UFCW Local 555 to hold strike votes at Fred Meyer, QFC Dec 1, 2021 Strike votes will take place in Portland, Tigard, Bend, and Klamath Falls. The union is next scheduled to meet with Kroger on Dec. 6-7.
UFCW Local 555 backs Kristof for governor Nov 17, 2021 Kristof is seeking the Democratic nomination in the May 2022 primary, and the endorsement by 29,000-member UFCW is his most important so far.
Renewable diesel fuel refinery will be union built and operated Mar 31, 2021 Construction work on the $1.6 billion project could begin in early 2022 at Port Westward near Clatskanie and employ 800 workers.
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
