The new contract provides 60-cent-per-hour raises each year for the next three years, along with $350,000 over the next three years for equity adjustments. The union represents roughly 1,300 UMass employees in food services, housekeeping, phlebotomy and other areas.
In April, hundreds of UMass workers protested in Worcester over their dissatisfaction with contract negotiations.
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