United Food and Commercial Workers Canada (UFCW) Local 1006A members working at G & K Services, a uniform service company, have ratified a new five-year collective agreement.
The contract is retroactive to Jan, 1, 2016, and covers 300 members at 12 locations throughout Ontario.
Major highlights of the new agreement include: wage increases of 2.5 per cent in every year of the agreement, significant increases to the health and welfare plan and pension plan, improved contract language to ensure that workers have stability and maintain union representation in the event of a change in workplace location and better language for job postings for permanent vacancies, to ensure greater opportunity for workers in a wide range of classifications.
"With the solidarity and support of the membership, our union negotiating committee did a tremendous job in achieving a strong and fair contract that provides major gains and much-needed stability for workers at G & K Services,” said Wayne Hanley, president of UFCW Canada Local 1006A.
