Local 710 Teamsters at Heritage Wine Unanimously Ratify New Contract
Members to Receive Substantial Retro Pay, New Contributions to 401(k)
© Heritage Wine Cellars
Twenty-one Teamsters Local 710 members at Heritage Wine unanimously ratified a five-year agreement on Saturday. The drivers and warehouse workers are a part of the local cartage agreement with an addendum containing additional articles that the Local 710 Bargaining Committee fought hard to secure.
Teamsters will receive hourly wage increases of 50 cents in each year of the agreement, which is retroactive to April 1, 2013. As a result, each member employed since then will receive substantial retroactive wage payments totaling $6,240.
As a new benefit upon ratification, Heritage Wine will make weekly contributions to each member’s 401(k) plan with the company. This is in addition to the weekly contributions the employer continues to make to each member’s pension with the Chicago Truck Drivers Union (CTDU).
The Bargaining Committee led by Teamster steward Joe Darrow did a phenomenal job at the table. They stood together to ratify a strong agreement with great benefits to our members, particularly their well-deserved retro pay.
Aisha Hurston
Local 710 Business Agent
Members also will receive an additional personal day each year and overtime pay on a daily basis. The Local 710-represented drivers and warehouse workers handle the delivery of wine products out of the Niles, Ill. distribution center.
Teamsters Local 710 is an affiliate of Teamsters Joint Council 25, America’s premier labor union for Chicago, Illinois and northwest Indiana.