One year

The City of New Bedford and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 851 have reached agreement on a new labor contract. Members of the city workers union, which covers clerks, custodians, mechanics and others, have been working under terms of a contract which expired nearly three years ago...

Officials on Wednesday offered more details on a new contract agreed to by the city government and the New Bedford Educators Association. The package is for one year, and pledges 20 hours of professional development for teachers through out the school year...