First contract ratified for new members at GFL Environmental – UFCW 864

Stellarton, N.S. – September 19, 2025 – After joining UFCW 864 earlier this year, members of GFL Environmental in Stellarton, N.S. have voted 100% in favour of ratifying its first collective bargaining agreement.  

The new 5-year agreement will bring members a 21.5 per cent compound wage increase over the course of the contract, including a 10 per cent bump in year one.  Members will also receive a $3,000 signing bonus, along with two new paid holidays.

Workers including residential and commercial drivers, along with drivers’ helpers, will have access to increased training and preferential hiring of assistants for the driver positions and a clear pathway for helpers to become drivers through seniority. 

Read more about the collective bargaining victory at GFL Environmental.

 UFCW Local 864 is a private-sector labour union representing workers at Cavendish Farms, Atlantic Beef, UPEI, ADL, Beach Point Processing, and O’Leary Co-op. Local 864, along with Locals 1252 and 1288P, makes up the UFCW Eastern Provinces Council which represents over 5,000 workers across Atlantic Canada.

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