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US FOODS TEAMSTERS OVERWHELMINGLY RATIFY NEW CONTRACT
Following a credible strike threat, more than 200 drivers and warehouse workers at US Foods in Indiana, represented by Teamsters Local 135, have overwhelmingly ratified a new four-year collective bargaining agreement. The contract is the direct result of members' readiness to strike, which forced US Foods management to agree to a strong, comprehensive deal that delivers significantly higher wages, a defined benefit pension, protections against automation, and safer working conditions.
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