Posts Categorized: Collective Bargaining

UFCW Local 152 members at Reed and Perrine in Tennent, New Jersey, ratified a new contract on Jan. 18 that improves wages and benefits.

With the new, three-year contract, Reed and Perrine members will now receive a wage increase each year for the lifetime of the contract. The new contract also includes health care contributions by the company, as well as an increase in the maintenance of benefits and pension contributions over the life of the contract.

UFCW Local 152 represents about 10 members at Reed and Perrine, who are employed as mixers, material handlers, truck drivers, and warehouse workers. Founded in 1916, Reed and Perrine has grown from a small regional supplier to a Northeast supplier shipping from Maine to Georgia to Chicago, offering products such as fertilizers, road salts, and landscaping supplies.

UFCW Local 152 members who are employed by CRS Facility Services and work at the Philadelphia Mills Mall ratified a new contract on Jan. 4 that raises wages and improves benefits. The CRS Facility Services workers provide janitorial and groundskeeping services for the mall, which is located in northeast Philadelphia and has over 200 stores.

The new three-year contract includes wage increases for each year of the agreement, and enhanced bereavement leave. The agreement also includes the addition of pants to the uniform allotment provided by the employer, and seniority rights for job protection in case of sickness.