More leave for personal, bereavement also part of contract: UFCW
United Food and Commercial Workers union (UFCW) Canada, Local 500 members working at the Metro Plus grocery store in Lac-Mégantic, Que., ratified a new six-year contract on Jan. 28 that provides wage increases, more bereavement leave and better vacation pay.
Under the new collective agreement, the food-retail employees will receive a 15 per cent premium reduction for joining the UFCW group insurance plan. As well, workers at the low end of the wage scale will enjoy a new minimum-wage clause that ensures their wages remain above the legal minimum, said the union.
Employees at high end of the scale, will receive a two per cent wage increase for every 650 hours worked, up to the maximum rate. The minimum rate for all employees — except for assistant cashiers — will rise 2.5 per cent in each year of the agreement, said UFCW.
