Union-label Champagne for the
new Millennium now available!
The United Farm Workers has just signed a new agreement for the vineyard firm that harvests for a famed French Champagne, Luis Roederer.
Workers at the 580-acre Anderson Vineyards based in Philo, Calif. harvest grapes for Roederer Estate Winery. Roederer Estate produces high quailty California Champagnes.
Under the one-year union contract, the company's 100 vineyard workers won a 2% pay increase--to a $6.35 an hour minimum base wage rate--with up to an additional 10% bonus on wages paid to each worker and a profit sharing plan of up to 6% of wages received for the year.
In addition, the pact provides comprehensive medical, dental and vision benefits for workers and their dependents; a 401K retirement plan; nine paid holidays a year; paid vacations; seniority rights; protections for workers involving layoffs, recalls, transfers and promotions; and a grievance and binding arbitration procedure.
To purchase union-label Roederer Estate Champagne, visit its web site at: http://www.pacific.net/~roederer/ or contact the company at: E-mail: roederer at pacific.net, , Telephone: (707) 895-2288, Fax: (707) 895-2120, Address: 4501 Highway 128, Philo CA 95466.