Union of Chemical Industry succeeded after long struggles to reach agreement for wage raises with companies UPFIELD and MINERVA.

Specifically, the Union states

For UPFIELD

We salute the employees of Upfield Hellas who through unity, rallying with our union, with their determination and after a series of mobilizations (work stoppages, consecutive General Assemblies) have won a bilateral agreement with the company for the year 2023, which includes:

Increases in workers’ wages, 6.4% for all, with increases up to up to 11% for some categories of workers.

Additional 4% increase for some colleagues who are unfairly penalized by the current pay scale from 1/1/24

Base salary1070euros for assistant operators and 1160 for operators. Additional 3% increase for employees who are paid at the basic salary as of 1/1/24

Exchange checks of 150 euros for the summer.

Exchange checks of 50 euros per month which will become 55 euros from 1/1/24

The company’s commitment to staff the posts with sufficient personnel to

to ensure the smooth operation of the factory

FOR MINERVA

A great success for all the workers of our sector the signing of a company collective agreement at MINERVA! It paves the way for the strengthening of the demand centres everywhere! The signing of a collective agreement at Minerva is an another important achievement of the factory workers and a bright example for workers throughout the industry.

A battle that lasted more than 2 years, whose component element was the that only by fighting against the interests of the employers will we be able to achieve the best possible results, we could bring our own needs to the fore. Through the struggle for every small and big problem, the slogan “their profits or our lives” was given flesh and blood.

Most important and irreplaceable was the role of the elected by the workers themselves, the factory committee of our union, which through daily interventions did not let “nothing go down”, shaped the terms of unity and action among the workers, was and is the daily eyes and ears of the Union inside the factory.

Our decisive attitude was manifested in a multiform struggle such as our assemblies, work stoppages, the universal participation in strikes, the event for the celebration of the May Day, while we prevented with our attitude any the employer’s attempt to divide us, bend us and sow confusion between the workers.

This attitude has strengthened the bargaining capacity of our union against the company’s management, which eventually signed the Collective Contract for the year 2023 with retroactive effect from 1/1/23 which includes:

Increases in employees’ wages, 6.5% for those who were paid less than 1,450 euros and 6% for those paid more.

Increase in the basic daily wage to 40.07 euros.

Reinstatement of 3year service benefit from now on. Specifically the agreement

provides for 3 years of service 3% for workers who were hired from 1/1/12 and 2% for those hired before that date

1.5% increase for employees performing outside work due to exposure to weather conditions.

Exchange cheques of 120 euros for Christmas.

Redefinition of childbirth allowances and more”

This is the path we call on all our colleagues in the sector to to walk. To fight organized through our union. To become members of the Union and to create their own forms of organization in every workplace and through mass processes to demand collective agreements on terms that will provide relief against the tide of inflation and high cost of living