Unionized Southern California Stater Bros. workers have ratified a new labor contract with the grocery chain, their union announced Friday.

According to the United Food and Commercial Workers Union, the three-year agreement includes "substantial wage increases," along with a new supplemental pension plan and increased healthcare contributions. It also includes provisions for worker safety and adequate staffing, union officials said.

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The contract covers more than 12,000 Stater Bros. workers across Southern California.

"The journey to contract ratification was different this year," according to a statement from the union. "Never before have our members had to fight this hard to get what they deserved. Never before ha

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