(ORISKANY, NEW YORK) – United Food & Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local One-represented Tops Supermarket Employees overwhelmingly ratified a new contract that impacts some 9,000 Members employed in Buffalo, Rochester, Mid State and Olean, Wellsville and in Bradford, Pennsylvania, Union Officials said.

The new Tops contract raises wages for Full-Timers by $2.50 per hour and up to $2 per hour for Part-Timers over the agreement term, with up to $4 immediate increases for Deli, Prepared Foods, and Bakery Managers.

Wage adjustments were made for all other Department and Assistant Department Heads, UFCW Local One said.

In addition: Co-payments for health insurance were cut in half.  Family coverage went from $40 per week to $20 per week (a $1,040 direct Member savings per year); Members with Spousal Coverage went from $35 per week to $17.50 per week (a $910 direct Member savings per year); Members with Children went from $25 per week to $12.50 per week (a $650 direct Member per year savings); and Member single coverage went from $20 per week to $10 per week (a direct Member savings of $520 per year).

On another front, UFCW Local One Representatives said 401K contributions stayed the same for Legacy Members - up to 14% of their yearly wages into the UFCW Local One 401K Plan.

The 401K contributions for all other Members stayed the same.

For new Part-Time Members, the waiting period for 401K contributions is now two years.

This contract increases Tops labor costs by almost $90 million, twice as much as a typical agreement with Tops, the Union said.

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