Buffalo School Cafeteria Workers Finally Get Raises

A new deal for some 400 food service workers who'd been working without a contract since July 2004 was approved by the Buffalo School Board Wednesday. The retroactive agreement, which only has one more year to go, says members will receive raises worth a total of ten-percent, and a onetime signing bonus of 150 dollars. The union has agreed to withdraw from a lawsuit against the school system over a wage freeze imposed by the Buffalo Control Board. The contract still needs to be approved by the control board. Next year, a three- to- four year extension will be sought.