Superstore Negotiations Update – Positive Give and Take
Between Monday and Wednesday, your Superstore negotiations team met with your employer for the first time virtually.
In this video, your negotiation team members, Kevin and Loreen, talk with UFCW Local 401’s Executive Director, Chris O’Halloran, about Superstore negotiations.
“This was my first time, so it was quite a learning experience for me,” remarked Kevin about the video conference platform. “I had more problems than most, but I believe it’s a good system.”
Over the three days, the superstore negotiating committee negotiated three letters of understanding:
Over the three days, the superstore negotiating committee negotiated three letters of understanding:
- COVID-19 employee hours and movement
- Downsizing departments during COVID-19
- Separating GM Departments
“The COVID-19 letters of understanding are short term agreements that will help to facilitate smoother employee scheduling, call-ins, and movement between department during the COVID-19 Crisis,” stated Chris O’Halloran. “The negotiating committee felt this was important to make these changes for COVID-19.”
“I’ve done bargaining before, and I found the company was much more approachable, and we were able to work with them,” said Loreen. “There was some give and take that I’d never seen before, so I’m hopeful.”
You can expect a video update after each round of negotiations and see past updates here. If you’d like more information, generally, you can check out our website at https://gounion.ca/superstorebargaining/.
We will be sending out the finalized Letter of Understanding in our next update.
Also, make sure to participate and share in our Social Media! The more engaged we are publicly, the more powerful our position is during bargaining. So, be sure to visit with us and share on Facebook and Twitter @UFCW401, Instagram @ufcw_401, and our YouTube Channel UFCW Local 401.
Posted on: May 15,2020