DC2 recently prevailed in a charge filed by Grief Packaging to the US District Court (Central District of CA).

Greif Packaging originally paid some of its employees “red-circle” above-scale rates. After the collective bargaining agreement came into effect, the company reduced these employees’ wages without notice.

DC2 filed a grievance and went to arbitration contending that the company violated the contract and the employees should be entitled to above-scale rates. The Arbitrator agreed and ordered the restoration of the red-circle rates and back pay.

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District Council 2 has ratified contracts for members in California, Colorado, Nebraska, Oregon and the state of Washington over the last few months.

In Northern California, we recently organized a new company, the San Jose Mailing Group. Congratulations to our new members there who ratified a four-year agreement with a 2% wage increase in each year of the contract. Vacation benefits and contributions to the SIP 401(k) plan were bargained.

Also ratified in Northern California were Pacific Printing Services Corp.

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In the past few months, District Council 2, which represents the printing industry, has ratified contracts for members in California, Utah, Nevada, Nebraska and the state of Washington reports Secretary-Treasurer Clark Ritchey.

In Northern California, MTA Brown Mail ratified a four-year agreement maintaining the status quo and Community Printers negotiated a three-year contract.  A one-year extension was given to Central Valley News Sentinel (aka Lodi News) and Wheeler Sonoma Printers.

We continue bargaining in Northern California,

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