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Updated at 4:09 p.m., Friday, February 6, 2009

Young Brothers reaches tentative contract deal with local ILWU

Advertiser Staff

About 200 unionized workers at interisland shipping company Young Brothers Ltd. have reached a tentative agreement on a new six-year labor contract.

The workers are represented by the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 142. Employees represented by the union include include longshore workers, freight clerks, clerical and maintenance workers.

Details of the agreement were not available.

Ratification votes are set for Feb. 21 on Kauai, Feb. 25 in Hilo, Feb. 26 in Kawaihae and Feb. 27 in Honolulu. A joint ratification vote for workers on Maui, Molokai and Lanai is scheduled for March 3.