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After two weeks on the picket line, Calgary Coca-Cola workers have accepted a collective agreement.
In a vote Wednesday, 73 per cent of the workers supported the deal their union says gives them improved language on job security, a nine-per-cent pay increase over six years and an increase in maximum severance from 48 to 72 months.
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It also improves scheduling conditions for the 268 workers at the northeast Calgary plant, says Teamster Local 987 Business Agent Brock Penner.
CALGARY A deal has been struck to settle a strike at a Coca-Cola bottling plant in northeast Calgary that began in mid-March. The Teamsters Local Union 987 says more than 250 workers at Coca-Cola Refreshments Calgary will be back at work on Sunday after members voted 73 per cent in favour of the new deal. The union says the agreement will help employees with improved trust and job security with the company. It also allowed for a nine per cent wage increase over six years and an increase in maximum severance from 48 to 72 weeks. Drivers who are not being allotted hours for their routes can shift into a warehouse role or, if they are not scheduled 20 hours a week, they can opt for a layoff until the schedule returns to normal.
The union representing 268 workers at the Coca-Cola Refreshments plant in northeast Calgary confirms the employees are engaged in strike action as of Monday morning in an effort to protect their positions.
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A strike by Calgary Coca-Cola workers, opposed to contracting out, will severely impact the supply of the beverage, says their union.
On Monday morning, about 270 workers walked off the job and set up picket lines at the company’s northeast plant.
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While non-unionized workers were attempting to deliver product from the facility, the availability of the popular beverage will soon be squeezed if the dispute continues, said Brock Penner, business agent for Teamster Local Union 987.