Posts Categorized: Collective Bargaining

On Sept. 11, members of UFCW Local 152 who work at Eagleview Healthcare and Rehabilitation in Pittsgrove, New Jersey, ratified a new contract that includes wage increases and new benefits.

The three-year contract, which was ratified by an overwhelming margin, introduces many new perks, including a wage increase for each year of the contract; shift differential rates for weekend, second, and third shift workers; and paid meal breaks if members need to work through their meal times for the needs of the business. Additionally, members will now have a lesser out-of-pocket cost for their health care benefits, including newly bargained legal services.

UFCW Local 152 members at Eagleview Healthcare and Rehabilitation are employed as certified nursing assistants, dietary aides, housekeeping and laundry aides, and maintenance workers.

Members of UFCW Local 400 who work at 22 Kroger stores in the Richmond and Hampton Roads areas in Virginia ratified a new contract on Sept. 11 that raises wages and protects benefits. The contract, which was ratified by an overwhelming margin, covers approximately 3,700 members of UFCW Local 400.

The new contract, which increases pay, and preserves health care and retirement benefits, takes effect immediately and extends through August 7, 2021. Other contractual improvements include accelerated wage scales with guaranteed pay increases twice a year, annual bonuses for the most experienced associates, and premium pay for select positions in the stores.

Contract negotiations between UFCW Local 400 and Kroger began in early July. A team of six Kroger store employees led negotiations on behalf of the union.