News and Bargaining Updates

When negotiations get tough our goal is to reach an agreement without a strike. But that depends on our employer, so it’s important to plan ahead and prepare ourselves.

Strike Notice: 32,000 Alliance members in SCAL and Northwest have announced they will strike starting November 15

NATIONAL BARGAINING UPDATE

At the economic subcommittee meeting on Nov. 2, 2021, KP made a new economic proposal for a four year national contract:

For people who have RSVP'd for the Victorville bus only.

Please send a text message to phone number 77820 with the total number of bus seats you need. 

Bus Information
Meet no later than 8:30 am at:
14011 Park Ave
Victorville, CA 92392 

To Ride on the Bus you Must provide Proof of Vaccination or a Negative COVID test within 72 hours

While bargaining continues this week, behind the scenes USW 7600 members are actively preparing for a strike if necessary!

10/28/21

Our Bargaining Committee continues to meet to try and make progress at the table, but KP has not moved away from its harmful proposals.  Our leadership continues to prepare for a strike as a last resort

For people who have RSVP'd for the Riverside bus only.

 Please send a text message to phone number 77820 with the total number of bus seats you need. 

Bus Information
Meet no later than 9:30 am at:
Farrell’s Ice Cream
3610 Park Sierra Dr,
Riverside, CA 92505

For people who have RSVP'd for the Ontario bus only.

  Please send a text message to phone number 77820 with the total number of bus seats you need. 

Bus Information
Meet no later than 9:30 am at:
Ontario Medical Center – OVASC
2295 Vineyard Ave
Ontario, CA 91761

Last week, three of the Alliance’s largest unions – UNAC/UHCP, USW Local 7600, and OFNHP – announced that over 95% of each union’s members voted to authorize a strike. This week, two more locals announced their members also voted overwhelmingly to authorize strikes – UNITE HERE Local 5 in Hawaii, and UFCW Locals in SCAL.

Collectively, these five unions represent 36,000 Alliance members eligible to strike now. Another 2,450 UFCW Local 1996 members in Georgia are currently voting, and 760 members of UFCW Local 21 in Washington may vote soon.