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Mayor Turner Announces First Paychecks With Raises For Houston Firefighters
Posted on · The union responds that not all the firefighters have received a raise and says thousands of members could file grievances against the City.
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Houston City Council Approves Laying Off 220 Firefighters
Posted on · Earlier this week, representatives from the city and the firefighters union had started negotiating the implementation of the pay parity with a mediator.
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Progress On Police-Fire Pay Parity Negotiation, Pasadena Stands Out In Upcoming Joint Election, Deadly Plane Crash In Central Texas, And More
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Mueller Report Mentions Houston, Fight Over City Finances Threatens Proposition B Talks, And Dallas-Fort Worth Metro Area Saw Biggest Population Growth In Texas In 2018
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Tentative Agreement On Firefighter Pay Raises, Chevron To Buy Anadarko For $33 Billion, And Low Level Of Benzene Found In Deer Park’s Water Supply
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Firefighters Union Tentatively Agrees To Implement Pay Raises In 3 And A Half Years
Posted on · Some of the union's conditions are that the city doesn't lay off any firefighters and that its members will get the same financial incentives that police officers would receive.
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Houston Mayor Tweaks Proposal To Phase In Firefighter Raises, Union Still Skeptical
Posted on · Turner now proposes implementing Proposition B over three and a half years.
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Houston Firefighters Union Questions Efficiency Of Mayor’s Proposal To Phase In Pay Raises
Posted on · Union President Marty Lancton insists layoffs are not necessary.
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Mayor Turner Proposes Phasing In Firefighter Raises Over 5 Years To Avoid Layoffs
Posted on · The Mayor sent a letter to the president of the firefighters union detailing his proposal.
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Turner Invites Firefighters Union To Discuss Prop B Implementation
Posted on · In a letter sent to Patrick ‘Marty’ Lancton, the Mayor says he wants to discuss the union’s “ideas” to establish pay parity between HPD and HFD.