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A Joint Statement About the Election: from Locals 21, 367, 555, and 1439
P R E S I D E N T ’ S C O R N E R
This election year, UFCW Lo-cal Unions 21, 367, 555, and 1439 fought hard for our members and for all working families in Washington and Oregon. And we won some great victories across the Pacific Northwest.
Washington voters overwhelm-ingly approved Initiative 1433, which gives every worker in the state the right to earn paid sick and safe leave and raises the minimum wage. I-1433 pro-vides raises to hundreds of thou-sands of workers, including tens of thousands of UFCW members, and it sets the stage for further advances in coming contract negotiations.
Voters elected great UFCW- backed candidates like Pramila Jayapal, who will be Washing-ton’s newest representative in Congress. Pramila has walked picket lines with UFCW mem-bers, supported our contract campaigns, and helped to build broad community support for our issues.
This year’s victories build on longer-term work we have been doing to advance UFCW members’ interests in the politi-cal arena.
In recent years, Oregon passed UFCW-backed measures for higher minimum wages and sick and safe leave similar to what the voters in Seattle, Tacoma, and Spokane recently passed. Our issues have popular support across the Northwest. There is no doubt that the communities we serve are with us.
I N T H I S I S S U E
Joint Statement—1
UFCW January Calendar
of Events—2
UFCW Local 555 Years of
Service—11
If Your Contract is Listed
Below, Please Join Us!—12
Annual Report—12
Watch Us Grow!—12
Contacting UFCW
UFCW staff can be reached during business hours at 503-684-2822 or 800-452-8329.
Please send any corre-spondence to our mailing address: P.O. Box 23555 Tigard, OR 97281.
The UFCW fax number is 503-598-6394.
www.ufcw555.org
In Oregon, UFCW 555 contin-ues to build the Working Fami-lies Party to advance our issues without having to depend on the Democrats and Republicans. In Washington a movement is also growing toward an independent party for working families.
All UFCW members should take pride in our accomplish-ments. When we lead with our issues, our values and our hard work WE WIN—at the bargain-ing table and at the ballot box
Unfortunately, our values and issues did not prevail every-where this year.
As a result of the election, the White House and Congress will soon be controlled by politicians who have consistently supported big corporations against work-ing people. We are talking about:
Politicians who have pledged to restrict workers’ rights to have a voice on the job.
Politicians who want to hand Social Security to Wall Street.
Politicians who want to give even more power to health insurance companies, and take away rights from health care consumers and workers.
We are deeply concerned that our employers will take the elec-tion outcome as a signal that it’s okay to refuse our just demands for living wages, fair schedules, affordable health care, and se-cure pensions.
And we are concerned that politicians are attempting to
divide working people with rhet-oric and policies that unjustly target immigrants, people of col-or, women, and other groups.
Our UFCW family includes people of all faiths, ethnicities, genders, languages, sexual ori-entations, and ages.
When we take action togeth-er—we are stronger.
When we defend each oth-er against discrimination—we are stronger.
When we stand together at work, at the bargaining table, and in the political arena—we win better contracts and pro- worker policies.
We cannot afford to let any politician divide us and sacrifice our rights to the power of gi-ant corporations. When Donald Trump appeals to hate and divi-sion, he is expressing the very op-posite of union values.
All of us at UFCW will stand together. We will protect one an-other. We will have each other’s backs. That is the very reason we exist—to protect the rights of our fellow workers. And that has not changed.
We anticipate big challeng-es ahead. But we will continue to fight for our issues and our values, including living wages, sick and safe leave, better hours and equitable work schedules, affordable health care, secure pensions, and the freedom to organize in our workplaces and communities. And we know that
we can win if we stay united, because the public supports us on every one of these issues.
In order to face these chal-lenges and emerge victorious, we need to step up, stay united, and get organized. We need more UFCW members to be-come active and informed. We need more members to become UFCW stewards.
It is our activists and stewards who lead the fight to enforce and bargain even better contracts.
It is our activists and stew-ards who lead the fight for leg-islation that reflects our values and boosts our contracts.
And it is our activists and stewards who help us build stronger bonds with the commu-nities we serve.
We look forward to hearing from you and we stand ready to take on the challenges ahead, all of us together, as a union family.
