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January 25, 2021

Hunts Point Market Workers in the Bronx Win Wage Increase After Week-Long Strike
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In New York, over 1,400 essential workers at Hunts Point Produce Market
- the largest wholesale produce market in the country - won a major
victory this weekend after going on strike for a week demanding a
$1-an-hour raise. Workers voted to end their strike Saturday after
approving a new contract that includes a $1.85 wage increase over three
years and ends out-of-pocket payments for family healthcare plans. We'll
have more on their victory later in the broadcast.


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