Union members at the CVS Health Distribution Center in La Habra have ratified a new four-year collective bargaining agreement giving them a $7.10 per hour wage increase, the union announced Friday.
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The new contract covers warehouse workers, drivers, mechanics, maintenance and sanitation workers represented by Teamsters Local 952, according to the union.
The Teamsters said the agreement secures a $7.10 per hour wage increase over the life of the contract, with a $3 an hour raise hitting paychecks in the first year alone. It also includes $1.50 an hour increases to pension contributions, strengthening retirement security for hundreds of Teamsters families, the union said.
"This is the best contract we've ever negotiated at this facility," Gary Brocket, a 13-year CVS Teamster and union shop steward, said in a statement. "We won real gains that will improve our lives for years to come. I'm proud to walk into work knowing our Teamsters contract is protecting us."
In addition to substantial raises, the contract secures Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a paid holiday. Longstanding seniority issues in the warehouse have been resolved, and work that had previously been outsourced has been brought back into the facility, creating more Teamsters jobs and increasing earnings for members, the union said.
Drivers also won new protections that limit the use of surveillance cameras, and all members are now covered by contract language that protects their right to honor a picket line, the Teamsters said.
"Our members stayed strong and never backed down," said Eric Jimenez, secretary-treasurer of Local 952. "Their unity delivered a life- changing agreement. We held CVS management accountable and won a contract that reflects the strength and determination of our members."
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