VAN BUREN COUNTY, MI — Union workers at a Paw Paw beverage company are seeing immediate raises, the elimination of seasonal status and access to benefits for all as the result of a new collective bargaining agreement.
All union workers at Sunberry Beverages are seeing raises ranging from 5 to 10% immediately, with additional raises in January and May 2026 of between 4 and 7%, said John Cakmakci, UFCW Local 951 president.
Sunberry’s 60 union employees had been working under a contract that was originally signed in May 2022 when the plant was owned by Knouse Foods…