UFCW 21Todd Crosby, President
Faye Guenther, Secretary-Treasurer
UFCW 367Denise Jagielo, President
Lindsay Garner, Secretary-Treasurer
UFCW 555Dan Clay, President
Jeff Anderson, Secretary-Treasurer
UFCW Local 1439Ron Banka, President
Eric Renner, Secretary-Treasurer
Standing strong with
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4 0 Y E A R SCarmen J. Chasteen
3 5 Y E A R SEugene W. Abbott
3 0 Y E A R SKimberly A. ChristensenMichelle C. CuleSandi E. EdwardsLynda L. HartCindy L. LittrellJon C. LoomisJerry W. Lytle
2 5 Y E A R S
Michael L. Bendickson
Anna M. Bjorkquist
Sue D. Locke
June M. McKnight
Sharon L. Pickett
Jill A. Sacket
2 0 Y E A R S
Debi K. Cameron
Julia M. Loos
Rosa P. Matias
Ken L. Russell
1 5 Y E A R S
Alberto Avila
Ron L. Brandstetter
Douglas J. Brynelson
Jennifer M. Carroll
Amanda M. Center
Judith A. Charbonneau
Cary J. Cook
Mary E. Davis
Carla R. Gemmet
Hillary S. Gerke
Linda C. Johnson
Mary L. Meadows
Travis M. Moore
Maria Santana
Jaime Sedano
Brian D. Sisson
Amanda J. Stafford
Anthony A. Virnig
Kevin C. Weldon
Tina M. Yarnell
1 0 Y E A R SShelley K. Newberry AllenJackie K. AllenHeather Baird Barbara A. BakerCheryl A. BalesMark BanksZach J. La BrasseurSamantha S. CouttsJoshua P. CoxPamela A. CraigChristine M ErdellKathleen M. FisherGuss L. FowlksKathy A. GentryNathan L. HaileRyan C. KeplerGary J. LibertyZhan S. LiuMichelle A. Michaels-TynerBill MunosDebra D. OslerKasandra C. OwensJody M. RathbunSamuel A. RodriguezTammie M. RogersKenneth D. RoseWilliam M. RossRobert C. SaffordSean D. SheldonKirstie A. SheltonDavid T. SteckmannMichael B. StuckeyIlce ValdezShena M. WheelerSalli J. WhelanJudith L. WilsonMaria D. Winters Robert S. ZachariasHui Y. Zhang
5 Y E A R SOscar E. AlvarezTomas H. B. BiskaJustin K. BowmanGeorgia F. ChapmanKim K. CraigIbrahim M. ElmallahLeland L. GladsonGarrett R. GroveJennifer A. HallDoug R. HarlandRhia A. KirkJacalynn KredietIsaac L. LiuJohn D. LofgrenSarah L. MartinThomas P. McginnisVernon L. MillerDenise E. MorrisCraig A. MuirRichard D. NormanRicky J. PurneyShayla M. RileyAlena M. RobertsCurtis W. StanleyTara M. StoutLaurie A. TrubyJennifer R. WarrenJohnny F. WearEdith I. YoungMykola Zakharchuk
UFCW Local 555 Years of ServiceO U R M E M B E R S A R E O U R G R E A T E S T S T R E N G T H . C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S O N T H E S E M I L E S T O N E S !
