United water and uwua local 375 reach agreement

Harrington park, n.j.--(business wire)--united water announced that the utility workers union of america local 375 recently ratified a new contract with the company. local 375 represents employees affiliated with united water jersey city. the company operates the jersey city water system through a contract agreement with the jersey city municipal utilities authority. “both labor and management worked together to achieve a fair and balanced agreement,” said bob iacullo, president of united water. “the five-year contract addresses issues such as wages, benefits and retirement plan changes. it meets the needs of our employees and helps ensure the company’s long term stability. it is also sensitive to the concerns of the customers and communities we serve.” iacullo explained that, despite differences, everyone respected the collective bargaining process. “the end result is a contract which continues to provide united water jersey city employees with one of the best wage and benefit packages in the industry,” he said. iacullo commended the employees who remained focused on their responsibilities to the customers and communities they serve throughout the many months of negotiations. this was evident as employees carried out their day to day activities and as they met the enormous challenges raised by hurricane irene. “i’d like to thank the entire bargaining team whose hard work helped us develop a contract that will serve everyone well in this rapidly changing marketplace,” said iacullo. “with the signing of this contract, united water and uwua local 375 are building upon a 50-year relationship. we will continue to work together to provide innovative water management solutions that improve the quality of life in the communities we serve.” about united water united water is one of the nation’s leading environmental companies, providing water and wastewater services to approximately 7 million people in the united states. in addition to owning and operating 20 water utilities, the company operates more than 200 municipal and industrial water and wastewater systems through innovative public-private partnerships and contract agreements. united water’s affiliate, utility service company, is the nation’s leading provider of long-term asset management contracts for water storage facilities with municipal and industrial clients. founded in 1869, united water is a subsidiary of suez environnement. about suez environnement natural resources are not infinite. each day, suez environnement (paris: sev, brussels: sevb) and its subsidiaries deal with the challenge to protect resources by providing innovative solutions to industries and to millions of people. suez environnement supplies drinking water to 91 million people, provides wastewater treatment services for 61 million people and collects the waste produced by 50 million people. suez environnement has 79,554 employees and, with its presence on a global scale, is the world’s leader exclusively dedicated to environmental services. suez environnement, a 35.4% gdf suez affiliate, reported sales turnover of 13.9 billion euros ($18.5 billion usd) at the end of financial year 2010.
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