{"id":55486,"date":"2024-09-17T14:49:17","date_gmt":"2024-09-17T14:49:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ufcw.org\/?post_type=victories&#038;p=55486"},"modified":"2024-09-17T14:49:18","modified_gmt":"2024-09-17T14:49:18","slug":"agricultural-workers-in-california-ratify-a-new-contract","status":"publish","type":"victories","link":"https:\/\/www.ufcw.org\/actions\/victories\/agricultural-workers-in-california-ratify-a-new-contract\/","title":{"rendered":"Agricultural Workers in California Ratify a New 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\">On August 27, more than 200 members of UFCW Local 5 who work for OLAM Americas in California recently ratified a new contract. OLAM Americas is an agricultural harvesting company, and these members harvest onions and garlic from April to November beginning in the Imperial Valley before moving to Blyth, Ariz., and then to the San Joaquin Valley. The majority of the members in this unit are women.<\/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 four-year contract, which was ratified by an overwhelming margin of the members, provides a 15 percent pay increase over the life of the agreement, maintains affordable health care, and increases retirement benefits by more than 30 percent. 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