Members at Source Atlantic ratify new contract – UFCW 1288P

Source Atlantic Union Negotiating Committee members Bob Legassie (left), Carl Flanagan (centre), and Brian Gardner (right).

Moncton and Saint John, N.B. – June 29, 2018 – UFCW Canada Local 1288P members working at Source Atlantic in Moncton and Saint John, New Brunswick have ratified a new 5-year collective agreement that provides wage increases, an improved boot allowance, and more.

The two-dozen members work in the warehouse personnel, shipping/receiving, and counter sales departments for one of the leading industrial wholesale distributors in Canada.

Under the new contract, members will see improvements to statutory holidays and bereavement, a boot allowance increase to $225, and wage increases of 10.75 percent for lead hands and 10.25 percent for other employees.