St. Louis Grocery workers vote to accept contract

[Sherman A1]

Grocery workers vote to accept contract
By Mary Jo Feldstein and Jeffrey Tomich
ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH
Thursday, Sep. 06 2007

Workers at the St. Louis area's three largest grocery store chains voted
overwhelmingly to ratify a new three-year contract on Wednesday, averting the
kind of bitter strike and lockout that led them to walk off the job for more
than three weeks in 2003, eating into store profits and frustrating consumers.

Some 2,289 members of the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 655, or 82
percent of those voting, approved a contract that, among other provisions,
raises wages by $1.20 an hour over three years. Some 511 members voted against
the proposal. The local has 9,500 members.

More at this link........

http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/business/stories.nsf/story/DBE4C92B4F57B9668625734E0009E718?OpenDocument




While I am more than happy to see this contract pass as one of the members who did vote. I think it's sad to see a voter turnout of less than 30% on an issue that directly affects an individual.

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[Omaha Steve]

1. An R for Sherman A1

I'm happy for one of our forums regulars.

[Sherman A1]

2. Thanks

Appreciate all your efforts to keep everyone updated on labor news from around the country.

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