The Minimum Hour Guarantee Waiver recently went into effect in the Retail Food and Meat Agreement. This allows employees to temporarily waive the minimum hourly guarantees that are spelled out in the current collective bargaining agreement. This waiver can be done in any week if mutually agreeable between the employee and the employer. In the […]
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As most of you have heard by either watching the news or reading the local paper, a major food employer, Albertsons, is laying off workers again. This is the second layoff in just the past few months and one of several in the last few years. So, as you all can imagine, the question of […]
read more »Devi Snyder of Kaiser in Downey has been working for Kaiser for eight years. She started in the Mail Order Processing Center as an assistant and is now a Union Steward and Labor Liaison/Sponsor for Local 324. She is also Labor Co-Lead for Regional Ops Labor Management Partnership (LMP). Snyder’s hobbies include photography, she likes […]
read more »Sylvia Flores of Kaiser Permanente has been in the industry for 24 years. She started out working as a Pharmacy Assistant and is currently a Pharmacy Technician at the Euclid facility. Flores’ hobbies include staying in with a good book, spending time with family, loving on her pets and crocheting. Flores also helps out during […]
read more »Jason Floyd of Disneyland has been in the industry for 22 years. He started as a store operator and is now a World of Disney Lead. When asked what inspired him to get more involved he said, “Things used to be different, then I saw what was happening with management and wanted to help fight […]
read more »Jim Brachman of Disneyland has been working in Store Operations and as a merchandise host for 17 years. Brachman’s hobbies include health and fitness, and movies. When asked what inspired him to get more involved he said, “I became a steward because I wanted to help those who weren’t aware of their rights as union […]
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