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Collective bargaining
At the ‘Big 3’ grocers, bargaining begins with UFCW
Despite a new Oregon law, sick leave may still be an object of contention in the contract talks
Collective bargaining
UFCW grocery workers ratify more contracts
Some 14,000 workers in Oregon and Southwest Washington have wrapped up voting on new three-year contracts.
Collective bargaining
Grocery workers ratifying new contracts
The contracts covering 14,000 include a 25 cent raise and 15% health insurance increase.
Collective bargaining
Mayor-elect Hales to grocers: ‘No one wins in a race to the bottom’
Hales spoke to union grocery workers before a scheduled round of bargaining.