On June 27, more than 13,000 members of UFCW Local 3000 who work at Kroger and Albertsons brand stores across King, Snohomish and Kitsap counties in Washington ratified a strong, new contract.
Key provisions in the two-year contract include:
- Highest-ever Average Annual Wage Increase: $2.70 over two years.
- Protected health care plan with the employer contribution of an additional 55 cents per hour, while maintaining high quality, low-cost member benefits.
- GM Pay Equity: Fred Meyer and QFC General Merchandise workers finally catch up.
- Staffing Solutions: First-ever enforceable staffing language to fill more shifts in the store and new options to pick up extra hours.
- Doubled the funding for an expansion of our workforce training program.
“Strong wage increases, fully funded health care, and a major breakthrough on staffing—this is a great contract that sets us up for bigger and better contracts in the future,” said Sam Dancy, a UFCW 3000 grocery store member at Kroger-owned QFC.
Kyle Doherty, a UFCW 3000 meat department member at Albertsons-owned Haggen added, “We’re fired up to return to the table sooner than ever—and this time with thousands more workers with us.”
