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Workers at the Shaw’s Distribution Center in Wells, Maine, overwhelmingly ratified a new four-year contract that includes pay increases and pension improvements.
The contract includes a $5.05 per hour raise over four years, increased employer pension contributions and streamlined workflows. Nate Jordan, United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 791 vice president and chief steward at the Shaw’s Distribution Center, said it is the best contract they have won since they formed a union in 1998. The local represents between 250 and 275 workers at the distribution center.
“Our last contract for 2022 to ’25 was the best contract that we've seen and this one here beat it, so we’ve done really well the last couple of contracts,” Jordan said.