LOCAL
…limit the deductions to no more than $30
per paycheck…
MEETING PLACE DATE / TIME
HOOD RIVERThe Ranch Drive In1950 12th Street
MONDAY, JANUARY 9New Member: 5:30 pmQuarterly: 6 pm
MADRASBlack Bear Diner237 SW 4th Street
MONDAY, JANUARY 9New Member: 5:30 pmQuarterly: 6 pm
BENDRed Lion1415 NE Third Street
TUESDAY, JANUARY 10Quarterly: 9 am OR 6 pmNew Member: 10 am OR 5:30 pm
PENDLETONHoliday Inn Express600 SE Nye Avenue
TUESDAY, JANUARY 10New Member: 5:30 pmQuarterly: 6 pm
L AKEVIEWLake County Community Center11 N. G Street
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11 OR…New Member: 5:30 pmQuarterly: 6 pm…THURSDAY, JANUARY 12Quarterly: 9 amNew Member: 10 am
ST. HELENSBest Western Oak Meadows Inn585 S Columbia Highway
THURSDAY, JANUARY 12New Member: 5 pmQuarterly: 6 pm
KL AMATH FALLSWoodworker’s Local Lodge 12 3836 Altamont Drive
THURSDAY, JANUARY 12 OR…New Member: 5:30 pmQuarterly: 6 pm…FRIDAY, JANUARY 13Quarterly: 9 amNew Member: 10 am
MEDFORD/CENTRAL POINTMedford Office4480 Rogue Valley Highway (Central Point)
MONDAY, JANUARY 16 OR…New Member: 6 pmQuarterly: 7 pm…TUESDAY, JANUARY 17Quarterly: 9 amNew Member: 10 am
GRANTS PASSLaQuinta243 NE Morgan Lane
TUESDAY, JANUARY 17 OR…New Member: 6 pmQuarterly: 7 pm…WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18Quarterly: 9 amNew Member: 10 am
ALBANY/ TANGENTIBEW Training Center 33309 Highway 99E (Tangent)
TUESDAY, JANUARY 17Quarterly: 9 am OR 7 pmNew Member: 10 am OR 6 pm
EUGENE/SPRINGFIELDTeamster’s Hall711 Shelley Street (Springfield)
TUESDAY, JANUARY 17Quarterly: 9 am OR 7 pmNew Member: 10 am OR 6 pm
VANCOUVERTeamster’s Union Hall, 2212 NE Andresen Road
TUESDAY, JANUARY 17Quarterly: 9 am OR 7 pmNew Member: 10 am OR 6 pm
ASTORIAAstoria Labor Temple, 926 Duane Street
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18New Member: 5 pmQuarterly: 6 pm
MEETING PLACE DATE / TIME
NEWPORTHallmark Inn, 744 SW Elizabeth
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18Quarterly: 5 pmNew Member: 6 pm
ROSEBURGLabor Temple742 SE Roberts
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18 OR…New Member: 6 pmQuarterly: 7 pm…THURSDAY, JANUARY 19Quarterly: 9 amNew Member: 10 am
COOS BAY/BENDNorth Bend Labor Hall3427 Ash Street (N. Bend)
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18 OR…New Member: 6 pmQuarterly: 7 pm…THURSDAY, JANUARY 19Quarterly: 9 amNew Member: 10 am
LINCOLN CIT YLincoln City Community Center, 2150 NE Oar Pl
THURSDAY, JANUARY 19Quarterly: 9 amNew Member: 10 am
LONGVIEWThe Merk339 Commerce Suite 311A
THURSDAY, JANUARY 19Quarterly: 9 am OR 6 pmNew Member: 10 am OR 5 pm
SALEMSalem UFCW Local 555 Office, 1655 Capitol Street NE Suite 1
THURSDAY, JANUARY 19Quarterly: 9 am OR 7 pmNew Member: 10 am OR 6 pm
TILL AMOOKAshley Inn, 1722 Makinster Road
THURSDAY, JANUARY 19New Member: 5 pmQuarterly: 6 pm
FLORENCEBest Western Pier Point Inn85625 US-101
THURSDAY, JANUARY 19Quarterly: 6 pmNew Member: 7 pm
CL ACK AMASDenny’s15815 Southeast 82nd Drive
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25Quarterly: 9 am OR 7 pmNew Member: 10 am OR 6 pm
EASTSIDE (PORTL AND)Teamsters Joe Edgar Hall, 1850 NE 162nd
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25Quarterly: 9 am OR 7 pmNew Member: 10 am OR 6 pm
HILLSBORONational Guard Armory, 848 NE 28th Ave
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25Quarterly: 9 am OR 7 pmNew Member: 10 am OR 6 pm
NORTH PORTL ANDKaiser Town Hall, 3704 N Interstate Avenue
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25Quarterly: 9 am OR 7 pmNew Member: 10 am OR 6 pm
SE PORTL ANDAFL-CIO Building, 3645 SE 32nd Avenue
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25Quarterly: 9 am OR 7 pmNew Member: 10 am OR 6 pm
TIGARDUFCW Local 555 (Lg Conf Rm),7095 SW Sandburg Street
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25Quarterly: 9 am OR 7 pmNew Member: 10 am OR 6 pm
NEWBERGThe Coffee Cottage, 808 East Hancock Street
THURSDAY, JANUARY 26Quarterly: 9 am OR 7 pmNew Member: 10 am OR 6 pm
Local 555 Calendar of Events
JAN 2017
New Member Meeting: Orientation to the UnionWe hold New Member meetings every month to introduce new members to the Union and to help answer any questions you may have. AND, if you qualify, you will receive a one-time credit of up to $50 off your initiation fee, just for attending the meeting!
