New York’s second largest state employee union has agreed to a contract that includes concessions demanded by Gov. Andrew Cuomo and avoids nearly 3,500 layoffs.
By a vote of 27,718 to 11,645, the Public Employees Federation rank-and-file approved the tentative contract negotiated between its leaders and the Cuomo administration.
The deal calls for no raises through 2013, followed by a 2-percent hike in 2014.
Union members had rejected a tentative contract early this fall.
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