Raley’s warehouse workers approve new union deal

Raley’s Grocery warehouse workers in Sacramento, Calif., have a new collective bargaining agreement with Teamsters Local 150. 

More than 85% of the 300 workers voted in favor of the agreement that includes a pension plan, wage increases, and increased union-sponsored healthcare benefits. 

“Too many people in this country are working well into their 70s because of greedy corporations who refuse to provide retirement security to the people who make them rich,” Tom Erickson, Teamsters Warehouse Division Director and Central Region Vice President, said in a statement. “This union is on the frontlines of reversing that trend for working families.”

“This contract is a testament to the solidarity of these hardworking people who have worked tirelessly to secure this deal,” said Conor Tobin, Local 150 Business Agent. “It marks a new chapter in Raley’s workers’ ongoing efforts to enhance their working conditions.”

Raley’s operates 118 stores in the U.S. as of May 7, according to ScrapeHero.

 

Source: supermarketnews.com

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