Clackamas County, Oregon, and its largest public employee union appear to have reached a labor agreement.

The county issued a statement Friday saying the two parties have agreed on a new three-year contract.

The Clackamas County Employees’ Association, which represents more than 1,300 county workers, had authorized a strike earlier this month.

On April 4, the union gave the county government its 10-day strike notice, and workers could have walked off the job on Monday. The agreement ends that possibility.

“CCEA members ratified all three agreements: the CCEA main contract, the Housing Authority contract, and the part-time and seasonal contract,” said the county in a statement.

According to the county, the new deal includes a retroactive cost of living adjustment that goes back to July.

The county is also reimbursing union members for a health insurance premium increase that kicked in this January. The union had filed an unfair labor practice claim about that issue earlier this year.

On its Facebook page, the union praised members for securing the retroactive pay increase, something the union said the county “caved” on. It also said more work remains to be done.

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