Deal includes wage increases for full- and part-time workers
Unifor members of Local 414 at 20 Food Basics stores in communities across Ontario ratified a new four-year collective agreement by 79 per cent, according to the union.
"Grocery store workers are often forced to cope with low wages and erratic schedules," said Keith Osborne, Unifor Director of Retail. "The advancements achieved by the bargaining committee will make a real difference in the daily lives of our members."
The new contract includes annual wage increases for full and part-time employees in each year of the contract, a revised part-time wage grid, benefit boosts and improved scheduling among other gains, according to the union.
Full and part-time members will receive a $1 per hour pay increase over the term of the contract along with a new minimum wage plus provision for part-time clerks, which guarantees automatic adjustment to hourly pay in the event of an increase in the minimum wage rate, according to the union.
This collective agreement, which expires Oct. 31, 2020, covers Food Basics store workers in Brampton, Brockville, Chatham, Cornwall, Kingston, Milton, Mississauga, Ottawa, Richmond Hill, Scarborough, St. Catharines, Thornhill and Toronto.
