Providence City Council approves new contracts for teachers, municipal workers

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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) – The Providence City Council voted Thursday night to approve union contracts for local teachers and municipal employees.

The Council voted unanimously to approve a new contract for Local 1033, representing public employees in state, school and municipal positions across the state.

The vote to approve a new three-year deal for the Providence Teachers Union passed 14-1.

Councilman John Igliozzi was the lone vote against approving the new contract.

The approval marks the end of a standoff between the city and teachers since the union’s previous contract expired in 2017.

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