Gateway FreshCo: Bargaining Continues, Slowly
On Monday, April 27, your negotiating committee returned to the bargaining table. Bargaining moved slowly for the second day of negotiations. We will be back at the negotiating table on Friday, May 8th.
At the employer’s request, the main focus of bargaining was on 3 bundles:
- UP6,CP8,CP9 Grievance and Arbitration process
- UP1, UP2, CP3 Purpose and Recognition
- UP7, CP10, UP14, CP17 Health and Safety and General Holidays
UFCW believes in open bargaining, which means our members are welcome to come and observe the bargaining process. You can learn more about open bargaining at this link.
Your Union will continue to ask the company to present an offer on wages and benefit improvements. The company has taken a very traditional position: they will not discuss those matters until all the other proposals have been dealt with.
“Bargaining is moving slowly, as the company lawyer is rewriting every union proposal,” said Chris O’Halloran, Executive Director of UFCW Local 401. “I hope this approach from the company lawyer is them just getting familiar with the process, and it will improve at the next round of bargaining.”
If you have any questions or concerns, or if you’d like to attend open bargaining, contact Chris O’Halloran at [email protected] (by phone at 587-999-6448), or reach out to James Russwurm at [email protected] (or by phone at 587-990-3228). Stay tuned for further updates!
Posted on: May 04,2026