Collective agreement contains the highest wages ever for the workforce

MARKHAM, wash., April 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Workers at the Ocean Spray facility in the United States Gray Harbor Region voted overwhelmingly to ratify their recent collective bargaining agreement with Teamsters Local 252. The workers oversee the production of juice concentrate and craisins, the popular fruit snack.

“Workers have an incredible impact right now, and big companies like Ocean Spray are smart to recognize that,” he said Kevin Aselton, Local 252 President. “Congratulations to these brave men and women who have stood together and fought hard throughout this process.”

“What happened in Gray Harbor is an example of what we’re doing across the country,” he said Peter Finn, International Vice President of Teamsters Western Region and Director of Food Processing Division. “We get the people who form the backbone of our food supply chain the wages, benefits and working conditions they deserve.”

The agreement included benefits such as wage increases totaling more than 10 percent over the three-year term of the agreement, a significant increase in workers’ pension contributions, an improved holiday accrual system and more paid holidays.

“The strength and solidarity of Teamsters Union was instrumental in securing this historic contract for us at Ocean Spray,” Lindsey Nelson, said a negotiating committee member. “It feels great to have been a part of such a historic victory – not just for us but for the entire labor movement in here western Washington.”

Teamsters Local 252 represents workers in Gray Harbor, mason, thurston, Lewis And Pacific counties in the Washington state. Visit teamsters252.org for more information.

Contact:
Matt McQuaid(202) 624-6877
mmcquaid@teamster.org

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SOURCE Teamsters Local 252