Azia Domingo has worked for
@Macys
for over 21 years, but she and hundreds more workers will join together to fight for safety and livable wages on Black Friday (11/24). Looks like the CEO can certainly afford it! Hope to see you there with
#MacysWorkersUnited
Bartell drugstore workers are standing together to protect what they have and to fight for a thriving living wage. As they fight for a new contract, Bartell workers want to remind Rite Aid that Bartell's is a local drugstore!
Today, dozens of UFCW 3000 members joined our union siblings in solidarity with Starbucks baristas demanding a seat at the table and an end to union busting.
While investors were meeting at corporate HQ, we made it clear that Starbucks is nothing without its frontline workers.
Join UFCW 3000 members in solidarity with
@SeattleSBWU
@SBWorkersUnited
on Tuesday, September 13th, at 7:30 AM!
We'll be rallying at Starbucks corporate headquarters in Seattle to demand Starbucks to stop union busting and to give workers a seat at the table.
#1u
#UnionStrong
We're a little over halfway to our goal, let's keep 'em comin'! Macy's workers are uniting together against unfair labor practices. Will you pledge to shop elsewhere during their fight? Go to
"But sweeping unhoused people from one place to the next is a waste of city resources, degrading to our unhoused neighbors, and an ineffective solution to a systemic problem..." (2/4)
Corporate greed has no place in health care. I stand with the 8,000 nurses and caregivers of
@SEIU1199NW
in Washington state who are fighting for a fair contract and safe staffing at
@Swedish
Health.
Hey UFCW 21 members, family, and community! 👋
We’ve got some really exciting news coming next week that we can’t wait to share. 👀
In the meantime, can you help us get to 3,000 followers? ⬇️ Please share widely and stay tuned!
A committee of UFCW 3000 members has interviewed dozens of candidates for office across WA State and made endorsements in multiple key races.
For the office of Secretary of State, the member-led committee unanimously recommended an endorsement of Julie Anderson.
@nonpartisansos
Safe staffing means better patient care. Providence needs to do the right thing so that frontline workers at Everett have what we need in order to care for our patients.
#ProvidenceProtectTheFrontLine
#UnionStrong
We are essential workers in grocery, healthcare, retail, cannabis, and many more industries across the PNW.
When the Labor movement fights together, we win together!
#UnionStrong
"Housing is a human right but it is treated as a commodity," says Cina Ebrahimi, Seattle PCC worker and UFCW 3000 member. "This city is getting more and more expensive to live and work in and I-135 can help alleviate that."
#Initiative135
#SeattleSocialHousing
Cannabis workers at Lux Pot Shop in Fremont —Seattle’s first dispensary— are joining UFCW 3000!
#1u
If you’re in the area, we encourage you to drop by to congratulate the workers.
#SmokeUnion
💚
Thank you
@CMTMosqueda
for joining us today in welcoming these workers to our union!
After months of negotiations, workers at the Richland, WA Fred Meyer won & ratified their first union contract!
This historic agreement includes: a new wage scale with yearly increases, workplace safety language, “just cause” protections, grievance procedures, …