Houston Firefighters Reject Pay Raise Contract
POSTED: Friday, June 3, 2005
UPDATED: 9:53 pm CDT June 5,
2005
HOUSTON -- Houston firefighters rejected the latest contract proposal by the city Friday afternoon, Local 2 reported.Union members voted down the plan, which would have given firefighters a 34 percent pay hike over the next four years. But, in exchange, firefighters would have had to work 2.3 more hours each week.The firefighter contract would have cost $18 million the first year, and was subject to approval by Houston City Council.Houston firefighters have gone more than five years without a pay raise.
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