Vancouver – November 8, 2021 – UFCW 1518 members at Mountain Equipment Company (MEC) locations in Vancouver and Victoria recently ratified a new collective agreement with 98% approval that will raise wages, introduce new classifications and wage scales while guaranteeing more full-time positions.

Members of the bargaining committee secured 8% and 9% wage increases for clerks, introduces improved wale scale and classifications for bike mechanic, visual merchandiser, inventory specialist and daily stock specialist. The new contact also guarantees full-time employment.

UFCW Local 1518 represents more than 26,000 members working in the community health, hospitality, retail, cannabis, industrial, and professional sectors across British Columbia. To read more about UFCW 1518 and its outstanding work, visit the Local Union’s website.

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