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A while back, Kroger and a British company called Ocado partnered to build robot warehouses in an attempt to keep up with Amazon's ecommerce business. Fast-forward seven years and the bet is failing massively.
A picture of the Kroger logo on a mobile device with the Kroger logo larger and blurred behind it. Text: Reuters. Kroger to close three automated deliver fulfillment sites, incur $2.6 billion charge. The company said on Tuesday it would shutter the centers it operates with British online supermarket and technology group Ocado in Wisconsin, Maryland, and Florida in January, while monitoring the rest. "The pandemic bump didn't hold, and shoppers moved back to stores quickly, so the economics of running dedicated ecommerce facilities may no longer make sense," said eMarketer analyst Suzy Davidkhanian.
November 19, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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As union members, we call out injustice when we see it in our workplaces. Sign Tanggol Migrante Movement's petition demanding accountability for Kuya G and all detained immigrants. actionnetwork.org/petitions/ju...
A picture of two speakers standing in front of the sign for St. Joseph's hospital, surrounded by protest signs on card board. Below is the logo for The Stand and the head line 'Hospitals are for healing, not detention" After more than five months in detention, Kuya G had lost 40 pounds from malnutrition and extreme medical neglect. A lawful permanent U.S. resident for nearly 20 years, he had tried to get treatment inside the Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma. Instead, he suffered until his symptoms were so severe that he was finally sent to St. Joseph Medical Center. There, he was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis and a bone infection, requiring the amputation of part of his foot. Charlie King, a UFCW Local 3000 union representative, joined the rally to share hospital workers’ solidarity with Kuya G, and to call attention to the ways patients and healthcare workers are harmed by the presence at the hospital of armed guards working for ICE. UFCW Local 3000 represents medical techs at St. Joseph. “Our members believe hospitals are for healing, not detention,” said King. “Kuya G is fighting for his life at St. Joseph Medical Center,” said Ker of Malaya Movement Tacoma, which helped plan the rally. “Kuya G has shared that he feels hopeless and in pain, both physically and emotionally. In moments like this, when the system tries to break his spirit, we must demand accountability on every level.” Tanggol Migrante is asking supporters to sign their petition in support of Kuya G, and if able, to donate to his legal fund.
November 12, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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When paychecks arrived at Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital in Tacoma, Nurse Nicole Geffrey noticed something wasn’t right. She could tell that nurses at the top of the pay scale hadn’t received the longevity bonuses they had negotiated into the new contract earlier this year.
A picture of a nurse in her scrubs in front of a colorful mosaic mural. Below is text reading: “It’s important to know your contract and to make sure you’re being paid correctly,” Nicole said. “When we look out for each other, no one gets left behind.”
November 10, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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Store closures and food deserts. Suspended SNAP food security benefits. This crisis is not an accident. It’s the result of the rise of the billionaire class. When billionaires and politicians fail working people, our union steps up.
An old man dressed up in a late 1800s suit with a top hat. He is scowling and pointing his finger angerly. On his hat is the Fresh Food for All campaign with the word "all" crossed out with a red line. At the bottom center is the text, "Stop organizing in your workplaces and communities for fresh affordable food!"
November 7, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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In their budget bill, Trump and the Republicans slashed federal funding for SNAP and WIC, and the government shutdown chaos has only added to the pain and uncertainty. The impacts of these choices ripple across our stores, our families, and our neighbors — and they make everyone worse off.
October 31, 2025 at 11:10 PM
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“I don’t understand it. That mom is worse off. Our community is worse off.” — Rachelle, UFCW 3000 member and Newport, WA Safeway worker.
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October 31, 2025 at 11:10 PM
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Starbucks needs listen to and negotiate a fair contract. It remains a mystery to us why Starbucks won't, as many in our union work in grocery Starbucks kiosks and have a contract. #NoContractNoCoffee. starbucksworkersunited.controlshift.app/petitions/no...
