Youngstown school board approves labor pacts

YOUNGSTOWN — The school board approved two new contracts with its unions, both calling for no cost-of-living increases and an increased health care contribution from employees.

The board approved the three-year agreements at a regular meeting today with the five building trade unions and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 1143. Both pacts run through Jan. 31, 2015.

The contracts call for the employees to pay 10 percent of the health care cost, up from 1.23 percent of their salary for a family plan and 0.65 percent of their salary for a single plan.

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