Service & Solidarity Spotlight: UFCW Members at Hanover Foods Secure Contract; Avoid Strike

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United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 1776 members at Hanover Foods ratified a new contract, narrowly avoiding a strike. The three-year contract was approved by a 2-to-1 margin. In the new contract, workers will remain on the union-sponsored health care plan, transition to a new pension plan, receive 3%-5% wage increases in the first year of the contract, up to 5% in the second and third years, and workers with more than 20 years of service will see additional vacation time.

"UFCW 1776 stood together with our members to bring Hanover Foods to the table to negotiate a settlement," said Wendell Young, president of Local 1776. "This significant achievement wouldn't have been possible without the outstanding dedication and hard work of our member bargaining committee."