Posts Categorized: RWDSU

Last week, members of RWDSU Local 835 who work at Holsum Bakery in Fort Wayne, Indiana, overwhelmingly ratified a new three-year contract. The 78 RWDSU members at the plant work in maintenance and production of breads under the Lewis Bakeries label.

The new agreement provides many improvements in the areas of seniority and overtime, schedules, funeral leave, paid holidays and sick days, job classifications, and maintenance advancement programs. Along with wage increases, the new contract also maintains employee health coverage and pension benefits.

Last week, over 5,000 unionized Macy’s workers at four stores in the New York City area overwhelmingly ratified their new four-year contract. Workers at the stores voted via a secret ballot with a 97.5 percent approval. A strike was averted when Macy’s and RWDSU Local 1-S negotiated the new contract.

The new agreement includes the following key provisions that will boost Macy’s workers and improve the quality of their jobs: substantial wage increases; a better and more affordable healthcare plan; and fair schedules, including no mandatory requirement to work on holidays, such as Thanksgiving and Christmas.