Barrie Coca-Cola workers achieve 3-year contract
October 6, 2017
On October 2, 2017, the approximately 100 members of UFCW Local 175 working at Coca-Cola in Barrie ratified a new agreement.
The three-year contract includes a number of improvements. The negotiating committee avoided having a two-tier wage grid put in place. Also, they bargained a higher rate for Class G Drivers than other plants.
Wages increase by 25 cents per hour in the first year. Full-time employees receive a lump sum payment of $500 in year one as well. Year two sees an increase of 50 cents per hour, plus full-time Cooler Delivery workers receive a $250 lump sum. In the third year, wages increase by another 50 cents per hour with a $250 lump sum for full-time Cooler Delivery employees.
The workers benefit from a retirement readiness program and a defined contribution plan to which the employer pays up to 7.5% and employees pay up to 7%. Additionally, sick pay improves to provide 85%, up from 75%.
Lastly, members receive a paid clothing allowance every two years, and the safety boot allowance improves to $175, up from $125.
Union Negotiating Committee: Dean Baggs, Steve Bryce, Mark Edwards, Brad Nixon, and Union Reps Tony Nigro and Matt Belanger.
See more negotiation updates from the industrial food sector, including beverage production.
Have you moved? Update your address with us.