About Us

testphotoUFCW Local 81 is working every day to increase wages and benefits, improve health care, negotiate better working conditions and create secure futures for 2,000 union members and their families in Puget Sound.

We do more than negotiate your contract. We stand beside you if you are injured on the job, if you are treated unfairly, or if you are facing unemployment. We also support you with resources to advance you in your job through flexible training, apprenticeships and professional degree programs. It’s the union advantage.

What Members Say

Jeff MhoonThanks to the union, I have good health care for myself and my family. I had to be off work for an extended period of time and because of Local 81, I got paid sick leave and time-loss benefits. It was nice to have a union when I needed information and sound advice about my injury. My union is always there. When workplace issues arise, I know I can call them.

Jeff Mhoon
UFCW Local 81, Safeway

Join Us

Workers need a voice more than ever—about pay, benefits, on-the-job safety, job security and their working conditions. On average, union workers earn 30 percent more a week than non-union workers and have better health and retirement benefits. Find out more about what joining a union can do for you.

Should you join a union? Probably not—unless you feel you deserve…

  • a bigger paycheck
  • health insurance that protects you and your family
  • a say in how your work is performed
  • greater job security
  • more respect from your boss
  • a good retirement plan from the company you gave so much to