ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York's second largest state employee union on Thursday agreed to a contract that includes no raises for three years and other concessions demanded by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, avoiding nearly 3,500 layoffs.
More than 70 percent of the Public Employees Federation rank-and-file voted to approve the tentative contract. The approval came just a month after a similar tentative contract was rejected by the rank-and-file.
"Truly, cooler heads prevailed," Cuomo said. "The contracts weren't that different .. I think it was the tonality. It was the decibel level."
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