JTRAN workers will return Monday under new contract that hikes pay and benefits

JTRAN employees will return to work Monday under a new tentative agreement with MV Transportation, putting an end to the monthlong strike between the two parties.Employees will see an immediate 5% increase in their base pay under the new contract and an additional 3% increase over the next two years. Under the old contract, starting pay was $17.18 an hour with senior workers receiving $23 an hour.The proposal was ratified Thursday by a 29–9 vote and addresses the union’s demands for