A zoomed in picture of a Starbucks cup, on top is the text : "IF baristas go on strike I won't shop at starbucks because workers deserve a fair contract now." Below on a brown cardboard temperature sleeve is the Starbucks Workers United logo.
October 30, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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Former UFCW 3000 organizer Shannon Corrick offers a class at Spokane Falls Community college about how to make our unions stronger and more effective! The one-day school features workshops to build your skills as a union member. A light breakfast, full lunch, and refreshments will be offered.
Flyer for Saturday Union Members School. Text: Come sharpen your skills, build community, and help build the movement! Spokane Falls Community College November 15, 2025 8 am - 5pm. A picture of Shannon Corrick with the quote: My years teaching and my years in labor are not separate chapters; they’re the same story told in different languages. In both spaces, the goal is to help people find their voice, claim their agency, and recognize their power as interdependent, not individual. Both require listening. Both require courage. Both require faith in the transformative potential of ordinary people.
October 27, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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Thanks to all who showed up to build labor power at Aslan last night 🍻And a special thanks to Aslan for hosting. We'll see you all next month.
Workers gathered together at the Labor at Aslan's Meet-up. Workers gathered together for the Labor at Aslan's Meet-up. Workers gathered together for the Labor at Aslan's Meet-up.
October 23, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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Knock doors with us Sat, Oct 25, 11–1 at Cedar Park in Lake City! Fresh Food for All 🍎 means public grocery stores, protections from mass layoffs, and real community investment. Help us get out the vote for Seattle candidates who support this vision. Training onsite!
A picture of Cedar Park in Lake City Seattle. The text reads: Fresh Food for All Community Canvass! Saturday, October 25 11am - 1pm Cedar Park, 3737 NE 135th St. Lake City
October 20, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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Our pharmacists and the pro-tech and optical unit at Kaiser stand in solidarity with our fellow Kaiser workers and Alliance members on strike up and down the west coast and Hawai'i this week. Our union siblings deserve better wages and better staffing now!
Kaiser workers standing together holding "Coast to Coast" solidarity signs. Kaiser workers standing together holding "Coast to Coast" solidarity signs. Kaiser workers standing together holding "Coast to Coast" solidarity signs.
October 16, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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Asking those with more resources to contribute their fair share to society isn’t just good for the workers we represent and the customers we serve every day — it’s good for business.
A picture of a produce department in a grocery store. Below is the banner logo for The Seattle Times and the headline: Yes on Prop. 2: Restructure Seattle B&O tax in favor of fairness. By Sam Dancy and Faye Guenther October 10, 2025 Text: As representatives of the largest local grocery union in the country, we strongly support Proposition 2, the ballot measure to bump the local business and occupation tax by one-tenth of one percent on the top 10% of Seattle businesses. Asking those with more resources to contribute their fair share to society isn’t just good for the workers we represent and the customers we serve every day — it’s good for business. Text: Moreover, a more truthful account from the CEOs would include the financial benefits they’ll gain from the city revenues they help create. A city with more affordable housing means a better, more efficient workforce for these companies to draw from. A city with higher food security means more customers to keep those sales volumes high. A city with more rental assistance and shelters keeps more people in housing, reducing encampments that businesses often blame on lower foot traffic.
October 14, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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Our union mourns the sudden loss UFCW 324 President Andrea Zinder. Andrea stood shoulder-to-shoulder with UFCW 3000 in the fight against the Kroger–Albertsons merger, in countless organizing campaigns, and in building worker power. Solidarity forever.✊
A picture of UFCW 324 President Andrea Zinder
September 30, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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Our communities have had it with Kroger's corporate greed. We're fighting back on all fronts, and we're fighting for fresh food for all. Learn more at our Fresh Food for All Community Town Hall this Saturday from 2-4 at the Seattle Labor Temple. Link in bio.
