After month-long strike, Hastings food service workers reach tentative deal
HASTINGS, Minn. -- After a six week strike, food service workers with Hastings Public Schools have reached a tentative agreement with the district.
On Friday, members of SEIU Local 284 ratified the tentative agreement, which will go before the school board next Wednesday.
Additionally, a return to work plan has food service workers returning to their jobs next Thursday, March 30.
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Previously, Hastings Public Schools said it offered its "last, best and final offer" with the starting salary increasing from $13.85 an hour to $15.03 an hour in the first year of the contract and $15.34 an hour in the second year.
SEIU says the one-year contract is above the district's last offer and includes wage improvements and one-time payments of $800 a year.
Contract negotiations started last June and food service workers filed a notice for strike in late January.