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 two-to-one margin. In the new contract, workers will remain on the union-sponsored healthcare plan, will transition to a new pension plan, will 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.
