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Tentative Agreement Reached with Valley View

November 18th, 2020

UFCW 1189 and its negotiating committee reached a tentative agreement with Valley View Healthcare and Rehab and Heritage Court on November 9, 2020.  The parties agreed to a 3% wage increase on January 1, 2021 with an additional wage opener in six months on June 30, 2021 to negotiate further wage improvements.  In addition, the committee was able to secure a larger PTO max accrual, one additional day of funeral Leave, a 3% match to the Employer's pension plan, and important COVID language, including incentives.  The parties worked in unison to put the best offer forward and we believe we did

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Bargaining Update - Essentia Health Moose Lake

October 16th, 2020
Stacy Spexet

UFCW 1189 and Essentia Health (EH) have begun negotiations for our members to obtain a new contract. When EH purchased Mercy Hospital they agreed to recognize the Union but would not recognize our members' contract. In speaking with other employees and other Unions that are in the same process as we are, it looked as though EH wanted to gut the Mercy contracts. The only option before the committee was to bargain for a whole new contract. We knew the process was going to be slow moving and tough and it certainly is.

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LMRDA protections for Union Members and other laws protecting workers

October 13th, 2020

Keeping members informed about their rights and the resources our union provides is essential to protecting them on the job. As part of this effort, you can learn more about the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (LMRDA), which only protects those workers who are union members, and other federal labor and employment laws, which generally protect all workers, by downloading the Department of Labor notices can be found at: https://ufcw1189.org/sites/default/files/DOL-Notices-Combined.pdf

 

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UFCW 1189 Members at Villa Health Care Homes Ratify New Agreement

October 7th, 2020

Congratulations to the UFCW 1189 members at Galtier, New Brighton, and Rose of Sharon on the ratification of their new 3-year Collective Bargaining Agreement!  Members will receive a 3% increase retroactive to May 22, 2020, and another 3% increase on May 22, 2021.  Special thanks to the bargaining committee for all their hard work and seeing this process through.  

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River Market Negotiations Update

October 2nd, 2020

The Union and the Employer have met three times since July 30, 2020. Stevie Fure, Ola Schmelig, Joy Dolby, and David Michehl are your co-workers on the bargaining committee. As this is a first contract, negotiations will take a little longer than normal. This is because we are writing the entire contract to fit River Market. Bargaining virtually has been a learning process, but the committee has been doing a great job. At our last session, we spent the day discussing the grievance and arbitration procedures and just cause.

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