Good Contract News for Saks Women’s Shoes Workers

A new three-year agreement protecting commissions, raising wages, and securing medical benefits has been unanimously ratified by Local 1102 members at Saks Fifth Avenue in the 8th Floor Women’s Designer Shoe Department. Protecting commissions for retail workers is critical in luxury stores where a single high-priced sale can make up a large portion of a member’s pay check. Did you know? The commission pay structure was one the first methods used to secure gender pay-equity for union members in department stores and it continues to be an important system still in use today across many RWDSU stores to ensure fair pay. Members who work at the department store’s iconic Fifth Avenue flagship location in Manhattan also have won the opportunity to enroll in the union’s medical plan. Learn more about the new contract on Local 1102’s Instagram page!