UFCW Local 555 Archives

THE YEAR OF COVID

Mar 3, 2021

March 11 will mark a year since COVID-19 was declared a global pandemic. The pandemic hit the local union movement highly unevenly.

UFCW forms PAC to push for COVID-19 workers comp

Nov 3, 2020

Local 555 has put $190,100 into a new political action committee that’s educating union members about their rights and running online ads.

Three more years for Clay and Anderson

Sep 16, 2020

UFCW Local 555 has seen fast growth and contract and legislative breakthroughs, but fights lie ahead.

Study says employers are skirting landmark law aimed at curbing abusive scheduling practices

Sep 1, 2020

The only statewide law of its kind, SB 828 was meant to make workers’ schedules more predictable, but a UO study shows it’s falling short.

Oregon Fair Work Week law goes into effect July 15

Jul 1, 2020

Large retail employers will have to offer predictable schedules and pay for last-minute changes.

Grocery stores respond to epidemic: Sneezeguards, raises, bonuses, and a hiring spree

Mar 23, 2020

With grocery workers on the front lines of the coronavirus response, Safeway/Albertsons is raising pay $2 an hour, while Kroger is paying $300 bonuses.

UFCW Local 555 returns to original Kaiser union coalition

Dec 18, 2019

The union is leaving the recently-formed Alliance of Health Care Unions as of Jan. 1

UFCW Local 555 endorses Williamson for Oregon Secretary of State

Dec 17, 2019

In the May primary, Williamson will face fellow Democrats Sen. Mark Haas of Beaverton, attorney Jamie McLeod-Skinner of Terrebonne, and first-time candidate Cameron Smith.

Newly ratified grocery contracts raise wages for 20,000 Oregon and Washington workers

Oct 12, 2019

Workers will get wage increases of up to $2.70 an hour over three years, plus a guarantee of 20 hours a week with benefits for those who want it.

UFCW reaches tentative deal after 6-day grocery boycott

Oct 2, 2019

If approved, the new union contracts would cover about 20,000 workers in Oregon and Southwest Washington.