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Oregon: get ready to vote in the primary on May 15th

Button up, folks!

S E C R E T A R Y - T R E A S U R E R ’ S N O T E

The 2018 Unity Negotiation pro-cess has begun. This summer’s negotiations will be a pivotal time for approximately 18,000 of our 25,000 members which in-cludes all those covered by Uni-ty Negotiations in grocery, CCK, non-food, and meat contracts. We’ll keep you updated on how you can help support and what actions we’ll need you to take.

Right now, that action is to seek out and wear our buttons! You can

I may sound like a broken record when I remind you to vote, but we all know that voter turnout isn’t what it should be, even on our best days. Midterm elec-tions (which is what we’re seeing in 2018) suffer even more than years in which there is a presi-dential election, and primaries tend to see even lower turnout.

This year the Democratic and Republican Parties will have a closed primary, meaning you are eligible to vote in them only if you are registered as a member of that party. The Independent Party will be opened up to non-affiliat-ed voters in addition to those who have registered as Independent. Non-affiliated voters will receive

get the buttons from your Union Rep or bargaining team member and we ask that you wear them at work and anywhere else you’d like.

Buttons are a staple of union support. As part of your right

only those races that are nonpar-tisan (unless they have chosen to receive an Independent ballot); minor party voters receive only

stand for A Better Contract: when we win at both the negotiation table and at the ballot box, our strengths build upon one another

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President’s Corner

Secretary-Treasurer Note

Opportunities for involvement and actions

Local 555 Years of Service & Grievance

Update

UFCW Endorses

to organize, recognized by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), union buttons are ex-plicitly mentioned, along with union literature, t-shirts, and other insignia. Just to keep fur-ther rights in mind, let me quote from the NLRB when I say, “Su-pervisors and managers cannot spy on you (or make it appear that they are doing so), coercively ques-tion you, threaten you or bribe you regarding your union activity or the union activities of your co-workers. You can’t be fired, disciplined, de-moted, or penalized in any way for engaging in these activities.”

Please take advantage of this right that union leaders before us fought for in the workplace and wear those buttons! If a custom-er asks you about them, be sure

to tell them you’re supporting the negotiations for your new contract for not just yourself, but for your fellow workers and for your community...that when we all stand together, we are stron-ger and louder and given more respect. Remember: your job is a skilled trade and you deserve to be treated with absolute respect, not just as a human being but as a valued member of your compa-ny. Your company wouldn’t exist without workers willing to work extraordinarily hard to keep cus-tomers coming back.

In solidarity,

Dan Clay

We must stand together to support candidates who

will work to secure e� ective legislation for working families.

the nonpartisan candidates; and all voters will re-ceive local m e a s u r e s for the ju-risdictions where they reside.

Our ABC (Active Bal-lot Club) has endorsed all of the candidates on the back page of this paper, if you need a guide-line for voting. Remember that the ABC endorses candidates not based on their political party, but on their platform and their em-phasis on workers’ rights. That’s why we say that our ABC can also

and we are able to do more for each other.

So, please vote. And when you do, take into account the elected officials and the initia-tives that will support hard-

working union members and our families.

In unity,

Jeff Anderson

You have � e right to:Talk about NegotiationsIf you are allowed to talk about any other non-work related topics at work, you are allowed to talk about negotiations or other union activities with your co-workers. If customers ask you about negotiations you are allowed to answer questions.

Wear a ButtonYour right to wear a union button is protected union activity under federal law.

Sign a PetitionYou are allowed to engage in union activity like signing petitions in your workplace as long as the time and place is reasonable.

Read, Distribute, Discuss Union LiteratureJust like signing a petition, you are allowed to do these union activities at work.

Take Actions Outside your Store and in the CommunityYou can participate in actions in front of your store and engage with the community when you are o� the clock.

IT IS ILLEGAL FOR THE EMPLOYER TO DISCIPLINE YOU, CUT YOUR HOURS, REASSIGN YOU, OR RETALIATE AGAINST YOU FOR PARTICIPATING IN UNION ACTIVITIES.

IF A MANAGER TELLS YOU TO TAKE OFF A BUTTON OR STOP TALKING ABOUT THE UNION, DO WHAT THEY SAY. THEN, CALL YOUR UNION REP AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AT 1-800-452-8329. YOUR UNION WILL PROTECT YOUR RIGHTS.

