Great Lakes Paper Agreement (4/28/07)

The employees at Great Lakes Paper in Buffalo, NY, share the same concerns as most American workers. They are concerned about their pay and benefits, and now more than ever, their health care coverage. But the workers at Great Lakes Paper have one thing many other workers don't: a union to stand up and fight for them.

The RWDSU Local 139A members at the paper recycling plant have ratified a new five-year agreement that sees their current health care coverage protected without any changes for the duration of the contract. The contract also increases wages three percent each year of the contract, and increases the company's contributions to the workers' retirement plan.