Posts Categorized: Negotiations

Members of UFCW Locals 186D and 8-GS who work at three E & J Gallo wineries in Modesto, Livingston and Fresno, Calif., recently ratified a new contract. E & J Gallo Winery is the leading provider of California wines in select markets around the world. 

The four-year contract includes immediate wage increases in addition to yearly wage increases. The contract also includes increases in shift bonuses and maintains affordable health insurance for members. The bargaining committee was also able to secure wage protections and double the amount of attendance bonuses per year.

“When we stand together, we win,” said UFCW Local 186D President Dee Chacon. “The bargaining committee heard the members’ concerns loud and clear and did a great job to help facilitate a great contract that will improve lives. Union strong!”

“This agreement is a direct result of our members’ commitment and determination through the bargaining process,” said UFCW Local 8-GS President Jacques Loveall. “By standing together, members secured meaningful improvements and long-term protections which reflect the essential role they play at Gallo. Our strength and unity have proven once again, solidarity works!”

Members of UFCW Local 832 who work at the Red River Co-op in the city of Selkirk in Manitoba, Canada, recently ratified a new contract.

Red River Co-op is a busy grocery store with a group of welcoming and friendly UFCW Local 832 members who work hard to ensure that quality items, such as treats from the bakery or a special cut of beef, are readily available for their customers.

Highlights from the new contract include:

•           Adding the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (Orange Shirt Day), which honors indigenous children who were taken away through the Canadian residential “school” system, to the list of general holidays.

•           Increasing wages by 20¢ on the scales and 50¢ for top rates and overscaled.

•           Deleting a wage scale for clerks hired prior to December 19, 2020, that allowed the employer to pay those clerks less than the clerks hired after that date.

“We couldn’t have done this without the commitment of our committee and our members at the store,” said UFCW Local 832 Union Negotiator Joe Carreiro.