What is a Collective
Bargaining Agreement?

A Collective Bargaining Agreement is a contract negotiated on your behalf by your Union with your employer that guarantees your benefits, wages, and working conditions.

When does your current
Collective Bargaining Agreement expire?

Albertsons, Gelsons, Ralphs, Vicente Foods, Vons, Pavillions - March 6, 2011
Bob’s Market -September 30, 2012
Food 4 Less - June 5, 2011
CVS - Clerks and Pharmacists July 15, 2012
Rite Aid - Clerks and Pharmacists July 15, 2012
Meadowbrook - April 30, 2010

What happens when
the contract expires?

• The Unions objective is to bargain in good faith a successor agreement with your
employer that will be ratified by a majority of members and provide the best benefits
and working conditions possible.

• An agreement is not reached before contract expiration, but an extension of the contract is recommended as long as progress in negotiations can be made.

• An agreement cannot be reached, the Union has exhausted all of its negotiating possibilities and avenues and the employers force a strike, or initiate a lockout.

What are Health &
Welfare Benefits?

Health & Welfare benefits refers to Union negotiated plans that include medical coverage, prescription benefits, vision benefits, dental benefits, mental health and dependent coverage, and all other union negotiated coverages.

Who pays for my
Health & Welfare Benefits?

The contract negotiated by Local 1442 requires the employer to pay most of the cost
of the Health & Welfare Benefits.

Who pays for my Pension?

The contract negotiated by Local 1442 requires the employer to pay the entire cost of
your pension.

Where do my Union dues go?

• Negotiations
• Servicing the Members*
• Enforcing contract compliance*
• Arbitrations
• Affiliation fees to local and state labor bodies and our International Union
• Aid and Assistance
• Salaries of Union employees
• Scholarships
• Death Benefits—Union Life Insurance
• Charities
• Building Maintenance
• Politics
• Strike Benefits (Strikes rarely occur)

Most importantly, your union dues are used to police and enforce your contracts. Even though your employers are legally obligated to abide by its provisions, they violate it on a daily basis and must be held accountable through the grievance and arbitration procedure, and visits to the store on a regular basis by our union representatives.