(AP) - The union representing most California state prison guards says it has agreed to a new labor contract that includes a 9 percent salary increase over three years.
California Correctional Peace Officers Association spokeswoman Nichol Gomez-Pryde said Wednesday that the tentative agreement calls for a 3 percent increase once the agreement is ratified by the union's 29,000 members.
Members would get another 3 percent increase in July 2017. The final 3 percent would start in July 2018 under the three-year pact.
Correctional officers would also get more money if they work in remote prisons.
Officers can earn more than $100,000 a year with overtime at the state's 34 prisons.
The agreement with the state Department of Human Resources needs approval from state lawmakers as well as the union's membership.
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