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The Minneapolis Public School district has reached a deal with leaders of its education support professionals union to avoid a strike in Minnesota’s fourth-largest district. Announcement of the deal on Thursday followed 27 hours of bargaining and came hours after union leaders had set a strike date for May 14. The unionized staff, who do a variety of classroom support work, were seeking wage increases, more affordable health care coverage and contract provisions allowing for automatic salary schedules based on years of experience. Union leaders have not yet released details of the agreement, but Catina Taylor, president of the ESP chapter of the Minneapolis Federation of Teachers, said in a statement emailed to journalists that she was proud of the deal.
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