A picture of the entrance to a Fred Meyer store. Below is the logo for Supermarket News and the text, Fred Meyer faces local pushback on store closures, new labor lawsuit. BY Makr Hamstra, Wednesday September 19, 2025" “Kroger’s closures put profit over people, plain and simple,” said Faye Guenther, president of UFCW 3000. “Unfortunately, due to a steady rise in theft and a challenging regulatory environment that adds significant costs, we can no longer make these stores financially viable,” a Fred Meyer spokesperson told Supermarket News. “Despite doubling our safety and security investment over the past years, these challenges remain.” Everett Mayor Cassie Franklin, for example, this week called for a resolution rebuking Kroger for its decision to close the store there. “The closure will result in the loss of jobs and significantly impact food and retail access in Everett’s most diverse and economically challenged communities,” Franklin’s proposal states. “This resolution expresses the City Council’s solidarity with affected workers and residents, calls on Kroger to reconsider its decision and urges reinvestment in employees and the neighborhood.” Meanwhile, a class-action labor lawsuit against Fred Meyer alleging the chain violated Washington state law by prohibiting hourly workers from holding second jobs was moved to a federal court this week. The suit was determined to potentially include several thousand workers in multiple states, who could receive a total of at least $81.3 million.
September 19, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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Fred Meyer workers spoke, and Everett listened. Last night, the council condemned Kroger for closing the Casino Road store, putting the city on record: Our communities come before Wall Street greed.
Fred Meyer Workers gathered together in the Everett WA City Council Chambers. A Fred Meyer worker speaks at the Everett City Council Meeting.
September 18, 2025 at 11:02 PM
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Kroger is closing Fred Meyer stores in our region for one reason: corporate greed. They're abandoning working class communities in search of higher profits. Tune into the Everett City Council meeting at 6:30 pm tonight to hear the real story from workers.
A picture of Fred Meyer sign in Everett WA. Below is the logo for My Northwest. Below that is the headline, "Everett mayor calls out Kroger for 'corporate neglect'. BY FRANK LENZI KIRO News Director. Wednesday September 17, 2025" The Everett City Council is expected to vote Wednesday night on a resolution criticizing Kroger’s decision to close a Fred Meyer store in South Everett—a move Everett Mayor Cassie Franklin calls “corporate neglect.” “It betrays the community’s trust,” Franklin said. “Crime is down all over in that area, but shoplifting is down by 80%, and that is a significant decrease,” she told KIRO Newsradio. “We put in the effort. We made those investments, yet the store didn’t, you know, continue to invest in their facility.”
September 17, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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Join UFCW 3000’s Community Town Hall on Saturday, Sept. 20 for a discussion on these topics with elected officials, workers, shoppers, and other members of our communities. RSVP at: www.mobilize.us/ufcw3000/eve...
September 8, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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The evidence continues to mount: Kroger's closures are about selling out working-class communities.
An ariel picture of the Lake City Fred Meyer and parking lot. Below is the logo of the Seattle Time and the headline, "Lake City Fred Meyer faces closure Lawmakers want to change that. By Paul Roberts Monday, September 8, 2025" Text on a slide reading: "In an Aug. 22 tele-meeting with Farivar and other local lawmakers, Kroger indicated that it regards the store, on a 5.5-acre parcel at 13000 Lake City Way NE, to be less profitable as a grocery-and-retail operation than as a real estate investment." Text reading: During that meeting, Kroger officials said they were planning what’s known as a request for proposals, or RFP, to redevelop the Lake City site. They also said Kroger was open to an outright sale of the property, which was recently assessed at $25 million, mostly for the land. Text reading " Pollet, the state representative, said Kroger didn’t appear interested in discussing ways to actually address its stated concerns. He said it was “telling” that one of the Kroger executives in the meeting was the company’s head of real estate, which “would not seem to be relevant to concerns about theft and the (regulatory) issues that they raised.”
September 8, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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The gap between reality and Kroger's talking points keeps widening. The company is closing stores in our working-class neighborhoods because of corporate greed — full stop. www.kentreporter.com/business/cri...
