OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Omaha Public Schools and its teachers union have struck a deal for a new contract that would give teachers raises over the next three years and increase the starting salary for new teachers.

But, the deal would also require employees to pay more toward health care.

Megan Neiles-Brasch, the district’s attorney and chief negotiator, says the Omaha Education Association voted Friday to ratify the three-year contract. The union covers about 4,100 teachers.

Teachers will receive a 5.2 percent pay raise next year, a 2.7 percent raise for the 2016-17 school year and a 5.7 percent raise in 2017-18.

In return, employees will contribute 3 percent more toward health insurance for the first two years and 4 percent more in the contract’s third year.