May 30th, 2019
UFCW Local 1189 members at the Wedge Co-op overwhelmingly voted in favor of a new 3-year contract on Wednesday, May 29. The new contract expires at the end of March 2022 and passed with 93% of votes in favor of ratification.
Abraham Wangnoo
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May 20th, 2019
UFCW Local 1189 has reached a tentative agreement with The Wedge. A ratification vote will be held on Wednesday, May 29, 2019 from 12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. in Classroom C at the Lyndale location.
May 8th, 2019
UFCW Local 1189 members at Kowalski’s Central facility in Shoreview voted overwhelmingly in favor of ratifying a new three-year agreement on May 8. The agreement contains a number of improvements for top of scale/over scale wages, protection for parents during emergency weather situations, improvements to the holiday pay language, more flexible vacation scheduling and improvements to on-call pay.
May 2nd, 2019
A tentative agreement was reached with Kowalski's for UFCW Local 1189 members working at the Central Bakery on May 1, 2019. A ratification vote has been scheduled for Wednesday, May 8 from 10 a.m.
April 3rd, 2019
Through two productive bargaining sessions, the Employer and the Union have reached tentative agreements on a number of items; however, economic issues still remain.
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