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Deal Ends U of Minnesota Strike, Clearing Way for Farm Aid 40 to Proceed

The agreement ends a weeklong walkout that jeopardized the nonprofit’s 40th‑anniversary show.

Overview

  • Teamsters Local 320 said the strike is over after receiving an offer it says meets its demands, with a ratification vote to follow.
  • Farm Aid confirmed the Sept. 20 concert at Huntington Bank Stadium will go on as planned after warning it would not cross a picket line.
  • The University of Minnesota previously called its offer highly competitive and said whether the event proceeded was up to organizers.
  • Details of the new agreement were not immediately released by either the university or the union.
  • Willie Nelson had appealed to Gov. Tim Walz during the standoff, which began Monday after workers rejected the university’s prior offer.