Top labor firm announces new collective bargaining agreement
Topsham-based McTeague Higbee, which has represented organized labor for the past 35 years, completed negotiations for a second three-year collective bargaining agreement for its unionized employees within the Machinists union, it said Jan. 16.
The contract, which was unanimously approved by negotiating members after eight hours of deliberation, is a three-year deal that features a 3.25% wage increase during its first year and a 3% increase in each of the next two years, as well as increased contributions to the Machinists union pension plan, continuation of the union’s Benefits Trust Healthcare Plan, grievance and arbitration procedures, seniority provisions and paid time off.
“The firm has demonstrated an awareness that collective bargaining is good for both sides of the table and we are hopeful McTeague Higbee will serve as a role model for other employers,” said paralegal and bargaining committee member Carol Sanborn in a prepared statement.
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