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GWINNER, N.D. (NewsDakota.com/KFGO) – Union workers at the Doosan-Bobcat plant in Gwinner, North Dakota have approved a new contract. The vote took place Saturday in the gymnasium of the North Sargent school.

United Steelworkers Union Local 560 representative Tom Ricker says 1300 employees are covered by the four-year deal. He says they’ll see a pay increase of 18% over the length of the contract and that the company also agreed to contribute more toward monthly health insurance premiums and made vacation-time improvements.

The official vote total is not being released.

The Gwinner plant manufactures skid-steer, compact, and track loaders.