January 25, 2021
The employers at the Hunts Point Produce Market have reached an agreement with Teamsters Local 202 on a new three-year contract covering 1,400 workers at the Market. The agreement represents an over 10 percent increase in wages and benefits over the course of the contract, with an average 3.4 percent increase in each year of the agreement.
Teamsters Local 202 members approved their new union contract with the largest raises in the history of its bargaining unit — more than 97 percent of workers voted in favor.
“Our merchants in the Hunts Point Produce Market have been feeding New Yorkers for over 200 years,” said Stephen Katzman, owner and president of S. Katzman Produce and Co-President of the Hunts Point Cooperative Board. “We have kept the city fed throughout the Great Depression, two World Wars, two recessions, and now a global pandemic, without ever breaking our crucial role in the food supply chain. We are dedicated to supporting our farmers, customers and the people who ultimately consume our fruits and vegetables as we continue to provide a consistent supply of fresh quality produce to New York City and the surrounding area.