Monthly Archives: July 2017

The UFCW’s Free College Benefit makes it possible for UFCW members and their families to earn an Associate Degree online through Eastern Gateway Community College (EGCC) with no out-of-pocket costs or need for loans.

Best of all, the UFCW’s Free College Benefit is designed to help UFCW members and their families balance work and home life. You can attend school part-time or full-time – whichever fits your schedule. All you need to get started is a high school degree or GED, and there are no entrance exams to worry about. Available programs at EGCC include Business Management, Accounting, Paralegal, and Early Childhood Education.

This benefit is available exclusively to UFCW members, retired members, and family members, including children, spouses, grandchildren, domestic partners, and dependents. You can get more information about this amazing benefit here.  

On July 21, members of UFCW Local 21 who work at The Doctors Clinic facilities in Bremerton, Silverdale, Poulsbo and Bainbridge Island, Wash., ratified a new contract by an overwhelming margin. The contract covers 170 workers who are employed as registered and licensed practical nurses and medical technologists.

The three-year contract includes wage increases, and provides successorship protections in the event the Doctors Clinic is purchased by an outside entity. The contract also includes scheduling language that creates a reliable schedule for a better work-life balance, and seniority for per diem employees.