Harvard, janitors reach late-night deal and avoid strike
Negotiating well past the midnight deadline for a threatened strike, the union representing about 700 Harvard University janitors and the school reached a tentative agreement early Wednesday morning, giving workers a 12.5 percent raise, premium-free health care, and a commitment to creating more full-time jobs.
By the end of the four-year contract, most of the janitors will make an average wage of $24.61 an hour.
Read the complete story at BostonGlobe.com.
Don’t have a Globe subscription? Boston.com readers get a 2-week free trial.
To comment, please create a screen name in your profile
To comment, please verify your email address
Conversation
This discussion has ended. Please join elsewhere on Boston.com