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CVS workers in Fontana, Calif., recently joined UFCW Local 1167 for a better life. The 15 workers, who are employed as shift supervisors, clerks, and pharmacy technicians, joined our union family because they were concerned about insufficient wages, poor treatment, and workplace safety issues.

These hard-working men and women are excited to be a part of our union family.

“We’re happy to be a part of the UFCW and look forward to negotiating our first contract,” said one of the workers.

The UFCW has organized several units of CVS workers in California this year. These new members of UFCW Local 1167 join their CVS colleagues in Ontario, who recently voted to become members of UFCW Local 1428, and in Tustin and Rancho Santa Margarita, who recently joined UFCW Local 324. The UFCW represents over 12,000 CVS workers nationwide. 

About 40 members of UFCW Local 152 who work at the Bacharach Institute for Rehabilitation in Galloway, N.J., ratified a new contract on Sept 24 that increases wages. These workers are employed as nursing assistants and in the food service, environmental service, and transportation divisions.

The two-year contract includes a substantial wage increase for all members between $2.30 and $3.70 over the life of the agreement. In addition to this raise, the “critical shift bonus” — a bonus that rewards members who choose to pick up additional shifts at critically busy periods — was increased to $70 for an eight-hour shift and $35 for a four-hour shift.

In an effort to reward dedication and insurmountable hard work, the contract includes a $500 longevity bonus for members who have celebrated their 20th anniversary with Bacharach (or will sometime over the life of this contract). Finally, the new contract gives members an opportunity to voluntarily donate money to the Bryan D. Ross Foundation directly from their weekly pay. The Bryan D. Ross Foundation is UFCW Local 152’s charity organization, which directly assists members of our own union family suffering from financial hardship due to catastrophic illness or injuries.

Members of the Negotiating Committee included Assistant Director of Collective Bargaining Lisa Sanders; Director of Field Services Peggy Kelly; Union Representative Pete White; and Shop Steward Joann Adcock.