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Family members of two farm workers who died from suspected heat-related illnesses and a labor union have settled their lawsuits against California on the condition that the state do more to ensure laborers are safe when temperatures rise.
A tentative agreement between grocery store owners and workers was reached Monday, possibly averting a Southland supermarket strike, according to the employees' union.
Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa Thursday canceled mandatory furloughs for the city's 4,100 clerical employees in response to their union's vote ratifying a new labor contract.
