{"id":53428,"date":"2023-10-12T15:59:03","date_gmt":"2023-10-12T15:59:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ufcw.org\/?post_type=victories&p=53428"},"modified":"2023-10-18T16:06:26","modified_gmt":"2023-10-18T16:06:26","slug":"co-op-workers-in-minnesota-ratify-a-new-contract","status":"publish","type":"victories","link":"https:\/\/www.ufcw.org\/actions\/victories\/co-op-workers-in-minnesota-ratify-a-new-contract\/","title":{"rendered":"Co-op Workers in Minnesota Ratify a New Contract"},"content":{"rendered":"
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On Oct. 2, about 180 members of UFCW Local 663 who work at three Seward Community Co-op stores in Minneapolis unanimously ratified an industry leading contract that provides livable wages, pay equity and benefits.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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The three-year contract includes wage increases for full- and part-time workers at the top or above the wage scale, who will now receive at least $5.00 an hour more over three years. Full- and part-time workers in the wage scale will receive a minimum of $6.50 over the life of the agreement. Some members will gain upwards of $8.00 more by the end of the contract. The starting wage is now $17.65 an hour, which is among the highest starting wages for co-ops nationwide.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Additional contract gains include paid time off, and sick time will now be combined. The contract also increases parental leave and establishes a pay equity process. The new contract is retroactive to August 21, 2023.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\u201cWe were able to win substantial raises for every single union member at Seward,\u201d said Anthony Taylor-Gouge, a grocery shift lead. \u201cThese are life changing raises that make a real difference in peoples\u2019 daily lives. It gives us as workers a real future at the co-op because the majority of workers will be getting over $4.00 in raises in the first year of the contract alone. We\u2019re excited to help pave the way for retail workers in Minnesota and around the country.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\u201cWe unanimously passed a contract which works to benefit all of our workers in significant ways,\u201d said Whitney Peterson, a multi-department clerk. \u201cThis wasn\u2019t accomplished by a couple, a few, or even a dozen union members, it was everyone\u2019s effort for everyone\u2019s benefit. We won together.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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