Contracts: Updates From Both Coasts

Truck4 · November 17, 2003

Boston firefighters continue to defend the arbitrator's ruling on thier contracts. The city council still needs to approve the contract. The council's side of the argument revolves around what they say is a 2.5% pay increase in return for drug testing:

http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2010/06/by_andrew_ryan_2.html

San Francisco Police and Fire Unions gave back 8% (Two 4% raises from last two years on contract):

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/06/02/BAL11DO3EF.DTL

Baltimore City is threatening to close Engine 36, Engine 52 and Truck 15 by July 1st:

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/baltimore-city/bs-md-ci-fire-station-closings-20100601,0,5648512.story