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UFCW MASTER FOOD AND MEAT AGREEMENTS
2007 Contract Membership Questionnaire

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Basic information:

 Company:    Job Class:

 Pay Rate:   Years in Industry:    Full/Part Time:

 Age:     Gender:    Marital Status:    Dependents:  

Job Information:

  • Do you consider the grocery industry your career?                  Yes    No

  •  Are you the sole provider of health benefits for your family?   Yes   No

  • How do you rate the current working conditions of your present job?

         Very Good     Good      Fair     Poor  Very Poor  

  • How do you rate your current health benefits?

   Very Good     Good      Fair     Poor  Very Poor  

  • What is the MOST important issue in the upcoming negotiations?

rank 1-6 with 1 being the highest priority) 

Health Benefits                                 Working Conditions             

Pension                                             Hours

Wages                                               Vacation

 

·         What aspects of your working conditions do you like the best?

 

 ·         What aspects of your working conditions do you feel needs the most improvement?

Goals for the New Contract: 

  • A wage increase of per hour is justified in each year of the new contract
     
  • On the issue of healthcare benefits, do you believe (check only one)

the current plan should stay as is. 

the plan needs an overhaul.  

·         On the issue of the pension plan, do you believe (check only one) 

the current plan should stay as is.  

the plan needs an overhaul. 

  • Are there other improvements you would like to see on the new contract?

  

 

  • What is the top priority in negotiations other than the issues discussed?

 

 WHAT ARE YOU WILLING TO DO TO GET A BETTER CONTRACT?

Come to special contract meetings

Distribute material to my co-workers

Wear a union button

Attend union rallies

Become a shop steward

Receive training to be a media spokesperson

Write letters to the local newspapers

Be a picket captain (if there is a labor dispute)

Be on negotiation committee 

Other (please specify) 

 I am ready to help my union get a better contract by:

 

First Name: Last Name:

Street:

 City:    State:   Zip:

 

Phone:     Company/Store number:

 Email Address: