[…] Teamsters Local 117 warehouse workers at Fred Meyer voted unanimously on Saturday to authorize a strike. […] […] If they refuse, we are ready to strike.”, Short URL: https://www.thestand.org/?p=100147. The Union's claims that UNFI has engaged in unfair labor practices are entirely baseless and . I The story highlights the vibrancy of activism in the final decades of the twentieth century and the enduring legacy of that organizing for communities, consumer activists, and corporations today. “Since the beginning of the pandemic, our warehouse has been hit with numerous COVID-19 outbreaks affecting more than 100 workers and their families,” said Matt Collins, a shop steward who believes he contracted COVID-19 in the workplace last year. Teamsters Local 117: 14675 Interurban Ave. S, Suite 307 l Tukwila, WA 98168 (206) 441-4860 l www.teamsters117.org Teamsters Local 117 U H ere's what you can do to show solidarity with your Brothers and Sisters on strike at UNFI: 1. After months of being bullied by their employer in contract negotiations, the group is fighting back. The action by Teamsters Local 117 is expected to disrupt services to area . “But, sadly, that’s not the case. With workers having voted to authorize a strike today, a work stoppage could be called by the union as early as 12:01 a.m. Monday morning. At the outset of the strike, Teamsters Local 703 Vice President Pat Bruno expressed his . “Fred Meyer has reaped enormous profits off the backs of these workers throughout the pandemic,” Scearcy said. Teamsters Local 117 [Official Photo] Employees of the Oregon-founded grocery chain Fred Meyer could go on strike at any moment. Found inside – Page 215... 30 Strawberries , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 8 Strikebreakers , 32 , 33 , 37 , 93 , 108 , 112 , 116 , 117 Strike insurance ... 111 , 178 Tax issue , 42,96 Teamsters union , 30 , 33 , 34 , 35-36 , 57 , 77 , 91 , 116 , 118 dues , 35 Local 63 ... More than forty years after its original publication, Delano: The Story of the California Grape Strike, based on compelling first-hand reportage and interviews, retains both its freshness and its urgency in illuminating a moment of ... Read more. Teamsters support Swedish Medical Center workers on strike. Teamsters Local 117 14675 Interurban Ave S., Ste #307 Tukwila, WA 98168. Toll free: 1-888-872-3489 Phone: 206-441-4860 "The company nearly provoked a strike three years ago, and it appears to be heading down that same road again." The vote was unanimous, despite a notice posted by the company in the lunchroom pressuring workers to vote no. Teamsters Local 117's strike authorization vote against Fred Meyer came almost the same day as the union and Teamsters Local 174 ratified new three-year contracts with Albertsons Cos.' Safeway. The group of 68 drivers had been working without a contract since August. teamsters117.org. Found inside – Page 8418 Strike fund financial report , Aug 1 , 1959 - Feb . 29 , 1960 INCOME Balance on hand , Aug. 1 , 1959_ . $ 132 , 876.96 Receipts : Assessments . Contributions - Loan -- Other .. 64 , 603. 50 88 , 117. 47 123 , 904 , 72 17 , 967. Teamsters at the Safeway Dairy Plant Vote Unanimously to Authorize a Strike! The workers are members of SEIU Local 1199NW. The contract between the Union and the Company is set to expire on Sunday, July 18. Darigold is Malicious: Urge them to bargain in good faith . More than 1,000 grocery warehouse workers and drivers at Fred Meyer and Safeway will be taking strike authorization votes this weekend. Teamsters Union representatives met with Fred Meyer numerous times throughout the pandemic to demand the company take more aggressive steps to address COVID-19 outbreaks, but the company was slow to respond. “Fred Meyer was slow to implement safety procedures that would have protected us, and they pushed us to meet production standards that threatened our safety. Sanitation workers on strike at Republic Services [NYSE: RSG] in Marshfield, Mass., extended their picket line to Seattle this morning.Approximately 250 Republic Services/Allied Waste workers throughout the Puget Sound area—members of Teamsters Local 38, Local 117, Local 174 and Local 763—exercised their right to honor the picket line. With workers having voted to authorize a strike on Saturday, a work stoppage could be called by the Union as early as 12:01 a.m. Monday morning. "Northwest Steel and Pipe is pushing its workers to the brink of a strike by its repeated, unlawful actions," said Tracey A. Thompson, Secretary-Treasurer of Teamsters Local 117. Community pressure on Industrial Container Services (ICS) continues to intensify. You can also donate to the Teamsters 117 - UNFI Workers' Hardship Fund at www.teamsters117.org. Contract negotiations between Teamsters Local 117 and Fred Meyer have been underway with little progress. Found inside – Page 12... later Local 117 of Seattle , Wash . , won the spirit in the face of an organizing refusing to reinstate all except Basick . decision over Robbins Co. , a manucampaign by a Teamster local union , - Offering Destefanis and Schultz ... It’s inexcusable that both Safeway and Fred Meyer, companies that have seen soaring profits over the last year, are unwilling to recognize the indispensable contributions these essential workers have made for all of us.”