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

UFCW Canada - Union Logo

Canada's Private Sector Union

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

Directions Newsletter

Local 503 members at A. Chouinard & fils inc. IGA achieve new contract

Local 503 members at A. Chouinard & fils inc. IGA achieve new contract Quebec – April 1, 2014 – Members of UFCW Canada Local 503, working at the A. Chouinard & fils inc. IGA store in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré have a ratified a new collective agreement. The new contract runs until February 2019.

In terms of wages, the new labour contract provides annual increases of up to 2%. Employees having 17 or more years of continuous service will now have a 5th week of vacation.

In addition to the above improvements, the agreement includes other benefits such as a progressively increasing Christmas bonus of up to 1.8% and a new reduced work week for workers 55 years of age and over with 10 years of continuous service. The new agreement also provides for posting of two permanent positions, one as cashier and the other as customer service employee.

Furthermore, sick days will be granted according to seniority as follows:

  • 1 to 2 years: 40 hours;
  • More than 2 years, but less than 4 years: 44 hours;
  • 4 years, but less than 6 years: 46 hours;
  • 6 years, but less than 8 years: 48 hours;
  • 8 years, but less than 10 years: 52 hours;
  • 10 years and more: 56 hours.

At the conclusion of the bargaining process, Local 503 president Louise Lefebvre was very pleased with the outcome of negotiations for these members in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré: “We are proud of the new collective agreement and working conditions the team achieved for our members in the Quebec area who are now in a better situation.”

  • Media & News
    • News
      • All News
      • Agriculture
      • By the Numbers
      • Campaigns
      • Directions Newsletter
      • Infographics
      • Politics
      • Social Justice
      • Women and Gender Equity
      • Young Workers
      • Health & Safety
    • Media
    • Subscribe to E-news
  • Join the Union
  • About Our Union
    • About Our Union
      • Find Your Local Union
      • National President
      • National Council
      • Constitution
      • Union History
      • Mission Statement
      • Annual Reports
      • Join UFCW Canada
  • Media & News
    • Media & News
      • News
      • Media
      • Subscribe to E-news
  • Resources
    • Resources
      • Union Training & Scholarships
      • Health & Safety
      • The National Defence Fund
      • Member Discounts
      • Great Canadian Food Products
      • 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
      • Paid Sick Days Now!
      • Stop the Hate! Support an anti-racist COVID-19 recovery
      • Add Your Voice to the Call for Universal Childcare
      • Take Action to Protect Farm Workers and Canada’s Food Supply
      • Show your support for frontline workers
      • Help Food Processing Workers!
      • Economic Security for All
      • What you need to know about COVID-19
      • Support the expansion of EI benefits
      • Help support justice for First Nations children in Canada
      • Support Uber Drivers
      • Tell Sobeys to protect workers and ditch toxic receipts
      • Save The Beer Store
      • #NoMore campaign to end gender-based violence
      • Help close the Gender Wage Gap today
      • Stop Cargill’s union-busting in Turkey
  • 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

FacebookTwitterYoutubeInstagram

Copyright © 2022 UFCW Canada. All Rights Reserved
United Food and Commercial Workers Union
Canada's private sector union