New contract for Food Distribution Center workers
Workers at the Philadelphia Food Distribution Center voted Saturday to ratify a five-year agreement that includes wage increases, employer-paid health care and increased employer contributions to the pension plan.
Workers at the Philadelphia Food Distribution Center voted Saturday to ratify a five-year agreement that includes wage increases, employer-paid health care and increased employer contributions to the pension plan.
In return, International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 929 agreed to allow a lower starting wage for new employees, although full contributions would still be made to their health and pension benefits after a few months probation, said Rocky Bryan Jr., president of the local.
The agreement, which covers about 450 truck drivers, warehouse workers, cashiers, and sales representatives, is a master contract, binding on the 35 employers who have operations at the center in South Philadelphia.
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