NEW YORK — Workers at the nation’s largest wholesale produce market reached a tentative contract agreement Saturday, averting a threatened strike that would have forced New York restaurants, grocery stores, and homes to scramble for fresh fruit and vegetables, according to union and management officials.
The 1,300 union members employed by Hunts Point Market in the South Bronx will vote on the tentative deal Wednesday, according to a statement released by Daniel Kane Jr., president of Teamsters Local 202.
“Our members stood strong and the market knew we were serious,” Kane said. “We said we deserved a fair wage, we fought for it, and we got it.”
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