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 $24.67 an hour.

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