San Jose approves pay bumps for 4,500 city workers, avoiding major strike

Unions representing over half of the city’s workforce were planning on striking this week if a deal wasn’t made

What may have become the largest San Jose city employee strike in decades fizzled on Tuesday after councilmembers approved a significant pay bump for about 4,500 of its workers, a major win for South Bay labor organizers who claimed their members were being short-changed in one of America’s most expensive metropolitan areas.

The two labor groups — which represent employees who work in libraries, parks and the city’s airport —if a deal wasn’t made, an action that would have disrupted key municipal services.

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