. Contact Us. Teamsters Local 117 represents roughly 500 warehouse workers with Fred Meyer, serving stores in Washington, Oregon, Alaska and Idaho. Found inside – Page 296... 75-83 ; Transport Workers Union and , 102 ; after WWII , 115-17 ; during WWII , 69–70 , 72–83 , 105–9 Local 80 of UFCW , 231 , 235 , 243 , 247 Local 80 of UPWA , 9 , 111 , 131-40 , 144–47 , 166 , 170–76 ; during 1968 strike , 195–97 ... They’ve worked their tails off to meet community demand. Members took the strike authorization vote after a contract update meeting at our Teamsters Union hall in Tukwila on Sunday. Teamsters Local 117, which represents the workers, says it has reached a tentative agreement with the . United Natural Foods, Inc. (Nasdaq: UNFI) said today that it is surprised and disappointed that Teamsters Local 117 has decided to strike at its Auburn, Wash. , distribution center. A work stoppage could go into effect as early as midnight on . "Together with last The strike vote took place Tuesday evening outside the company's facility in Tacoma. Found inside – Page 833HRA that employer discriminated employees ' accrued , unused sick leave . nated against employee based on her sex and -Teamsters , Local 117 v . Northwest Bever- her record of handicap . - Id . ages Inc. ( DC WWash , 9/25/97 ) 156 LRRM ... Can workers win? Bryan D. Palmer presents a detailed account of the Minneapolis teamsters' strikes of 1934 to suggest that working-class victories are possible, however bad the circumstances. Teamsters Local 117 represents 17,000 men and women at 200 employers across Washington State. Go to Top Teamsters Local 117 has filed unfair labor practice charges with the National Labor Relations Board alleging that Darigold violated federal labor law by engaging in illegal surveillance of its workers and unilaterally changing working conditions. The 2007-2009 contracts, so hard fought, brought scant months of labor peace: renegotiations began in 2010, and recur every three years. That makes this book essential reading for anyone who wants to understand Hollywood in the digital age. All of the Fred Meyer warehouse workers represented by Teamsters Local 117 have voted to authorize a strike, related to contract negotiations and the company's COVID-related safety policies. Now they’re refusing to honor our work and rejecting the union’s proposal in negotiations that will make our warehouse safer.”. Found inside – Page 331success of , 105 union view of , 127 Stockyards strike of 1904 , 134 , 143 Stonecutters ' unions Journeymen ... Ben F. , 117 Street , W.D.C. , 31 Streetcar workers ' union , 115 , 175 Strike wave of 1902-5 , 99 , 131 Strike wave of ... We are doing everything we can to avoid a strike, but if Fred Meyer or Safeway refuse to honor a workforce that plays such a vital role in our community, our members are prepared to take action.”, International Brotherhood of Teamsters on Twitter, International Brotherhood of Teamsters on Facebook, International Brotherhood of Teamsters on YouTube, International Brotherhood of Teamsters on Instagram. Teamsters Local 117 represents roughly 500 warehouse workers with Fred Meyer, servicing stores in Washington, Oregon, Alaska and Idaho. Picket lines went up at 10 a.m. as drivers in King and Snohomish counties went on strike. The company has been dragging its feet in negotiations and has shown little respect for its employees. Teamsters in the grocery industry in Washington State are gearing up for a possible labor dispute. Teamsters Local 117: 14675 Interurban Ave. S, Suite 307 l Tukwila, WA 98168 (206) 441-4860 l www.teamsters117.org Teamsters Local 117 U UNFI STRIKE ENDS WITH SURGE OF COMMUNITY SUPPORT Community Stands with Workers in their Fight for Dignity and Respect UNFI workers take a stand for fair treatment, dignity, and respect. A strike at Fred Meyer or Safeway would lead to major food distribution disruptions at hundreds of grocery stores across the Pacific Northwest. Fred Meyer rejected a proposal outright that would have given workers the ability to refuse to complete a task if they reasonably believed it would put themselves or the public in danger. Union officials say Fred Meyer rejected a proposal to allow workers to refuse a task that would put themselves or the public in danger. The following is from Teamsters Local 117: KENT, Wash. (Sept. 17, 2021) — Judging from the combative spirit in the room, there was never a doubt how the Sysco strike authorization vote would go down. Community support has been overwhelming for Teamsters at Industrial Container Services (ICS) who are fighting for a fair contract. Before the strike began, Teamsters Local 117 picketed UNFI delivery trucks at the US Foods distribution center in Fife on December 5, alerting UNFI and its customers of the possibility that a . Lewis Lemafa and his co-workers at Sysco are prime examples of that. Contract negotiations between Teamsters Local 117 and Fred Meyer and Safeway have been underway throughout the spring and summer with little progress. This week's news: Local 769 brings relief aid to Florida Keys; Teamsters mourn death of '68 Memphis sanitation striker; Local 117 Republic Parking members ratif. Found inside – Page 178( Intl . Union , UMW ( Boone County ) , 117 NLRB 1095 , cited . ) Teamsters Local No. 741 ( Los Angeles -Seattle Motor Express ) , 170 NLRB No. 13 . 