BRONX, NY – Teamsters Local 202 announced that a tentative contract agreement has been reached with Hunts Point Market, averting a possible strike.

“Our members stood strong and the market knew we were serious,” said Daniel Kane Jr., President of Teamsters Local 202. “We said we deserved a fair wage, we fought for it and we got it.”

According to the New York Times, the three-year agreement would give workers a raise of $20 a week the first year, $22 the second year and $24 the third year. This would be a compromise between the union’s earlier push for a raise of $25 a week each year and the merchants’ counter of $16 in the first year and $22 thereafter.

“We’re not too far from our demands, so we feel confident that it will be ratified by the rank and file,” said Kane. He added that it would be “the largest wages and benefits package we’ve received in the last 20 years.” 

According to a press release, this contract deal comes on the heels of a strike vote that members took earlier this week. 95% of the members approved the strike after merchants gave what was deemed a “final offer” with raises far short of those proposed by the union. After the strike vote, merchants raised their wage offer.

The union’s 1,300 members at the market will have final say. They will vote on the tentative deal this Wednesday.

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