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JBS workers ratify new contract with better pay, benefits
Workers at Grand Island’s JBS Swift meatpacking plant will get better pay, paid sick leave and a pension plan under a new ...
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United Food and Commercial Workers union backs new contract at UMass Memorial
The United Food and Commercial Workers Local 1445 voted on Friday, June 6, to accept a new three-year contract with UMass ...
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JBS meatpacking workers secure pensions, paid sick leave, raises
The union said the contract includes some groundbreaking wins, including the return of pensions to the meatpacking industry for the first time in nearly 40 years.
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Cache Valley meatpacking plant workers secure new contract with nationwide labor union
The agreement will pay employees between $23-24 per hour, and for the first time, they will have paid sick leave.
Chicopee workers push for wage gains in contract talks
"We're not asking for the moon," said Crystal Bouchie, the union representative for UFCW 1459. "We just want to bring ...
Media Advisory – Canada’s food workers union sues Health Canada over pesticide safety failures
On Sunday, June 8th at 3:00 PM, United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Canada and Ecojustice will be holding a media event regarding their new legal case challenging Health Canada’s unlawful ...