The Houston City Council approved a new labor agreement, granting nearly 12,000 city workers pay raises and better conditions.

The City of Houston ratified a labor agreement covering more than 11,000 municipal workers. It includes boosts in pay, a higher minimum wage, mandatory rest breaks and post-retirement health insurance.

Employees will get an additional $116 per pay period in the first year, and base wages will increase by 3.5 percent in the second and third years.