Union vida demands "significant" wage increase in retail
"The employees in the trade warehouses and in transport work day and night - even on weekends - so that we are all supplied with everyday products at all times," said Christine Heitzinger, chairwoman of the vida services sector and chief negotiator for the collective agreement negotiations, about the trade workers' collective agreement negotiations.
Trade Collective Agreement Negotiations: Union Vida Demands Additional Vacation Day for Trade Workers
Among "the major challenges of the profession" are the cold in refrigerated warehouses, high burdens from dust, breakage and dirt in disposal, a high risk of injury during stacking work, and the stress in traffic for delivery drivers. The union's demand package for the trade workers' collective agreement negotiations also includes an additional vacation day per year, higher night work bonuses, and "an appropriate bonus for Sunday work."
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