The proposed agreement stipulates that new hires will receive an 80% wage increase over the length of the agreement, while veteran workers will see a more than 30% raise. Further, the agreement preserves Teamsters’ health care, considerably increases pension contributions and ensures the long-term operation of the Freetown facility.

Teamsters Local 25 and Stop & Shop announced on Friday they’ve reached a tentative agreement on a new contract for employees at a Massachusetts distribution center, avoiding a strike.

A strike is looming over Stop & Shop as an ongoing contract dispute reaches a key date. Friday marks the deadline for a new contract agreement between the grocery chain and union workers at the distribution center in Freetown,