Lactalis Canada Inc. members in Sudbury ratified a five-year agreement on November 28, 2023 which includes wage improvements for all workers (Part-time worker wages are the same as full-time wages).
- Year 1 – 3.5%
- Years 2 & 3 – 2.5%
- Years 4 & 5 – 3.5%
This will result in an increase of $4.85 for Production 1 and $4.79 for Production 2 workers.
Members will also receive a signing bonus of $500 at ratification.
Pension contributions will be increased $1.00 per month per year throughout the contract. January 1, 2024, the Company will amend the future service pension plan, to provide an employee at the normal retirement age of 65 a service-related pension benefit of $87.00 per month per year. Then, going forward in 2025 – $88.00, 2026 – $89.00, 2027 – $90.00 and 2028 – $91.00 for employees hired before January 1, 2015.
Benefit improvements include:
- Life insurance increase of $2000 per year throughout the contract.
- Dental plan increases to current Ontario Dental Association fee schedule.
- Dental benefit increases by $100 per year throughout the contract.
- Vision care provides maximum benefit of $300 up from $275, and $100 for eye exam every 24 months.
- Update Chiropractic benefit to Paramedical benefit of $500 up from $275 which now includes x-rays, physiotherapists, and massage therapists.
- LTD benefit up to 66% from 60% and an increase to the cap by $150 per contract year, an important and long-awaited improvement for these members.
Language improvements include:
- Boot allowance increases from $250 to $275 and now includes insoles. Beginning January 2026, the boot allowance increases to $300, including insoles.
- Increases in bereavement leave for brother, sister, mother and father in-law, and grandchildren to five working days off. Grandparents, brother/sister-in-law added to three working days off.
- Probation period reduced from 75 days to 480 hours worked with reviews approximately every 160 hours.
Union negotiating committee: Marc Frappier, Robert Gaudreau and Steven Gervais. Union representatives: Jeff Barry and Michael Bernier.
Catch up on all the negotiation highlights from across the province here.
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