• Français
Find Your Local Union
Subscribe to E-news
 
Login
Scholarships
Contact

UFCW Canada - Union Logo

Canada's Private Sector Union

  • About Our Union
  • Media & News
  • Resources
  • Issues
  • Action Centre
  • Join the Union
Media & News

Directions Newsletter

Members at Provigo Dolbeau achieve first contract – UFCW 500

Montreal – May 16, 2016 — UFCW Canada Local 500 members at Provigo Dolbeau have overwhelmingly ratified a first collective agreement. Wage raise increments every 650 hours have been introduced for the 40 union members, with the wages for workers at the top-of-scale increasing by 2% per year.

Other highlights of this first collective agreement include clauses limiting how much work suppliers can do in the store; the establishment of seniority; as well as the posting of all vacant positions before the employer seeks outside candidates.

Several other working conditions have been improved for the new union members, including:

  • the addition of a night premium of 90 cents per hour 

  • the addition of a premium of 50 cents per hour for supervisors 

  • the addition of a fifth vacation week for workers with 18 years of service, starting in 2016

  • an increase in the number of personal leave days from two to five; this benefit will now be available for all workers 

  • an increase in the number of unpaid leave hours from 32 to 40

  • introduction of the UFCW Quebec Dental Plan starting January 1, 2018, paid entirely by the employer

This contract, with its many clauses protecting working conditions such as benefits, vacations and seniority rights, acknowledges the substantial contribution members have made to the employer’s success. It will help build a relationship that is good for the members, their families, the community, and the company.

“We are very proud of having negotiated good working conditions for members at Provigo Dolbeau,” said Antonio Filato, President of Local 500. “Union solidarity provided great support to the bargaining committee. This contract will not only reinforce the current staffing, it will also provide improved working conditions for UFCW Local 500 retail food workers in the Lac Saint-Jean region.”

  • Media & News
    • News
      • Topics
        • Agriculture
        • By the Numbers
        • Campaigns
        • Directions Newsletter
        • Politics
        • Human Rights, Equity and Diversity
        • Women and Gender Equity
        • Young Workers
        • Health & Safety
      • Press Releases
    • Media
    • Subscribe to E-news

Media Contact

For media inquiries, please email [email protected] with the word ‘Media’ in the subject line.

  • Find our brand guidelines here.
  • Join the Union
  • About Our Union
    • About Our Union
      • Find Your Local Union
      • National President
      • National Council
      • Constitution
      • Union History
      • UFCW Canada Annual Report
      • Brand Guidelines
      • Join UFCW Canada
  • Media & News
    • Media & News
      • News
      • Media
      • Subscribe to E-news
  • Resources
    • Resources
      • Stand for Canada, Shop UFCW-made
      • The National Defence Fund
      • Migrant Members
      • Union Training & Scholarships
      • Member Discounts
      • Health & Safety
      • UFCW Canada Equity Grant Program
  • Issues
    • Issues
      • Leukemia Fundraising
      • Political Action
      • Women and Gender Equity
      • Social Justice
      • The Union for Agriculture Workers
      • UFCW Pride – Union Pride!
      • Young Workers
      • Food Justice
      • Global Solidarity
      • Uber Drivers United
      • Conscious Cannabis
  • Action Centre
    • Action Centre
      • Affordability for All
      • Violence is not part of the job: Respect Frontline Workers!
      • Make Truth and Reconciliation a paid day of recognition and remembrance
      • Paid Sick Days Now!
      • Migrant workers deserve permanent residency
      • End the Heritage Inn Lockout Now
  • Join the Union
    • Join the Union
      • Why UFCW Canada
      • Union Advantage
      • Union Facts
      • Frequently Asked Questions
      • Everything About Unions
      • Industries We Represent
      • Workplaces We Represent
      • How to Join a Union
      • Join Now

Login

FacebookXYoutube2Instagram

Copyright © 2025 UFCW Canada. All Rights Reserved
United Food and Commercial Workers Union
Canada's private sector union