Less than 24 hours before teachers were scheduled to leave their classrooms for picket lines, Fresno Unified and Fresno Teachers Association leaders announced Tuesday morning that they reached a tentative agreement on a three-year contract.

The contract will provide 16% in ongoing raises over three years, plus one-time bonuses of 2.5% in the second and third years.

Click on the video above or below to learn what union and district leaders, as well as trustees, are saying about the new pact.

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