Aramark Woodstock Hospital ratifies

Aramark Woodstock Hospital ratifies wage increases, benefit improvements and paid sick days with new contract.

The membership employed by Aramark at the Woodstock Hospital ratified a three-year agreement on October 17, 2025.

Wages for the members will increase by 12% across all classifications at date of ratification, retroactive to June 4, 2025. Then there will be a 3% increase in each year of the term for the duration of the agreement. We have also secured new minimum wage plus language to ensure wages will maintain a gap of at least 25 cents above the provincial minimum wage.

In benefit improvements the employer contribution rate for health and dental benefits will increase to 80% up from 70%.

We were also successful in gaining paid sick days for full-time members in this round of bargaining; an important achievement for these workers.

The uniform allowance will increase to $50 up from $40, and non-slip shoe coverage will now be $80 per year up from $70. Additionally, the receiver classification will have an allowance of $100 up from $70 for steel toed shoes each year.

Union negotiating committee: Samantha Grimshaw and Courtney Walton. Union representative John Beaton and Servicing representative Skip Pavlick.

Catch up on all the negotiation highlights from across the province here.

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