NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — A weeklong strike at Hunts Point Produce Market ended Saturday after workers overwhelmingly approved a deal that includes their largest pay increase in decades and more money for health coverage. Employees at the Bronx market will receive raises totaling $1.85 per hour over three years, including an increase of 70 cents per hour in the first year, their union said. Management will also make additional contributions of 40 cents per hour to employee healthcare. About 1,400 members of Teamsters Local 202 walked off the job Jan. 17, upset with how they were being compensated while continuing to keep operations going throughout the coronavirus pandemic, which caused the death of six employees. It was the first strike at the market since 1986. “Some of us can get a little bit of safe harbor by working from home or telecommuting. These folks can not do that,” Local 202 President Danny Kane said in a telephone interview. MORE: Hunts Point Produce Market Workers On Strike Over Wage Dispute Workers will start returning to work at the market Sunday, the union said. About 97% of striking employees voted in favor of the deal. “The message today is how powerful, when… Read full this story
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