$0.90 per hour raises, $400 lump sum part of deal: UFCW
United Food and Commercial Workers union Canada (UFCW), Local 175 members at Hutton’s Valu-mart in Blind River, Ont., achieved a new collective agreement on April 23.
Full-time employees will receive raises totalling $0.90 per hour over the term of the contract plus a $400 lump-sum payment in year two. Part-time rates benefit from minimum-wage-plus language which ensures no employee’s rate will fall below minimum wage. That rate will improve by another $0.10 per hour during the life of the contract, said the union.
The employer will now pay for required doctor’s notes and three paid sick days per year have been extended to full-time employees hired after 2009. Bereavement language improves to provide leave for the death of a grandchild, aunt, or uncle, said UFCW.
The employer also agreed to purchase new boots and aprons for employees in the meat room. It will also purchase new coats and gloves for employees in the receiving, freezer and carry-out classifications, said the union.
The agreement covers 35 employees.
