Some supermarket employees in the region will see a wage increase thanks to a union negotiation.

Kroger Central Division and members of United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local 700 ratified a new labor contract on Friday. It increases hourly wages by more than $25 million during the life of the agreement.

It also invests $58 million annually in associate health care and $11 million each year in associates’ pension for retirement.

This collective bargaining agreement covers more than 8,600 retail clerks and meat department associates working throughout 68 central Indiana stores.