PCC workers ratify new contract as co-op looks to get back on track

Workers at Seattle-based PCC Community Markets ratified a two-year deal Tuesday that brings sizable raises for some, leaves others at just above minimum wage and buys time for the struggling retailer’s turnaround. 

The contract caps nearly a year of tension between the natural foods co-op, which has 15 locations in and around Seattle, and its 1,600 workers represented by United Food & Commercial Workers Local 3000. On Jan. 26, UFCW members authorized a strike after rejecting PCC’s latest offer, but reached a tentative agreement just a few days later.

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