Manufacturing workers at Vishay Precision Kelk achieve first contract – UFCW 175 & 633
Vaughan, Ont. – April 27, 2023 – UFCW 175 members at Vishay Precision Kelk are celebrating a first contract victory off the heels of a successful organizing campaign last spring.
Members secured a three-year collective agreement that increases wages by 4 percent in year one, 2.85 percent in year two and 2.25 percent in year three, with year one increases retroactive to January 1, 2023. The new contract provides shift premiums at $1 per hour for afternoons and $2 per hour for evenings.
Other improvements include, seven paid sick days, two float days, added bereavement leave, pay equity language, added vacation for most senior employees, full prescription drug coverage and more.
To read more about the collective bargaining victory at Vishay Precision Kelk, click here.
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