Teamsters Union members ratified a new contract covering 120 drivers and warehouse workers at the company’s warehouse in Indianapolis and satellite facilities across Indiana.
The five-year agreement provides wage increases of $9.50 to $11/hour over the life of the contract. It also lowers workers’ share of healthcare premium costs to $0 for the first two years of the contract and significantly increases the employer’s pension contributions.
“The improvements in this contract are the best we’ve ever had,” said Jeff Combs, Secretary-Treasurer of Local 135. “I’m incredibly proud of these members for standing strong and achieving what they did.
“This bargaining unit used to be two separate units, but were merged together when Southern Wine and Glazer’s merged to form one company five years ago,” Combs explained. “It wasn’t an easy process – this group was not unified five years ago and the company knew it.”