New deal includes wage increases, retroactive pay, signing bonuses: UFCW
United Food and Commercial Workers Canada (UFCW) Local 401 members working for Compass Group at various Alberta correctional services’ facilities ratified a new contract Oct. 7.
The new province-wide collective agreement covers members working at remand centres, correctional facilities and young offenders units across Alberta.
The new three-year deal contains a variety of gains for workers, including improved just-cause provisions for termination, better representation language for stewards and stronger employee rights regarding discipline, said the union.
As well, the new contract features restrictions on consecutive days of work, improvements to family leave language, better provisions for members wishing to address workplace concerns with their employer and improved health and safety language.
Monetary highlights include wage increases in each year of the contract, along with full retroactive pay, improved overtime provisions, signing bonuses for all employees, longevity bonuses paid annually, improved eye exam and glasses coverage and better sick pay.
