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RWDSU Members at Saks Fifth Avenue in Chicago employed in the Jewelry Department have ratified their first union contract, a two-year agreement which raises commission pay significantly. The increase could result in members’ pay increasing thousands of dollars a year.
In September, members of RWDSU Local 1102 at Saks 5th Avenue’s iconic flagship store in Manhattan ratified a contract that will reverberate nationwide. The hard-fought contract, which was settled shortly before the deadline, repelled the company’s outrageous demands to eliminate employee commissions when a customer paid with an “earned gift card” or “Saks First” loyalty points – a change which would have slashed employee pay by up to 10 percent.
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