On Wednesday morning, January 6th, the membership at Bimbo ratified a new contract by a strong majority of approximately five to one.
This new three-year agreement contains many improvements for the affected members including:
- Vacation relief to choose routes by seniority.
- Increase in holiday pay if working on the holiday.
- Changed the birthday holiday to a floating holiday.
- $500.00 dollar gross lump sum ratification bonus.
- $5.00 dollar increase in weekly base pay.
- $0.40 cents increase for full-time hourly rates.
- $0.25 cents increase for part-time hourly rates.
- Lowered cost of insurance for employees by $5.00 dollars per week in years one and two, and by $10.00 dollars per week in year three.
- The Company will maintain a 4% increase to employee pensions for each year of the agreement.
Business Agent Roy Reynolds would like to thank the members of the union committee, Billy Arthur, Bradon Gavin, Chris Wiehebrink and Kenny White Sr., for their tireless work during these negotiations. Due to the scheduling, these members sat in negotiations on their time off, often for twelve hours each day. Their knowledge, experience, and dedication were vital to securing this contract.