Quarterly Meetings: Stay InformedBeing an involved, engaged, and informed Union member means coming to our Quarterly Meetings whenever possible. This January for the first time ever we’ll be handing out Annual Reports, so be sure to stop by!
Visit ufcw555.com/union-calendar/ for all the latest dates. Dates as of press time are listed below.
Tell us what you think!Don’t forget to take our member survey by December 31st for a
chance to win a $250 VISA gift card!
VISIT UFCW555.ORG/MEMBERSURVEY
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If Your Contract is Listed Below, Please Join Us!
Our 2016 Annual Report will be
out in January.
Correction!
Watch Us Grow!
S E C R E T A R Y - T R E A S U R E R ’ S N O T E
A new year is approaching and with it comes the opportunity to renegoti-ate contracts for our workers in the following organizations. Remember, we can’t do this without you! We always need more interested participants to strengthen our case. If you are interested in joining your bargaining team, please contact your Union Rep or UFCW staff (503-684-2822). Contracts that need renewed in 2017 are as follows:
Last month in the UFCW Wins section on the front page we talked about the new universal settlement and men-tioned that it defeated “six different employee proposals.” They were actually employer proposals. We apologize for the error.
For the first time, Local 555 is putting together an official annual report, which will be available at our Quarterly and New Member Meetings in January. (See pg 2 for details on those meetings.) We’re excited to be bringing you a snap-shot of some of the ways in which our Local has grown, a sense of our demographics, an accounting of our health & welfare policies, and much more. As always, we’ll be inter-ested to hear what news is most useful for you.
J E F F A N D E R S O NSecretary-Treasurer
The influx of new members that Local
555 gets each and every month keeps us
empowered. Just look at how quickly and
consistently we’re growing!
UFCW LOCAL 555 NEW MEMBERS: BY MONTH
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Contacting UFCWUFCW staff can be reached during business hours at 503-684-2822 or 800-452-8329.
Visit us online at www.ufcw555.org.
Please send any correspondence to our mailing address: P.O. Box 23555 | Tigard, OR 97281.
The UFCW fax number is 503-598-6394.
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LOCAL 555 MEMBERSHIP: BY WASHINGTON STATE COUNTIESLOCAL 555 MEMBERSHIP: BY OREGON STATE COUNTIES
KLICKITAT
COWLITZ
CLARK
THURSTON SPOKANE
WAHKIAKUM WALLA WALLA
KITSAP
KINGGRAYS HARBOR
LEWIS
PACIFICSKAMANIAWASHINGTON
WASCOWALLOWA
UNIONUMATILLA
TILLAMOOKWASHINGTON
SHERMAN
POLK
MULTNOMAH
MORROWMARION LINN
LINCOLNLANE
LAKEKLAMATH
JOSEPHINE
YAMHILL
BENTONBAKER
CLACKAMAS
CLATSOP
COLUMBIA
COOS
CURRYCROOK
DESCHUTESDOUGLAS
HARNEYGRANT
HOOD RIVERJACKSON
JEFFERSON
MALHEUR
18,471 MEMBERS 2,798
MEMBERS
LESS THAN A YEAR 1-5 YEARS 5-10 YEARS
10-20 YEARS 20-30 YEARS OVER 30 YEARS
LOCAL 555 MEMBERSHIP: BY TENURE
AGES 20 & UNDER AGES 26-30 AGES 26-30 AGES 31-35 AGES 36-40
AGES 41-45 AGES 46-50 AGES 51-55 AGES 56-60 AGES 61 & OVER
LOCAL 555 MEMBERSHIP: BY AGE
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THE UNION DIFFERENCE
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ASIAN-AMERICAN
LATINOAFRICAN-AMERIAN
MEDIAN WEEKLY EARNINGS FOR UNION AND NON-UNION WORKERS, BY DEMOGRAPHIC:
WOMENAGES 16-24
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% OF UNION AND NON-UNION WORKERS WHO:
More money is better, period. And the Union difference in median weekly wages really shows. Regardless of de-mographic, our Union family sees higher wages than our non-union counterparts.
Better benefits go the distance in im-proving your quality of life. Belonging to our Union makes an extraordinary difference in how likely you are to have all of these options.
The Union Difference means better wages and better benefits, which in turn means a better life for you and your family.
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