Food processing members at Cavendish Farms build a better life – UFCW 401

Lethbridge, Alta. – January 6, 2023 – UFCW 401 members at Cavendish Farms are celebrating a new contract victory after securing wage increases, improved benefits, and more.

The membership ratified the company’s final offer by a margin of 78 percent in favour and will see wages increase by 13.75 percent over the life of the five-year contract. In addition to the wage increases, a wage adjustment between $1.00 and $3.00 will be applied prior to increases and paid retroactive to previous contract expiry.

Members will also see improvements to shift premiums, contract language, union representation, bereavement, paid personal leave, dental, health care, vision, boot and tool allowance among other improvements.

To read more about the collective bargaining victory at Cavendish Farms, click here. 

UFCW Local 401 is Alberta’s largest private-sector union, representing 32,000 members working in diverse sectors of the economy, including food processing, retail, education, entertainment, health care, and hospitality. To learn more about UFCW 401 and its outstanding work, visit the Local Union’s website.

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