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Conagra Maintenance Workers in Indiana Join Local 700

On Nov. 9. maintenance workers at the Conagra plant in Indianapolis joined UFCW Local 700.

The 28 workers joined our union family because they wanted the same benefits and treatment as their unionized colleagues who are represented by UFCW Local 700 and work in the processing division of the same plant and in the maintenance division at the other Conagra plant in Indianapolis.

The organizing campaign included home calling and holding regular meetings with the workers, as well as constant inoculation.

“We’re excited to work together and negotiate a contract that provides a good work-life balance and creates equitable treatment for everyone in the department,” said UFCW Local 700 President Tracy Bartak. “Conagra Bakery maintenance workers deserve the same type of job protections as everyone else in the plant.”

RWDSU Quaker Oats Workers in Iowa Ratify a New Contract

Over 700 members of RWDSU/UFCW Local 110 who work at the Quaker Oats plant in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, ratified a new contract on Nov. 1 that strengthens wages and benefits.

The four-year contract includes a 20 percent general wage increase and $1,500 ratification bonus. The contract also includes significant improvements to new hire vacation schedules, as well as increased starting pay for new hires. In addition, the contract adds three paid sick days, bringing the total to six, and increases training pay and safety shoe allotments. The incentive bonus for achieving plant production goals was nearly doubled, and an inclement weather policy will be adopted to ensure these members have protection traveling in dangerous weather conditions.

“This contract will help us continue to bring quality people into the Quaker Oats plant, ensuring continued success in the future,” said RWDSU/UFCW Local 110 President Shane Forbes.