Dive Brief:

• Wegmans, a family-owned company that operates 83 supermarkets in the mid-Atlantic states, reached a tentative contract Teamsters Local 118, averting a threatened strike by 900 drivers, warehouse workers and some staff at company headquarters.
• The dispute.centered on Wegmans' plan to shift workers in New York from the Teamsters' retirement plan to a company-run retirement program.
• No details on how that dispute has been resolved were released. Union members will get a chance to vote on a new contract, but it's unclear what changes to the pension plan that contract will include.

Dive Insight:

We're glad to hear that the dispute has ended and that workers will get a chance to vote on a new contract. Negotiations between Wegmans and the Teamsters had dragged on for months, and the union authorized a strike in September. Still, without knowing the details, its hard to say that the dispute has actually ended. Here's hoping the new contract is a good one for both the company and its workers.