Duncan Freeman at The Chief Leader reports that more than 600 Food and Beverage Workers employed at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn have reached a tentative contract agreement with their employer this week for a new contract that would expand health care eligibility, raise wages and allow some Workers to start receiving tips.  It also provides for investment in training facilities and programs.  Levy, the vendor that employs Concessions Workers at the arena, has been bargaining with UNITE HERE Local 100 for more than a year.  The agreement, which must first be ratified by Members for it to go into effect, will last until 2027.  Workers are slated to receive raises between $5 and $11.20 and by the end of the contract.  The lowest paid Worker will be making $25 an hour.  About 100 Workers will qualify for free health insurance without seniority or salary qualifications, up from 60 in the last contract, and the Unionized Employees will also get more contributions to their pensions from Levy, which also committed an additional $200,000 to training.

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