Food Service Workers, Members of UNITE HERE Local 17, at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport have ratified a new contract that averted a potential Strike during the busy Thanksgiving travel week. “It is an historic agreement that includes the HIGHEST wage increases ever won at the Airport,” the Union said in a statement. HMSHost operates dining venues at dozens of airports across the country. The deal comes after more than a year of bargaining, according to the Union, and covers 250 Workers. The agreement includes a tip line for Fast Food and Barista Workers for the first time, a higher tipped benefit rate, historic wage increases for Cooks, Utility Workers and Engineers, and access to affordable dependent health insurance. “This agreement is a long time coming,” said Victor Arreole, a Cook who works for HMSHost. “We fought for more than a year to win back what we lost during the (Coronavirus) Pandemic and we’re finally getting the wages and benefits our families deserve. This contract is going to change lives.” 

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