Wages retroactively increase from July 2016: UFCW
United Food and Commercial Workers Canada (UFCW), Local 832 members working at Agropur in Winnipeg ratified a new five-year collective agreement on Feb. 23 that provides wage increases and benefit improvements.
As part of the new contract, members will see their wages increase by 9.5 per cent, with the first increment retroactive to July 16, 2016. On top of this, workers in the dual-ticket maintenance classification will receive $2.55 per hour more over the life of the agreement, said the union.
Other monetary gains include better dental benefits and upgrades to the health and welfare plan. The new agreement also contains improvements to bereavement leave and the meal allowance, according to UFCW.
The Agropur employees produce Lucerne milk and cream products for Safeway, Sobeys and Tim Hortons locations. They work in every aspect of production, from filling milk jugs to pasteurizing milk to collecting milk from dairy farmers.
UFCW Canada Local 832 is Manitoba’s largest private sector union, representing more than 18,000 members in a wide variety of industries, including the retail food, health care, food processing, security, industrial, textile, and transportation sectors.
