Employees at Coke Canada’s bottling plants in the Lower Mainland are returning to work after a two-month strike.
Teamsters Local 213, the union representing more than 400 Coke Canada workers, announced Tuesday that a new collective bargaining agreement has been ratified.
Teamsters Local 213 spokesman Jim Loyst said Richmond News The new agreement was ratified on Sunday after more than 20 days of negotiations.
“Members returned to work on Monday, September 11, knowing they had secured significant wage increases and a solid collective bargaining agreement,” he said.
“I am proud of the members for their solidarity as a collective in this difficult process and protracted labor dispute.”
Loyst added that the agreement between the union and Coke Canada was reached with the help of David Schaub, a mediator with the BC Labor Relations Board.
Coke Canada has facilities in Richmond, Coquitlam and Chilliwack.
Workers walked off the job in July to demand fair wages as they struggled to make a living amid rising living costs.
The strike led to this Coca-Cola product shortages on shelves throughout the Lower Mainland.
During the strike, Coke Canada was caught using scabs and received two cease-and-desist orders from the British Labor Relations Board.
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