Yale Labor Unions OK Contracts, End Strike
From Times Wire Reports
Two Yale University labor unions approved new contracts by nearly unanimous votes, ending a three-week strike marked by vocal protests and more than 200 arrests.
Members of Locals 34 and 35 of the Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees International Union planned to return to work Monday. The eight-year contract, retroactive to January 2002, includes annual raises of 3% to 5%, job security and other benefits for 4,000 workers.
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