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Contacting

UFCW sta� can be reached during business hours at 503-684-2822 or 800-452-8329.

Please send any corre-spondence to our mailing address: P.O. Box 23555 Tigard, OR 97281.

The UFCW fax number is 503-620-3816.

www.ufcw555.org

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Make sure your Union has your contact informa-tion on � le so you don’t miss any mailings.

To update or con� rm your contact informa-tion, call Local 555 sta� at 503-684-2822 or visit us online at ufcw555.org /addressupdate.

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Governor Kate BrownDirector of the Bureau of Labor & Industries Val HoyleInitiative Petition 5 Oppose

Initiative Petition 22 Oppose

Congressional District 5 Kurt SchraderSenate District 15 Chuck RileySenate District 17 Elizabeth Steiner Hayward

Senate District 19 Rob WagnerSenate District 20 Charles GalliaHouse District 26 Ryan SpikerHouse District 27 Sheri MalstromHouse District 28 Je� BarkerHouse District 29 Susan McLainHouse District 30 Janeen SollmanHouse District 34 Ken HelmHouse District 35 Margret DohertyHouse District 36 Jennifer Williamson

House District 38 Andrea Salinas

House District 40 Mark MeekHouse District 41 Karin PowerHouse District 42 Rob NosseHouse District 43 Tawna SanchezHouse District 44 Tina KotekHouse District 45 Barbara Smith WarnerHouse District 46 Alissa Keny-GuyerHouse District 47 Diego HernandezHouse District 48 Je� ReardonHouse District 49 Chris GorsekHouse District 50 Carla PilusoMetro Chairman Lynn Peterson WFMetro Council District 1 Shirley Craddick WFMetro Council District 2 Christine Lewis WFMetro Council District 4 Juan Carlos Gonzales WFClackamas County Commission Position 2 Paul SavasClackamas County Commission Position 5 Sonya Fischer WFClackamas County Clerk Pam White WFMultnomah County Commission Chairman Deborah Kafoury WFMultnomah County Commission District 2 Susheela JayapalMultnomah County Circuit Court Judge Ann LiningerWashington County Chairman Kathryn Harrington WFWashington County Commission District 2 Greg MalinowskiWashington County Commission District 4 Kimberly Culbertson WFWashington County District Attorney Max WallPortland City Commission Nick FishPortland City Commission Loretta SmithGresham City Council Position 4 Mario PalmeroYamhill County Circuit Court Position 2 Jennifer ChapmanPortland Children’s Levy Support

Senate District 4 Floyd ProzanskiSenate District 6 Lee BeyerSenate District 7 James Manning Jr.

Senate District 8 Sara GelserHouse District 8 Paul HolveyHouse District 11 Kimberly Koops-Wrabek WFHouse District 12 John LivelyHouse District 13 Nancy NathansonHouse District 14 Julie FaheyHouse District 16 Dan Rayfi eldLane County Commission Position 2 Joe Berney WFLane County Commission Position 4 Lenora Kent WFLane County Commission Position 5 Heather Buch WFEugene City Council Ward 3 Alan ZelenkaEugene City Council Ward 4 Jennifer YehEugene City Council Ward 5 Christopher DeanEugene City Council Ward 6 Greg EvansEugene City Auditor Ballot Measure 20-283 Oppose

House District 10 David GombergHouse District 31 Brad WittHouse District 32 Tim Josi

Columbia County Commission Position 2 Henry HeimullerClatsop County Commission District 5 Lianne ThompsonCoos County Commission Melissa CribbensCoos County Commission John Sweet

Senate District 11 Peter CourtneySenate District 13 Paul DillerHouse District 18 Barry ShapiroHouse District 19 Mike Ellison WFHouse District 20 Paul Evans

House District 22 Teresa Alonso LeonHouse District 23 Danny Ja� erMarion County Circuit Court Judge Jon Weiner

House District 54 Nathan BoddieDeschutes County District Attorney John Hummel

Congressional District 4 Peter DeFazioSenate District 3 Athena GoldbergHouse District 2 Dallas HeardHouse District 5 Pam Marsh

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