Local 1500 Ratifies Contract
with
Pathmark, Stop & Shop, King Kullen
More than 16,000
members of Local 1500 that work at Stop & Shop, Pathmark and
King Kullen supermarkets ratified a new contract with their
employers on July 8.
The new contract
includes significant victories for workers’ health care and
pensions—both will continue to be fully funded by the employer.
“The members of
Local 1500 stood up as one union with one voice,” said Local
1500 spokesman Pat Purcell. “They also showed a great
understanding of the effect a strike would have on their
customers, many of which have become their friends over the
years.”
Congratulations to
Local 1500 members on their new contract!
You did
it! Through tremendous union solidarity and by staying
informed and together, UFCW Local 23 members mobilized
like never before to inspire customers to support Giant
Eagle, a local supermarket company, and to stand with
its workers.
Now
Giant Eagle workers have a new contract that covers
approximately 5,800 employees at 36 Giant Eagle Stores
in Western Pennsylvania and Northern West Virginia and
will be in effect until June 28th 2014. Among other
improvements, the contract includes:
Substantial hourly wage increases over the four-year
contract;
Higher pay rates and vacation benefits for newly
hired workers;
Increased quality and access to affordable health
benefits; and
Strengthening of retirement security for all
workers.
“UFCW
Local 23 members were facing a number of issues in these
negotiations but our membership came together. The new
contract is a testament to our solidarity and union
spirit,” said Tony Helfer, UFCW Local 23 President.
With
a number of Giant Eagle franchise stores in the area
where workers are not afforded the same rights and
benefits as the UFCW Local 23 members, workers plan to
take the energy and momentum from this bargaining
process to work toward raising standards across the
company.
Kroger Workers United for Bargaining Power
Kroger grocery workers are standing together for good contracts with their employer. When we are united, our voices are stronger--and we have more power to demand that our employers share their success with the workers who make it possible.
UFCW Local
23 members in the
Pittsburgh area are
negotiating a contract with
Giant Eagle, and are
standing up for good jobs
that can sustain a family
and pay the bills.
