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Retail Updates Fred Meyer Non-Food Coos Bay Non-Food FM

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Attempts Of Distraction?

Fred Meyer has attached another notice to employee paychecks, this time in Coos Bay. We find some of the information contained within to be very interesting. First, Fred Meyer continues to claim that they are the only unionized non-food employer in Oregon.

We ask, What about Coos Grange? They are union and members there earn up to $12.51 /hr on a union scale. Maybe Fred Meyer doesn’t think they count.

Fred Meyer apparently believes that a mere 50 cents over 4 years is fair... Let’s see, if we do the math that works out to be a little more than a penny a month. We believe you are worth more!

Fred Meyer wrote “Please encourage the union to come back to the table to bargain with us reasonably.” We don’t think a penny a month is reasonable when you are already behind places like Newberg, Longview, and, of course, Portland!

Breakroom Flyer

We Are Standing Strong!

Non-Food workers continue to stand united at the bargaining table. Following on the heels of bargaining sessions in Longview and Portland, over 20 members of the bargaining team from around the jurisdiction converged in Coos Bay on August 24, 2010 to demand a fair contract for all non-food members in Oregon and Southwest Washington.

It came as no surprise when yet again the employer’s proposal fell short of making a real commitment to closing the wage gap between non-food and grocery/meat/CCK.

Your bargaining team is standing firm and we will continue to demand what you and your coworkers deserve: a living wage, affordable healthcare, and a secure retirement.

Breakroom Flyer

July 21, 2009:

The Union Bargaining Committee met with the employer to start negotiating your next contract. It was a pleasure to be joined by the Corvallis & Salem Area Non-Foods Union Bargaining Committee. We thank them for their active involvement.

We were able to tentatively agree on some language issues, however the employer was not prepared to give the Union an economic counter proposal.

Our next bargaining date is tentatively set for August 27, 2009 and will once again be held at the North Bend Labor Temple.

We will continue to keep all of you updated as we move forward.