Posts Categorized: Collective Bargaining

On Nov. 13, members of UFCW Local 919 who work at Bob’s Discount Furniture stores in Connecticut ratified a new contract that improves wages and benefits. The three-year contract covers 70 sales professionals and office clericals at three stores in Manchester, Orange and Stamford.

The new contract, which marks the third agreement for the workers, gave zero concessions and includes wage increases and a zero percent increase on employee health and welfare costs.  The office clericals will receive an 8 percent raise over the three-year life of the contract, with the first 3 percent retroactive to July 15, 2018. The new agreement also includes improved scheduling and seniority rights, especially when it comes to the distribution of overtime and much desired reduction on the amount of time workers can lose out on their earned commission when a customer returns a purchase.

After months of negotiations, members of UFCW Locals 7, 21, 27, 135, 324, 400, 555, 770, 1167, 1428, 1442 and 1996 who work at Kaiser Permanente ratified a new contract on Nov. 1 that raises wages and improves benefits. The contract was negotiated by the Alliance of Health Care Unions (ACHU). The UFCW is a member of the AHCU and this contract covers the 12,000 Kaiser Permanente employees we represent.

The three-year agreement includes wage increases for Kaiser Permanente workers across the country, better dental benefits and new educational trust funds. The agreement also includes a stronger Performance Sharing Plan and a better funded Labor Management Partnership.

The AHCU is comprised of 21 local unions representing over 45,000 workers across hundreds of job classifications in nearly every geographic area where Kaiser Permanente has a presence. In addition to the UFCW, the alliance includes the locals of AFSCME, USW, IBT, KPNAA, IUOE, OFNHP (AFT) and ILWU.