Workers at Brandon’s Maple Leaf Foods have ratified a new contract.
The 7-year deal includes a 23% bump in wages and a 30% increase in shift premiums.
The agreement also provides greater flexibility for using banked overtime and secures increased company contributions to benefits, dental plans and pensions.
61 per cent of the members represented by UFCW Local 832 voted in favour of the new deal.
Maple Leaf has 2,000 employees in their Brandon facility.