{"id":50130,"date":"2022-08-31T19:32:06","date_gmt":"2022-08-31T19:32:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ufcw.org\/?post_type=victories&#038;p=50130"},"modified":"2022-08-31T19:32:06","modified_gmt":"2022-08-31T19:32:06","slug":"minnesota-grocery-workers-stand-together-for-a-better-contract","status":"publish","type":"victories","link":"https:\/\/www.ufcw.org\/actions\/victories\/minnesota-grocery-workers-stand-together-for-a-better-contract\/","title":{"rendered":"Minnesota Grocery Workers Stand Together for a Better Contract"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">About 270 members of UFCW Local 1189 who work in three Festival Foods and two Knowlan\u2019s Supermarkets stores in the St. Paul, Minn., metro area ratified a new contract on July 28 that strengthens wages and benefits. Festival Foods stores in St. Paul and Minneapolis are owned by Knowlan\u2019s Supermarkets, Inc.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The two-year contract includes wage increases and scheduling improvements. The contract also includes health and safety measures to protect our members, including safety trainings and meetings and protective equipment. In addition, the contract includes new and improved pandemic and gender neutral language. The employer will also pay a significant increase into the multiemployer union health care fund with no increase to member contributions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe increased wages, health care and improved safety language were only achievable through belonging to a union,\u201d said J. Scotty Rotter, who is a Festival Foods employee and long service steward and negotiating committee member.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI\u2019m proud of the hard work and accomplishments of the Festival and Knowlan\u2019s bargaining committee, who proved that even our members working for small employers can make major improvements and raise the standard for all workers in the industry,\u201d said UFCW Local 1189 President Jim Gleb.<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About 270 members of UFCW Local 1189 who work in three Festival Foods and two Knowlan\u2019s Supermarkets stores in the St. Paul, Minn., metro area ratified a new contract on July 28 that strengthens wages and benefits. Festival Foods stores in St. Paul and Minneapolis are owned by Knowlan\u2019s Supermarkets, Inc. 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