After nearly two weeks on the picket line, workers at a St. Albans dairy plant ratified a contract with their employer Dairy Farmers of America.

The contract was formally ratified on Tuesday afternoon, marking an end to a bargaining process with the company that extended back to June and resulted in a strike.

The St. Albans factory produces milk into cream and condensed and powdered milk for Vermont vendors like Ben and Jerry’s, Cabot, Kate’s Butter and more.

Workers walked off the job on Sept. 26 when the Kansas-based dairy company started to “dig in” on provisions, according to Curtis Clough, president of Vermont Teamsters Local 597, who previously told Vermont Public the company was “brutal” to work for.

Dairy Farmers of America had defended its position, saying in statements it w

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