100 PREREQUISITES TO 8 ( b ) ( 3 ) FINDING 101 GENERALLY Where musicians ' union and ... (TUKWILA, WA) – Teamsters in the grocery industry in Washington State are gearing up for a possible labor dispute. The following is from Teamsters Local 117: TUKWILA, Wash. (Nov. 16, 2020) — Darigold delivery drivers voted overwhelmingly to ratify a new 4-year contract agreement on Sunday. Teamsters Union Representatives met with Fred Meyer numerous times throughout the pandemic to demand they take more aggressive steps to address COVID outbreaks, but the Company was slow to respond. This inequity, which the company has shrugged off in ongoing contract talks, has agitated these frontline workers and led Teamsters Local 117 members at Aramark facilities in Kent, Everett and Tacoma, and members of Teamsters Local 231 in Bellingham to vote unanimously to authorize a strike. “With all the COVID outbreaks that wreaked havoc on the warehouse, you’d think they’d be a little more concerned about our safety and the safety of the public,” said Matt Collins, a Shop Steward who believes he contracted COVID-19 in the workplace last year. Found inside – Page 652103 ( agent of international ) Union security chief Local 810 , Steel , Metals , Alloys & Hardware Fabricators ... during strike and took no steps reasonably calcalated to stop such ) Local 117 , Carpenters ( Peter Kiewit Sons Co. ) ... With workers having voted to authorize a strike today, a work stoppage could be called by the union as early as 12:01 a.m. Monday morning. KOIN reports that contract negotiations between Teamsters Local 117 and Fred Meyer have been underway with little progress. According to Local 174, "The historic three-year agreement addresses . Teamsters 117 members will see wage increases of $4/hour, plus pension and medical security The following is from Teamsters Local 117: TUKWILA (Nov. 4, 2021) — An often overlooked part of our identity as Teamsters is that we work hard, incredibly so. The early morning streets of Tacoma were a little louder today. Contract negotiations between Teamsters Local 117 and Fred Meyer and Safeway have been underway throughout the spring and summer with little progress. This week Teamsters Local 174 and 117 both issued statements warning of possible strikes . Unless an acceptable deal is reached with Safeway on the final scheduled date of bargaining on July 15, workers there will vote to authorize a strike at a meeting on Saturday and three meetings on Sunday at the Teamsters Union Hall in Tukwila. (TUKWILA, Wash.) — Safeway grocery distribution throughout the Puget Sound area is in danger of grinding to a halt as soon as 12:01AM on Sunday morning, as a group of around 175 members of Teamsters Local 174 and 500 members of Teamsters Local 117 are on the brink of a strike. With workers having voted to authorize a strike today, a work stoppage could be called by the Union as early as 12:01 a.m. Monday morning. Found inside – Page 355117 NLRB 977 . Where union continued to picket employer's premises and to maintain " strike headquarters " nearby after rival union had been certified , Board held picketing not organizational but inducement and encouragement of ... A work stoppage could go into effect as early as midnight on . Found inside – Page 203... dissolution by FDR, 62; mail subsidy program, 173–174 Shipping Board Bureau, 62 silent strike parade, 117 Smith, ... 18 SS Pennsylvania strike, 165 Stachel, Jack, 22, 23, 135 Stack, Joe, 153, 154, 167–168 (TUUL) Trade Union Unity ... Episode 210: Teamsters Give the 411 on COVID-19 Vaccine ; IBT Safety and Health COVID 19 Vaccinations and Implementations Dr Kitt Webinar ; State Vaccination Plan Priority for Public Transit Workers Map - 3/23/21 The company said it will take time to catch up with collections. The following is from Teamsters Local 117: TUKWILA, Wash. (July 19, 2021) — Teamsters Local 117 warehouse workers at Fred Meyer voted unanimously (335-0) to authorize a strike on Saturday setting the stage for possible food distribution disruptions at 180 grocery stores across Washington, Idaho, Oregon, and Alaska. The strike authorization vote took place at an outdoor meeting in the parking lot of the Teamsters Union hall in Tukwila. Member frustration mounts, Union files ULP. Safeway was more responsive to the Union’s health and safety concerns, but the company’s proposals at the bargaining table do not reflect the sacrifices their workers have made throughout the pandemic. annual wage and pension increases and affordable medical coverage for 230 members of Teamsters Local 117 and their families. Teamsters Local 117 have been on strike at United Natural Foods, Inc. since December 10 as a result of the company's unlawful actions. The Union's