Houston Mayor John Whitmire and the city's firefighters union have reached a landmark $650M backpay agreement, ending an almost eight-year contract stalemate. This historic deal guarantees firefighters eight years of back pay and includes annual raises over the next five years. Additionally, the agreement makes a 2021 temporary 18% pay increase permanent and introduces up to 34% pay raises over the next five years. However, the cost of these raises to the city has not been disclosed. The agreement is now pending final approval by a judge.
After announcing a tentative agreement to end an almost eight-year labor dispute between the City of Houston and its firefighters, both groups just announced the details of the deal which will now be sent to a judge for final approval. 📲Full Story: https://t.co/vpIumAfedC https://t.co/VmfRwb1MSK
Here is a timeline of all the major developments in the dispute between the city of Houston and the firefighters union. https://t.co/Nn7CfwENEM
Great news for the Houston firefighters - @FirefightersHOU has had an unfair uphill battle for years. Our first responders deserve better. https://t.co/X8iSx8TRy8
The agreement hammered out by Mayor John Whitmire and the firefighters union also makes a 2021 temporary 18% pay increase permanent. https://t.co/oicOBDkOa3
The union representing more than 17,000 state workers announced Thursday that it had struck a deal with the state to guarantee that highly rated union members can benefit from the recently reinstated longevity pay program. @eric_neugeboren has more: https://t.co/eDri3M3VDE
Historic deal guarantees Houston firefighters eight years of back pay, plus annual raises over the next five years @stephengoin https://t.co/oicOBDkOa3
Whitmire, Houston firefighters agreed to $650M backpay deal to end their contract stalemate The deal also includes up to 34% pay raises over the next five years, but Whitmire hasn't disclosed how much these raises would cost the city w/@dylmcguinness https://t.co/3KJ14XiPV5
Whitmire, Houston firefighters agree to $650M backpay deal to end contract stalemate https://t.co/4JOQthxGEP