Hiram Walker & Sons Limited and C.A.W. Local 2027 reach agreement

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Aug 01, 2013, 15:54 ET

WINDSOR, ON, Aug. 1, 2013 /CNW/ - Hiram Walker & Sons Limited is pleased to announce a three-year collective agreement has been ratified between the Company and C.A.W. Local 2027, which represents its 132 production and skilled trades workers in Windsor, Ontario.

The new agreement was reached five months before it was due to expire. Approximately 75% of the union membership voted in favour of the new deal. It addresses key issues for the Canadian operation. "We are very pleased to have reached this important agreement with the C.A.W." says Patrick O'Driscoll, President and CEO. "It provides a good platform on which we can build a healthy and competitive manufacturing business in Windsor."

Steve Taylor, President C.A.W. Local 2027 says: "After a tough round of bargaining, I am happy we have bargained a fair agreement with the Company that provides needed improvements for our members. I would like to thank Local 2027 membership for their support!"

The deal provides for the following changes:

  • Lump Sum payments in lieu of wage increases & COLA (totaling $4450 for production & $5200 for trades over the life of the contract)
  • Early Signing bonus of $1250
  • Vacation schedule improvements
  • New hire wage scale and pension contributions
  • Health Care Benefit improvements
  • 30 voluntary retirement incentive packages over the life of the contract

Hiram Walker & Sons Limited is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Pernod Ricard S.A. and is the proud home of Polar Ice® vodka, Lamb's® rum, Lamb's Black Sheep® spiced rum, Malibu® liqueurs and Wiser's® Canadian whiskies - Canada's best-selling whisky family. Hiram Walker & Sons Limited bottles over 4.5 million cases of spirits and distills 48 million liters of absolute alcohol each year. Pernod Ricard's other key international brands include: ABSOLUT® vodka, Chivas Regal®, The Glenlivet® and Ballantine's® Scotch whiskies, Jameson® Irish whiskey, Beefeater® gin, Malibu® rum, Kahlúa® liqueur, Mumm® champagne, and Jacob's Creek®, Wyndham Estate®, Stoneleigh®, Campo Viejo® and Graffigna® wines.

SOURCE: Hiram Walker & Sons Limited

Contact:  Paul Holub, Vice President Human Resources
Telephone: (519) 561-5389 or (416) 479-2411
Email:  [email protected]

Contact:  Steve Taylor, President CAW Local 2027
Telephone:  (519) 890-5316
Email:   [email protected]

  

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