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Seward Co-op workers ratify first contract to build a better life
By UFCW Local 663 on Sep 01, 2018
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Friday, August 31, 2018
Contact: Jessica Hayssen
651-261-8559
jessicah@ufcw653.org
Seward Co-op workers ratify first contract to build a better life
Minneapolis—Seward Community Co-op workers ratified their first two-year union contract by a wide margin this afternoon. The contract, which is retroactive, runs from August 20, 2018 through August 19, 2020. An overwhelming majority of workers–94 percent–voted to join United Food & Commercial Workers Local 653 last June.
Highlights of the first contract include pay equity, consistent scheduling and discipline procedures, as well as diversity and inclusion language.
Before the contract, pay wages were arbitrary. Now it is based on work and years of service. The agreement is a major gain for people of color and immigrants.
FULL story: https://www.ufcw663.org/blog/2018/09/01/seward-contract/
