Springfield road workers have new deal

NEW SPRINGFIELD — After more than a year of negotiations, the two-man Springfield Township Road Department and the township finally have a contract.

Trustees approved the pact Wednesday with the workers, who are with Teamsters Local 377. Trustees Gerald Guterba and James Holleran voted in favor and Trustee Robert Orr abstained. Orr would not say why he abstained. The contract is retroactive to Jan. 1, 2006.

Guterba said the three-year contract provides raises of 6, 3 and 4 percent, respectively.

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