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The negotiations page is in the process of being updated to include a section that lists all the proposals exchanged between the parties to date, check back soon for this new addition.
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Dedicated Negotiations E-Mail Address for Proposals

Have an idea for inclusion in the next grocery agreement. The Union has set up a dedicated email address for members to submit proposals to the union negotiating committee. You can submit your idea by emailing it to negotiations@ufcw5.org. Submissions
should be concise and make a clear reference to the part of the contract you're interested in like wages or benefits etc. Make sure to include contact information in case the committee needs to follow up with you.

JB, while I salute Local 5 for even considering the solicitation of proposals from its members it is well past the date when this should have occurred.

Unions Submit Comprehensive List of Proposals: Employers Excuse themselves From the Table

On October 17 UFCW Locals 5, 8, and 648 met with Raleys, Safeway & Save Mart and submitted a comprehensive list of proposals for the framework of a new contract. The Employer's answered by submitting a minimal number of health and welfare suggestions and then announced they had to cancel the October 18 negotiating session. They claimed they did not have language prepared to address the union's proposals.

Back to live action, members of Local 648 received a few weeks ago a nice slick 8-page production signed by our President: UFCW Solidarity 2011/Northern and Central California Food Negotiations/Issue No. 3

Negotiations Update, Jan 19.

Talks are continuing at a very slow pace. We continue to process the enormous amount of information required to meet the unique challenges we are facing.

In the meantime, the contract with Raley’s has been extended to February 29th. The Bel Air contract has been extended to April 29th and as we reported last month, the contract with Safeway and Save Mart-owned stores will expire on Feb. 24th.

Current wages, benefits, work rules and accruals will remain in effect throughout the extension

Thank you for standing strong with your Union and together we will prove, once again, that “Solidarity Works”!

Talks are continuing at a very slow pace.

We continue to process the enormous amount of information required to meet the unique challenges we are facing.

The negotiations page is in the process of being updated to include a section that lists all the proposals exchanged between the parties to date, check back soon for this new addition.

Proposals Exchanged Between UFCW Locals 5, 8 and 648 in Northern California Grocery Negotiations

Union Proposals to the Companies:

Union proposals to Safeway 10-17-11
http://ufcw5.org/safeway-proposals000.PDF

Union Proposals to Save Mart 10-17-11
http://ufcw5.org/savemart-luckys-proposals.PDF

Company Proposals to the Unions:

Safeway Proposals to the Unions 12-5-11
http://ufcw5.org/safeway-initial-proposals.PDF

Save Mart non-economic proposals 10-25-11
http://ufcw5.org/PDF%20Files/non-economic-proposal-1.PDF

Save Mart non-economic proposals 11-11-11
http://ufcw5.org/non-economic-proposal-2.PDF

Save Mart economic proposals 11-29-11
http://ufcw5.org/economic-proposal-3.PDF

Raleys Proposals Coming Soon:?????

Additionally, please provide me with any and all proposals from the Union and or the Employer that the parties have already agreed to.

Safeway / 12/5/11 (page 4 of 5)

#55. Article 12.4: change to provide to authorize & direct the Trustees, effective April 1, 2012, to 1.

Move all current & newly eligible Retirees to the Trust Funds existing Retiree Self-Pay Program. 2.....

Safeway / 12/5/11 (page 4 of 5)

#56. Article 18: Revise language of this Section to read the same as the Local 8 Grocery Contract.

UFCW 5 Retirees: Get Active

Retiree health benefits are at risk like never before. The employers are demanding give backs by the very people who built their businesses. The union is fighting to protect the benefits of our senior members. To succeed, the assistance of every retiree will be required. Please click on the link below to take a survey and show your support.

Retiree Survey Click Here:

http://www.ufcwonline.com/survey

Additionally, for those of us who were in attendance @ the last Local 5 Town Hall Meeting on Monday, December 5, 2011, President Lind stated that HE would be sending out a letter to all of Local 5 Retirees by the end of the year, updating all Retirees as to how serious these negotiations are and the Employer's current Proposal on the table to ELIMINATE Retiree Health Benefits for current and future Retirees!

Raleys Proposals Coming Soon:?????

Union Proposal To Raleys 1/17/11: (?)

http://ufcw5.org/RALEYS-PROPOSALS.PDF

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Grocery Negotiations Resume
February 2 & 3

Grocery negotiations are scheduled to restart Thursday February 2 and Friday February 3. Talks with Safeway, Save Mart and Raleys will convene with Locals 5, 8 and 648 Thursday morning.

Subjects under consideration for these two days of meetings will be grievance process issues and meat department matters. Rank and file members from all three chains will be participating in the talks. Proposals for language ideas have been received in large numbers (you can send yours to negotiations@ucfw5.org) and are being prepared to be presented. Also, retirees are in the process of sending in surveys (see below) via US mail and email to join the fight to preserve the contract.

Check back here, on our social media applications and on the hotline for updates.

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Union Town Hall Meeting
February 2, 7PM

Make sure to attend or watch the latest union town hall meeting. The negotiations update will be held at the South San Francisco office on Thursday February 2 at 7PM. The meeting will be available on the internet so if you can't attend, check in at www.ufcw5.org to watch and participate.