New Deal at Labatts, London, ON

New Agreement at

Labatts, London, ON

Early negotiations resulted in a new 7 year agreement at our flagship Labatt London Brewery and our Branch Local 1. The agreement was highlighted by numerous improvements to our members work/life balance as shift changes were made easier, rotating shifts limited and vacations made more accessible. On the monetary front senior employees will be offered an early retirement package of 800 hours pay, all employees will receive a $2,000.00 signing bonus and wages will be increased by $1.57/hour with variable incentives potentially adding a further $1.94/hour. Pensions for current employees will be increased by $50/month in each of the last four years while Life insurance increases to $95,000.00 during the life of the contract. New employees will start at $22.00/hour and will receive wage increases of $1.47/hour with variable increases potentially adding a further $$1.88/hour. New employees will be in a defined contribution pension plan that will see both the employer and the employee contribute 5% of base earning to the pension.

“The agreement was ratified by more than 93.5% of the membership and provides long term security for the brewery and our members” said Branch Local 1 President Dave Bridger.

Click here to view the article from the London Free Press