On Tuesday, January 12th the membership at Bimbo Bowling Green ratified a new contract by a majority vote.
This new three-year agreement contains many improvements for the affected members including:
- 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 committee member and union steward Tim Fisher for his great work during these negotiations. Due to conflicting schedules, Tim often sat at the negotiating table for twelve hours on his days off. His knowledge, experience, and dedication were instrumental in getting this contract secured.