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>>> THIS IS KGW AT 11:00. >>> COMING FROM UNION
REPRESENTING GROCERY WORKERS IN
OUR REGION.
OUR REGION. COMES AFTER THEY AUTHORIZED A
STRIKE A COUPLE WEEKS GO.
THE UNION HAS BEEN TRYING TO
NEGOTIATE HIGHER PAY AND CLOSE
THE GENDER PAY GAP.
LOCAL 555 SAYS FRED MEYER
STARTED COMMITTING UNFAIR LABOR
PRACTICES AND COURSING
EMPLOYEES.
EMPLOYEES. >> CALLING MEMBERS INTO
MEETINGS CALLED CAPTIVE
AUDIENCE MEETINGS.
AUDIENCE MEETINGS. HARASSING THEM, TELLING THEM
THEY WERE WORTHLESS, IT CAN BE
REPLACED BY SOME OFFSTREET.
TRYING TO COERCE THEM TO LEAVE
UNION, SCARE TACTICS.
>>> FRED MEYER SAYS THOSE
ALLEGATIONS ARE COMPLETELY
UNTRUE.
UNTRUE.
UNTRUE. AND MISLEADING, THE COMPANY
WOULD NOT STAND FOR ANY TYPE OF
COERCION.
COERCION.
COERCION. IS BRINGING INVESTIGATIVE
REPORTER TO CATCH US UP ON THE
BATTLE THAT IS BEING WAGED AT
THE SUPERMARKET OR GO REALLY
INTERESTING, A LOT OF FRED
MEYER EMPLOYEES THEY DO NOT
HAVE CONTRACTS.
HAVE CONTRACTS. >>> AS WELL.
ONCE THE UNION AUTHORIZED
DISTRICT, THE KEPT WORKING WITH
FRED MEYER TO INCREASE WAGES.
TO MAKE THINGS MORE FAIR, FRED
MEYER, NOT MEETING THEM HAVE.
THE UNION WENT AHEAD AND
CANCELED ONE DEPARTMENTS
CONTRACT EXTENSION.
CONTRACT EXTENSION. THEY SAID THAT IS WHEN FRED
MEYER RETALIATED AND STARTED
TREATING EMPLOYEES UNFAIRLY.
THEY WENT AHEAD AND CANCELED
ALL CONTRACT EXTENSIONS FOR THE
MAJORITY OF THE DEPARTMENTS.
457 STORES IN SOUTHWEST
WASHINGTON AND OREGON AND MOST
APARTMENT.
APARTMENT. >> HENCE, THE BOYCOTT.
WE'VE BEEN FOLLOWING THE STORY
FOR QUITE SOME TIME.
REALLY RAISING A LOT OF
QUESTIONS ONLINE ESPECIALLY
SOCIAL MEDIA.
SOCIAL MEDIA. ONE IN PARTICULAR, WISER EVEN
WAGE GAP IN THE FIRST PLACE
ISN'T IT UNIONS THAT NEGOTIATE
THE WAGES.
THE WAGES. >> IT'S A STORE GO TO GET TO
THAT IN A MOMENT.
I WANT TO BE CLEAR, DATA SHOWS
MEN MAKE MORE THAN WOMEN.
IN A FRED MEYER STORE.
NOT THAT WOMEN ARE MAKING LESS
DOING THE SAME EXACT JOB IN THE
SAME DEPARTMENT FOR THE SAME
AMOUNT OF TIME.
>> Reporter: YOU CW LOCAL 555,
HERE'S WHAT THEY FOUND.
IN THE GROCERY CONTRACT AT FRED
MEYER.
MEYER.
MEYER. SCHEDULE A SCHEDULE B JOBS.
WITH DIFFERENT SKILLS.
LETTER A MAKES MORE THAN B.
THEY ARE MOSTLY MEN AND
SCHEDULE A. MEN ARE MORE THAN
LIKELY
LIKELY
LIKELY >>
LIKELY >> THAT IS DRIVING A GENDER PAY
GAP A HISTORICAL WOMEN WORKED
IN SCHEDULE B DEPARTMENTS OF
THE JOBS HAVE BEEN PAID LESS.
SCHEDULING DEPARTMENT SECLUDE
GROCERY, PRODUCE, DELI, BEER,
WINE, LIQUOR DEPARTMENT.
THEY MAKE 1720 IN OUR, B JOBS
INCLUDE BAKERY, DELI, CHEESE,
COFFEE SHOP AND e-COMMERCE.
THEY MAKE 1315 OUR.
THE STUDY FOUND WORKERS IN BOTH
SCHEDULES STOCK SHELVES,
PREPARE FOOD AND GIVE CUSTOMER
SERVICE.
SERVICE.
