City Extends Offer To Absent San Antonio Fire Union
The city is making a contract offer to the San Antonio Professional Firefighters Association in an attempt to end a four year stalemate in health care and wage negotiations, but the fire union is not ready to consider any deals.
The proposal includes an 8 percent raise and 4 percent lump sum payment to firefighters over the next four years. It covers healthcare premiums for firefighters, but requires premiums for their spouse and children. It would eliminate the city’s contribution to the firefighter’s legal fund and it also reduces the 10-year evergreen clause to six months, a much shorter clause than was offered to police officers.
The city invited the fire union to a meeting Tuesday morning, but the fire union did not show.
“We’re done waiting,” San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg said. “We’re ready to move offers now and so we put one forward that is a fair contract.”
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