After strike threat, tentative deal reached with San Jose public unions

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San Jose has reached a tentative contract agreement with its public sector union workers, likely averting a strike and ending a monthslong standoff over demands for higher wages and workforce protections.

The tentative agreement struck Thursday breaks a negotiation deadlock between city leaders and two major public sector unions, IFPTE Local 21 and MEF-AFSCME Local 101, which together represent more than half of the city’s nearly 8,000-strong workforce…

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