Avis members win contract
Members of UFCW Canada Local 832 who work at Avis Car Rental in Winnipeg have ratified a new collective agreement that provides for a retroactive wage increase of up to 40¢ per hour. Service agents will earn $1.30 more per hour while rental agents will earn an extra $1.20 per hour over the life of the three-year agreement.
The 25 Avis members will also receive an increase in their boot allowance to $90 from $75, and employees may now use eight days of sick leave for personal reasons, provided they give the company 48 hours written notice.
More: Don Keith, Grant Warren, UFCW Canada Local 832, www.ufcw832.mb.ca
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New Nadeau Maple Leaf agreement
Poultry workers in St-François-de-Madawaska, N.B., near Edmunston, have reached a new agreement with employer Nadeau Maple Leaf Ferme Avicole.
The 225 members of UFCW Canada Local 1288P will receive a signing bonus of 4% of wages earned in the previous year, and a wage increase of 12% over the life of the agreement.
Other improvements include 10 paid holidays including the employee’s birthday, improvements to vacation, a Christmas bonus of $100, increased shift premiums, and improvements to benefits including health, dental, and short- and long-term disability plans.
More: Richard DeSaulniers, UFCW Canada Local 1288P
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Price Chopper members ratify
A one-year agreement for 59 members of UFCW Canada Local 1977 at Price Chopper in Kitchener, Ont. was ratified in late May. The store is part of the Sobeys chain.
The agreement includes a 3% wage increase and improved bereavement language. The union and company have also agreed to meet and resolve all outstanding questions and concerns regarding the employees’ pension plan.
More: Rob Armbruster, UFCW Canada Local 1977, www.ufcwlocal1977.on.ca
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Confederation Inn agreement
UFCW Canada Local 1400 members at the Confederation Inn in Saskatoon have a new three-year agreement. The 25 members will receive wage increases of 3-4.5% in each year. Employees with eight years of service now get a fourth week of vacation (previously 10 years), and employer contributions to the UFCW Dental Plan rise by 3¢.
More: Greg Eyre, UFCW Canada Local 1400, www.ufcw1400.ca
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IGA settlement details
Following the end of the seven-month strike at IGA Drapeau in Charlesbourg, Qué., reported in the last issue (Directions 2.11-12), UFCW Canada Local 503 has made additional contract details available. Some highlights:
- The progression scale for wage increases went from 875 to 725 hours.
- All members, regardless of seniority, are now participants in the Canadian Commercial Workers Industry Pension Plan (CCWIPP).
- The employer contribution to CCWIPP rises form 35¢ to 41¢ per hour worked. The employer will also pay 17¢ per hour worked to provide 80% dental reimbursements.
- Whenever there is an increase in the minimum wage, the starting wage will be increased to exceed it by 25¢.
- Members who have reached 50 years of age or 20 years of service can obtain a reduced work week while maintaining benefits to which they were already entitled.
- Bonus for the Service Department.
- All cashiers asked to work between 9:00 p.m. and 1:00 a.m. will receive a premium of 80¢ per hour.
- Premium for work performed in a higher classification rises from 50¢ to 65¢.
More: Murielle Desjardins, UFCW Canada Local 503, www.tuac503.org
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