By: Brad Shannon | The Olympian | Feb. 17, 2011

The largest bloc of state employees ratified a two-year labor contract today that cuts their pay 3 percent in July and also boosts their health care costs. The Washington Federation of State Employees ratified the contract for 2011-13 by a vote of 5,332 to 839, with 29 ballots invalidated.

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