A picture of the side of a Fred Meyer store with the Fred Myer logo in red, with the building sides stained with bird poop. Below is the logo for the Kent reporter and the headline "Crime Stats show theft dropping at Kent East Hill Fred Meyer. By Steve Hunter. Tuesday, September 2, 2025. Text reading: The number of crime incidents dropped 38% (158 to 98) from 2022 to 2024, according to Kent Police case reports obtained by the Kent Reporter through a public records request. The number of thefts dropped 48% (62 to 32) over the same period. Text Reading: “Kroger’s statements to reporters blaming closures on ‘a challenging regulatory environment’ and ‘a steady rise in theft’ do not appear to comport with reality, so far as we can tell,” - UFCW 3000 “The company plans to close 60 stores across the country — they’re closing five stores in Georgia, a handful of stores in Tennessee, and also stores in other states with the lowest possible minimum wage in the country, so that excuse seems thin.” - UFCW 3000
September 4, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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To kick off Labor Day weekend, we are excited to announce that the nurses at the Mary Bridge Transfer Center voted to join our union. Now they will begin bargaining over their wages, benefits, and working conditions with the strength of a 56,000-member local behind them! #solidarity
A picture of two women wearing a UFCW 3000 t-shirt and holding a UFCW 3000 bandana.
August 29, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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Labor Day is a holiday won by workers, for workers. It’s a day to celebrate the rights we’ve fought for, honor the struggles that got us here, & recommit to building a stronger future together. Join us at one of the events happening across our state to stand in solidarity and celebrate workers.
A split picture of workers marching in modern times with pickets (to the left) and to the right workers from the early 1900s marching. Text reads LABOR DAY MEANS WORKERS TAKING ACTION!
August 29, 2025 at 8:46 PM
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Solidarity with our union siblings at SEIU 6! Security officers deserve higher wages, affordable family healthcare, and respect on the job.
A picture of UFCW 3000 members and SEIU 6 members standing in solidarity at a rally.
August 23, 2025 at 12:22 AM
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On August 24, 2018, UFCW 21 held a signing ceremony to celebrate the ratification of the state’s first cannabis contract, at Have a Heart cannabis dispensaries. The contract delivered above-average compensation for the industry, comprehensive health and welfare coverage and other benefits.
A picture of Have A Heart workers applauding their first contract and a press conference, with another picture below of KIRO 7s Steve Raible on a news cast next to a graphic reading "TRAILBLAZING UNION". Over the middle portion of the entire graphic card is text reading, "WINNING WASHINGTON'S FIRST-EVER CANNABIS RETAIL UNION CONTRACT". In the lower right hand corner is the 125 year Anniversary logo for UFCW 3000
August 21, 2025 at 10:23 PM
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Thanks to the support of our loyal customers, union grocery workers won good wage increases and first-in-the-nation contract language to address the staffing crisis in stores. All of that will help reduce long lines and keep shelves stocked. buff.ly/2o4s5Uo
A picture of shredded paper with text in the center reading "Opinion". Below is the logo for the Snohomish Tribune, and a headline reading "A call for better practices at grocery stores - Heather Platt Member UFCW 3000 Wed., August 13, 2025"
August 14, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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As the pandemic closed businesses around the world, grocery stores stayed open. Given the risk to grocery store workers, our unions fought hard for hazard pay needed to survive. UFCW Locals 21 and 1439 (who had not yet merged to form UFCW 3000) demanded hazard pay in city halls across the region.
A headline and picture from a 2020 article from Spokane Spokesman - Review. The headline is "Grocery union seeks to extend 'hero pay' bonus". The picture is of a man checking out at a grocery store the with the clerk behind a plexiglasss shield between them. In lower right hand corner is the words "The Hazard Pay Fight" and in the left hand corner is the UFCW 3000 125 Year logo.
August 14, 2025 at 1:03 PM