Case New Holland plant in Fargo (KFGO file photo)
FARGO (KFGO) – There will not be a strike by union workers at the Case New Holland plant in Fargo.
The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers Local 2525 has ratified a new contract with the company. The contract was ratified Saturday morning.
The previous six-year contract expired on April 28, but the union and company agreed to extend the contract and continue negotiations.
The union was asking for a pay raise, the retention of health care benefits, and job protections. The deal covers nearly 700 union members.
Union Business Agent Jeremy Pearson told KFGO News, the contract contains significant improvements over the company’s original offer. Most notably, Pearson said the union will keep its healthcare insurance plan. He said the company had proposed replacing it with a self-insurance program.
In the end, Pearson said the company made moves to address member concerns, understanding the union’s importance of the workers. He had earlier described the negotiations as “intense.”
The Fargo manufacturing plant makes tractors and loaders used in agriculture and construction.
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