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DIRECTIONS 10.06: Price Chopper members approve contract

Vol. X No. 6 Feb. 15, 2010

Price Chopper members approve contract


On Jan. 31, the UFCW Canada Local 175 bargaining unit at Gerrard Street Price Chopper in Scarborough, Ont., achieved a new three-year collective agreement covering about 90 members at the location.

Included in the agreement:

• Workers receive lump sum payments of $175 for full-time and $100 for part-time employees in both January and July of each year covered by the contract term.

• The employer will allocate a portion of its Canadian Commercial Workers Industry Pension Plan (CCWIPP) contributions to the CCWIPP Stabilization Fund for the duration of the contract.

• Dental plan contribution increase to 32¢ per hour effective at ratification, and increase to 38¢ per hour in January 2011.

• Vision care coverage increases to $150 per 24-month period for both full- and part-timers.

• Family Day is now included as a paid holiday for those members employed at the date of ratification.
 

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