SERVICE. THE UNION ARGUES, THAT ALL HAVE
THEIR OWN UNIQUE COLLEGES.
SHOULD BE PAID ABOUT THE SAME.
>> I THINK WHAT HAPPENED WAS,
TWO-TIER WEIGHT SCHEDULE STAYED
IN PLACE.
IN PLACE.
IN PLACE. FOR A WELL.
WHAT WE HAVE, THE REASON WE
THINK WE ARE SINGING WOMEN
BEING PUSHED INTO THE SCHEDULE
B JOBS.
B JOBS.
B JOBS. LONG-TERM PERCEPTION,
LONG-TERM PERCEPTION, COLLECTIVE CONSCIOUS OF IT
CONSTITUTES WOMEN'S WORK VERSUS
MAN'S WORK.
MAN'S WORK. THAT IS NOT TRUE ANYMORE.
THE REASON WE NEVER BROUGHT IT
UP BEFORE, WE NEVER HAD
DOCUMENTATION UNTIL THIS
CONTRACT CYCLE.
CONTRACT CYCLE. >>> OR RESEARCH NEEDS TO BE
DONE ON THE Y, ARE WOMEN WERE
DRAWN TO JOBS IN THE DELI,
BAKERY VERSUS MEMBER CARE DOES
MANAGEMENT FOLLOW THEM INTO THE
PAST.
PAST.
PAST. TO
PAST. TO JOBS PAY LESS BECAUSE
MAJORITY OF WOMEN.
UNION THANKS, YES, TO THE LAST
TWO.
TWO.
TWO. OVERALL, THE BIGGEST FACTOR IN
THE GAP, THE DISPROPORTIONATE
NUMBER OF WOMEN IN LOWER PAYING
SCHEDULE B DEPARTMENTS.
>> OBVIOUSLY MUCH WERE
COMPLICATED ISSUES THAT APPEARS
FROM THE OUTSIDE.
HAS FRED MEYER RESPONDED TO THE
CALLS FOR BOYCOTT GO
>> THEY RESPONDED A FEW WEEKS
BACK WHEN THE AUTHORIZED
DISTRICT, RESPONDED AGAIN
TODAY, BASICALLY THE SAME
THING, THERE IS NO WAGE GAP.
UNFAIR, UNJUST ACCUSATION.
THEY ALSO SAID IN REGARD TO THE
BOYCOTT THEY BELIEVE UNFAIR TO
EMPLOYEES.
EMPLOYEES. TO THE FAMILIES.
TO COMMUNITIES AND TO
CUSTOMERS.
CUSTOMERS. GIVES HER NONUNION COMPETITORS
A LIKE A.
A LIKE A.
A LIKE A. >> WE DO NOT, BASED ON GENDER.
BROTHER, RATHER, WE ENCOURAGE
APPLICANTS TO APPLY FOR JOBS
THAT APPEAL BEST OF THEM.
SO THEY WILL LOVE THEIR WORK
AND STAY WITH THE COMPANY.
THE TEARS IN PLACE, THE MATRIX
THAT ARE IN PLACE, WHICH WAS
NEGOTIATED FOR UNION MEMBERS BY
THE UNION.
THE UNION. >>> TO REITERATE, THE UNION
DOES NEGOTIATE THE WAGES AND
THEN NEGOTIATE WAGE SKILLS.
TODAY FRED MEYER TOOK OUT THIS
AD IN THE OREGONIAN EXPLAINING
THEIR SITE.
THEIR SITE. FREDDY'S PROPOSED INCREASING
RAGES AND OFFERS GREAT BENEFITS
AND PENSIONS.
AND PENSIONS. MEANWHILE THE UNION REPS AND
SQUEAKERS QC,, IN SOUTHWEST
WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON. THEY WILL BE BACK AT THE
BARGAINING TABLE LATER THIS
WEEK.
WEEK.
WEEK. >>
WEEK. >> MORGAN DID POSE THE QUESTION
ON SOCIAL MEDIA, AND WE HAVE
BEEN GETTING A TON OF
RESPONSES.
RESPONSES. ASKING, ARE YOU PLANNING TO
BOYCOTT FRED MEYER.
WE ARE SEEING A LOT OF
DIFFERENT ANSWERS.
DIFFERENT ANSWERS. SOME SIMPLE, YES, OR NO
ANSWERS.
ANSWERS.
ANSWERS. A LOT TO PILSEN, NO, THEY WILL
NOT CROSS PICKET LINE.
BECAUSE #IS UNION STRONG.
REASONS THAT MIGHT SURPRISE
YOU, REASONS BEING THE ONLY
AFFORDABLE OPTION THEY HAVE FOR
GROCERIES IN