claims that UNFI has engaged in unfair labor practices are entirely baseless and . The approval to authorize a strike at Fred Meyer comes a day after the union reached a fully recommended tentative agreement with Safeway over a 3-year contract. Teamster drivers, represented by Local 174, planned to vote on the agreement on Saturday; warehouse workers at Safeway, who are represented by Teamsters 117, will vote on the proposal on Sunday. Meanwhile, representatives for Teamsters Local 117 on Friday said they still are seeking an agreement with Fred Meyer and are planning to take a strike authorization vote Saturday among . The vote happened in the parking lot of . They have not agreed on a new . The Seattle General Strike is an exciting portrait of a Seattle long gone and of events that shaped the city s reputation for left-leaning activism into the twenty-first century. Traces the history of unions in the U.S., analyzes their effect on unemployment, inflation, and the economy, and recommends changes in basic government policies The company pays lip service to the importance of essential workers but is unwilling to make proposals that honor the sacrifices and indispensable contributions these workers have made throughout the pandemic.”. I Teamsters Local 117, the Union representing Puget Sound dairy workers, has been in contract negotiations with Darigold since April, and union members have been working without a contract since the end of May. UNFI offered to return to the bargaining table as recently as yesterday, yet the Union elected to go out on strike. TUKWILA, Wash., July 14, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Teamsters in the grocery industry in Washington State are gearing up for a possible labor dispute. Found inside – Page 865302 of LMRA and not union war chest , but on GC to show that trust fund's providing for strike benefits changed it ... 117 ( E's unilateral changes of increased wages and fund contributions implemented on urging of Ees not violative ... A work stoppage could go into effect at any time. Teamsters Local 117 drivers who haul recycling and yard waste for Republic Services voted Sunday to strike following a contract update meeting in Tukwila, WA, according to a press statement . More than 1,000 grocery warehouse workers and drivers at Fred Meyer and Safeway will be taking . Read more. Thank you! Found inside – Page 84And it shows the accumulated totals of moneys paid to various local unions for strike relief , strike assistance . ... Tacoma , Wash --- Local 55 , Tooele , Utah --- Local 72 , East Helena , MontLocal 117 , Anaconda , MontLocal 124 ... All of the Fred Meyer warehouse workers represented by Teamsters Local 117 have voted to authorize a strike, related to contract negotiations and the company's COVID-related safety policies. The workers are members of SEIU Local 1199NW. The workers, represented by Teamsters Local 174 and Teamsters Local 117, voted on the recommended agreement over the weekend. . The Teamsters also picketed UNFI trucks on Dec. 6 at the Safeway distribution center in Auburn and the Supervalu facility in Tacoma. It’s no wonder so many of us got sick. 2. y contract; Local 727, First Transit DuPage reach tentative agreement; Local 2727 UPS aircraft mechanics move closer to strike, seek to end mediation; St. Paul school nutrition workers with Local 320 fight for new contract; Local . Local strike benefits are determined by the local. Teamsters across WA State vote to authorize a strike at Bimbo Bakeries. American historians and anyone interested in the history of labor or Las Vegas will find this account highly original, insightful, and even-handed. Safeway grocery distribution throughout the Puget Sound area is in danger of grinding to a halt as soon as 12:01AM on Sunday morning, as a group of around 175 members of Teamsters Local 174 and 500 members of Teamsters Local 117 are on the brink of a strike. What Working People Are Doing This Week, Service + Solidarity Spotlight: NNU, AFT Urge Implementation of Presidential COVID-19 Health Equity Task Force Recommendations, Service + Solidarity Spotlight: IBB Members Help Rebuild Seattle Zoo’s Playground. Fred Meyer warehouse workers, represented by Teamsters Local 117, voted 335-0 to authorize a strike on Saturday that could take effect at stores across the Northwest as early as Monday, the union . The contract between the union and the company is set to expire on Sunday, July 18. Strike Update: Teamsters Local 117, Waste Management Fail To Agree On Talks - Sammamish-Issaquah, WA - A resumption of contract negotiations has been proposed for Saturday through a federal . This is followed by a moving confrontation between a discouraged taxi driver, who cannot earn enough to live on, and his angry wife, who wants him to show some backbone and stand up to his employer; a revealing scene between a scheming boss ... Fred Meyer ignored our petition to lower the production standard, which led to crowded aisles and people getting sick, and they suspended safety meetings during the worst parts of the pandemic.
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