On Thursday July 15,  members from the Your Independent Grocer (YIG) Store in Squamish ratified a new collective agreement.

The 6-year collective agreement covers 103 members; improvements include wage increases and benefit eligibility requirements being dropped by two years.

The contract was negotiated by Dean Patriquin – Director of Bargaining/Chair, Union Representative Bruce Jackson, and members Leah Ramage and Chris Jones.