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.

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 has the company disrespected our members, intimidated them, bullied them a

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