Contract negotiations begin this week!

"One Union, One Contract!"

One Union, One Contract is the rallying cry among the workers in all of the union branches to demonstrate to Wells Fargo management that they cannot divide us by trying to insist that each branch bargains separately. Everyone knows that senior executives do not make separate policies for each branch. All of the decisions regarding our working conditions including policies and procedures, paid time off, pay, raises, staffing levels, health insurance coverage and costs, and retirement benefits are all made centrally. When they roll out a new policy, like changing our phone policy, they do it nationally for every branch. They do not apply it to some branches and not others. Sure Wells Fargo makes some adjustments for cost of living depending on where you live, but those decisions are still all made at the top.

That is why we are demanding that Wells Fargo negotiate a national contract that covers all union branches. It just makes common sense. And we are not going to let management divide us by trying to get one union branch to undercut another one. That's just not gonna happen. 

This coming week marks an exciting milestone. Our national bargaining team elected by workers from all the union branches will meet in person with Wells Fargo management to begin union contract negotiations this week. They will be joined by our team of professional staff representatives who have been meeting with the bargaining team for several weeks to draft specific contract proposals that will address everyone's concerns and issues. The two sides will meet for 3 consecutive days to exchange and respond to initial proposals. When we are done, we will schedule the next round of bargaining in December.

To show solidarity, this week everyone in the 22 union branches will be wearing "One Union, One Contract" buttons.

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More union votes coming up

>> November 14 - Toms River Bey Lea Plaza Branch in New Jersey 

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Wells Fargo in the News

>> "Wells Fargo announces yet another round of layoffs at Jordan Creek Campus" Des Moines Register, October 30, 2024.

"Wells Fargo has cut a total of more than 11,000 jobs this year companywide, second-quarter data shows."

>> "Wells Fargo to shift operations from sites in Portland, Hillsboro and Salem, report says." KGW8 NBC. October 25, 2024.

The cuts will come in the bank's global operations unit. 

Question of the Week:

Question: Can forming a union really increase my wages?

Answer:  Yes. The U.S. Treasury Department released a comprehensive study last year examining the impacts of unions on the American economy over the past half century. Empirical studies show that there is a "union wage premium" of between 10-15 percent. Read the full study, "Labor Unions and the U.S. Economy" for more details.

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