PHOENIX — Members of the United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local 99 voted to ratify a 30-month contract on August 31 -- giving them the largest wage increase for long-term, full-time employees in more than three decades.
The agreement includes a $6,000 wage increase for long-term, full-time members, which is the largest contractual wage increase for Fry’s, Safeway and Smith’s employees in over 30 years, according to a press release from the United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local 99, which represents the employees.
The contract also includes:
A reduction in the healthcare waiting period for all employees
A new paid holiday for employees hired after 2004
A ratification bonus or retroactive back pay for most employees hired prior to January 1, 2023
UFCW 99 is Arizona’s largest private-sector union. The group represents 25,000 workers at Fry’s, Safeway and other employers throughout the Southwest.
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