After contentious negotiations that included unfair labor practice charges and the threat of a strike, hundreds of unionized Cub Foods workers across the Twin Cities have a new contract.
UFCW Local 663 announced this week that it has ratified a three-year contract with higher wages for all employees, increased hours for part-time workers, and “significant investment” in worker pensions. The union represents nearly 3,000 grocery store workers at Cub locations operated by United Natural Foods (UNFI) and Haug’s.
The contract includes employer pension contributions of 8.8% year over year and wage increases of 9.5% to 13% for full-time workers over the course of the contract. That’s a $3.15 an hour increase for workers employed by Haug’s and a $3 increase for those with UNFI.
Workers at UNFI’s Cub stores will also have limitations on involuntary store transfers, as well as improved scheduling protections.…