Hannaford Supermarket officials and the union representing workers at its South Portland distribution center reached a new, three-year contract that was overwhelmingly ratified last Wednesday night.
The terms are the same as those originally offered by Delhaize America Distribution LLC to United Food and Commercial Workers Local 1445, the union working at the Hannaford distribution center in South Portland, when their contract ran out on Feb. 17.
The workers held a 24-hour strike on Feb. 21, then went back to work as the union and supermarket representatives started negotiations in late February.
Existing workers will get a $1.50 hourly raise over three years, amounting to 50 cents per hour for the year starting Feb. 17, when the contract ran out, and in 2019 and 2020, according to UFCW Local 1445 President Jeff Bollen.
“The new contract was ratified overwhelmingly last Wednesday night,” he said. “The vote was 150 to 38.” He said about 250 union workers are employed at the plant.
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