GRAND ISLAND, Neb. (KSNB) - Workers at Grand Island’s JBS Swift meatpacking plant will get better pay, paid sick leave and a pension plan under a new contract between the packer and the United Food and Commercial Workers Union (UFCW.)

In a press release on the UFCW’s website, the union says workers ratified the new contract in May. The agreement covers workers at 14 plants around the country, including Grand Island, which employs about 3,600 workers.

The UFCW said the new contract will raise the average wage to $23-$24 per hour. The contract will also implement a paid sick time program and establish a pension fund jointly managed by the UFCW and JBS. There are also increases in paid vacation.

The new contract also establishes ergonomic safety measures, allows dedicated walking stewards

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