IKWE Negotiations Scheduled for December 5
November 27, 2018
The union negotiating committee, led by Sonia Taylor and assisted by Tara Campbell-Stacey and Sheila Sinclair, will be exchanging proposals with the IKWE committee on December 5, 2018.
The collective agreement for the members working at IKWE expired on March 31, however, the current agreement remains in place until a new agreement has been reached. The union bargaining committee will be requesting retroactive pay on any monetary increases negotiated.
UFCW represents approximately 25 members who work at IKWE, which is a crisis shelter for Aboriginal women and children seeking...
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VOI Members Accept New 2-Year Agreement
October 29, 2018
UFCW Local 832 at Vision of Independence (VOI) ratified a new two-year collective agreement by 85 per cent.
Due to the restrictions caused by the current government’s Wage Enhancement Fund in the non-profit sector, the union bargaining committee had to focus on enhancing various premiums in order to provide financial gains for our members. Some of these gains include:
- New top of scale/overscale premium
- New Key Direct Support Professional (KDSP) specialty premium of 2%
- New seniority premiums of one per cent for five years of service and two per cent for...
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Security Guards at SRG Ratify New Agreement
October 24, 2018
UFCW Local 832 union members working at SRG Security Resources Group Inc. ratified a new three-year collective agreement.
During the life of the agreement, the security guards will see their wages increase by 35-cents per hours. The members also receive a one-time lump sum payment in year one of the contract. The new agreement also contains an increase to the safety footwear allowance, as well as additional paid educating and time for site training.
SRG provides contract security officers to a wide variety of businesses across Manitoba. UFCW 832 represents all static...
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Diageo Negotiations Scheduled to Begin
October 23, 2018
The union committee, led by Secretary-Treasurer Beatrice Bruske and assisted by union rep Phil Kraychuk and members Corey Kowalski and Steve Lebel, will be meeting with the company to exchange proposals and begin bargaining on December 6, 2018. Secretary-Treasurer Bruske will be providing regular updates as negotiations progress.
Diageo Canada Inc - Gimli plant produces Crown Royal Whiskey in Gimli, Manitoba. UFCW Local 832 represents approximately 50 members at the Gimli plant who are responsible for producing, distilling and maturing the whiskey before it is shipped to Ontario...
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Viterra Negotiations Resume Next Month
October 19, 2018
The union negotiating committee, consisting of head negotiator Blake Crothers, Tyler Ledoux, Stephane Lemoine, and Ryan Kenny, met with the company October 3, 4, and 5 to commence the bargaining of their first contract. The tone of negotiations was good and the parties were able to resolve a number of the non-monetary items. Negotiations are scheduled to resume in November.
“We still have a lot of heavy lifting ahead of us,” stated union negotiator Crothers. “There are still proposals that we have not touched on, including the monetary items, which will start to address in the next...
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Workers at Loblaw Ratify New Contract
October 14, 2018
On Sunday, October 14, 2018, UFCW Local 832 members working for Loblaw at Superstore, Extra Foods, and No Frills all across Manitoba ratified a new five-year collective agreement with Loblaw.
“Our bargaining committee achieved real gains for themselves and their coworkers at Loblaw,” said Jeff Traeger, President of UFCW Local 832. "In an increasingly challenging industry, I'm proud of the hard work that this committee has put in."
The new agreement with Loblaw brings UFCW 832 members the largest ever financial improvement to the health and welfare benefit plan which...
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Tentative agreement reached with Loblaw
September 28, 2018
The bargaining committee representing over 3500 workers at Superstore, Extra Foods, and No Frills stores across Manitoba reached a tentative agreement at 3:30 a.m. on Friday, September 28, 2018, with Loblaw.
“Thanks to our members’ strong strike mandate and some long days of bargaining, we were finally able to get a deal we can recommend to our membership,” said Jeff Traeger, President of UFCW...
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Members at MNU Ratify New Collective Agreement
September 27, 2018
UFCW 832 union members working at MNU ratified a new four-year collective agreement by 82 per cent.
During the life of the agreement, wages will increase by 6.5 per cent, with the first increase retroactive to October 1, 2017. The new contract also contains improvements to bereavement leave, as well as new wording adding Employment Standards leaves of absence.
“There were a few hiccups but all-in-all this is a very good agreement and we were able to include a lot of language cleanup this time around,” said union negotiator Sonia Taylor.
The Manitoba Nurses' Union (MNU...
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Check out the latest Loblaw Bargaining Committee Video
September 26, 2018
Bargaining with Loblaw is ongoing until the deadline tomorrow at midnight, but in the meantime, check out the latest video from your bargaining committee.
See what else your bargaining committee has to say
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Workers at Loblaw give strong strike mandate
September 24, 2018
The attached video was posted on Tuesday, September 25, from Jeff Traeger to thank the members for their strong strike mandate.
September 24, 2018, at 8:30 p.m. - After several meetings across the province and a day of drop-in voting at the UFCW Training Centre, workers at Superstore, Extra Foods, and No Frills all across Manitoba voted 99% in favour of giving their bargaining committee a...
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