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Ohio, SEIU Negotiators Reach Tentative Labor Agreement

Leaders of the union representing 4 thousand state workers say they've reached a tentative agreement with Ohio officials on a new, three-year contract that includes a pay increase. 

The Service Employees International Union, District 1199, says full details of the deal will remain confidential until its members hold a ratification vote. The union did say the terms include a 2.5 percent wage increase each year of the contract retroactive to July 1, 2015. SEIU represents workers in 18 different state agencies. The deal comes after months of negotiations.

Jim has been with WCBE since 1996. Before that he worked as a reporter at another Columbus radio station, and for three newspapers in Southwest Florida.