Providence, firefighters agree on five-year contract

PROVIDENCE – Mayor Jorge O. Elorza and the city firefighters union have tentatively agreed on a five-year contract that could potentially save the city $15 million over the course of the deal, according to a Sept. 12 announcement.

The tentative agreement, signed by the mayor and union leadership, will return the city firefighters to a four-platoon schedule with a reduced minimum manning of 88 workers per shift. Previously, the minimum staffing was 94.

The proposed contract will result in ongoing structural savings, as well as savings in health care and dental costs, the mayor announced.

In comments, Elorza said the resolution was the result of work by retired Supreme Court Chief Justice Frank Williams, who led mediation efforts, as well as Firefighter Local 799 President Paul A. Doughty, Public Safety Commissioner Steven Pare and others.

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If approved by the full union local members, the changes will go into effect Nov. 1. •

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